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flyingfysh

(1,990 posts)
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 07:23 PM Jan 2012

DU is running an anti-Reid, anti-obamacare ad???

On the front page of DU, I just saw an ad "Donate $5 to send Harry Reid a penalty flag". If you get to the site, it appears to be an anti-obamacare astroturf site.

I don't know what arrangements DU has with advertising agencies, but they might want to boot this ad.

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DU is running an anti-Reid, anti-obamacare ad??? (Original Post) flyingfysh Jan 2012 OP
If it was a user doing that they would be banned The Straight Story Jan 2012 #1
meh Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #2
God forbid if we were to post something like that... trumad Jan 2012 #3
The answer is always "it's the money". There are no ethics when money is involved. Booster Jan 2012 #6
Look at the bright side; They're wasting their money. Faygo Kid Jan 2012 #4
That's what I figure. Let them fund DU. Spend as much cash here as they possibly can. emulatorloo Jan 2012 #5

Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
2. meh
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 07:26 PM
Jan 2012

They paid to advertise on a site where such things will have no chance. DU's revenue gain, their money poorly spent.

 

trumad

(41,692 posts)
3. God forbid if we were to post something like that...
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 07:26 PM
Jan 2012

Funny how our words can violate TOS but a big old ad does not.

Faygo Kid

(21,478 posts)
4. Look at the bright side; They're wasting their money.
Thu Jan 26, 2012, 07:26 PM
Jan 2012

That's what I figure, plus they are paying DU. Works for me.

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