CNN Refuses to Air Gay Republican Ad
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Log Cabin Republicans will not endorse Bush re-[s]election bid during convention
ATLANTA,
GA – CNN has informed the Log Cabin Republicans that it will not air
their new television advertising campaign, which is a response to the
politics of fear and intolerance.
Unlike CNN, other broadcast outlets are airing the ad. CNN claims that images in the ad are “too controversial.”
“We are
deeply disappointed that CNN has refused our voices the opportunity to
be heard. Last week we told the Republican Party that you cannot
sugarcoat the vicious and mean-spirited platform, today we want CNN to
know that you cannot sugarcoat the politics of fear and intolerance
that lead to hate,” said Log Cabin Executive Director Patrick Guerriero.
The
30-second commercial is being broadcast during the Republican National
Convention in New York City and on other cable stations nationwide. The
ad begins with footage from President Ronald Reagan's 1992 speech at
the Republican National Convention in Houston. President Reagan said,
“Whatever else history may say about me when I'm gone, I hope it will
record that I appealed to your best hopes, not your worst fears.” The
commercial offers a clear choice for the GOP: follow President Reagan's
lead by uniting Republicans on common beliefs or follow Jerry Falwell,
Pat Buchanan and Rick Santorum's lead by dividing the GOP with an
intolerant social agenda based on fear and exclusion. The ad closes
with images of Fred Phelps holding a sign that reads “God
Hates F—,” at the funeral of hate crime victim Matthew Shepard.
The ad can be viewed at www.logcabin.org.
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