NBC Pulls 'Insensitive' Trump Immigration Ad 'After Further Review'

[riversedge]

Source: TPM




November 5, 2018 10:50 am

After “further review,” NBC decided the immigration ad — sponsored by Donald J. Trump For President and deemed too “racist” to run by CNN — was “insensitive” and will pull the ad from its network as soon as possible, NBC News reported.



Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/nbc-pulls-immigration-ad

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very short. but glad they did

[durablend]

1. Guessing they'll pull it late tomorrow or Wednesday then n/t

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. "INSENSITIVE"?!!!

How about false, misleading, and racist?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. Insensitive?

Excuse me, NBC, but calling that ad "insensitive" is like calling raw sewage "a bit pungent."

[turbinetree]

4. Okay, glad they did it......................but like the're about 3 years to late or more

every time he went on one of the tax payer excursions the media would report his crap and his filthy demeanor, and they knew what they were getting and what they were reporting to the public ..............and ninety-five + percent was racists, and then you can go right down the racist list when they would take the podium in the white house, or jump up on stage with this narcissistic bigoted malignant psychopath ...............all of them............. and now they are having an epiphany...................insensitivity................. ...........................

[onetexan]

16. well said, that's exactly how i felt about it

NBC should have never allowed such filth and divisive ad to run on their networks.

[turbinetree]

19. This country is in the shape its in because of the media jumping on this one

trick pony who was dangerous, racists, and a narcissistic psychopath.

I still remember that jerk Mooves stating that it was good for the shareholder at CBS......and now they have this from this Andrew Lack character at NBC ....................really, and now this, they ran the ad, knowing it was just outright and wrong to do...............the press is to tell the public of the dangers of this fascism................not air it..................and if they do air it , say that it is a outright LIE by the advertiser............................its just plain business ethics 101.....................amazing...............

[onetexan]

20. well said, with Moonves and his Chenbot wife it's all about the almighty $

[turbinetree]

25. And now we are all going to be on pins and needles tomorrow

wondering if democracy is going to stay alive....................CBS, NBC all started at one point to make money, but they also reported what fascism was doing on the European continent, yes the journalist were living in terrifying time, but they held a responsibility to the First Amendment, to inform the public.....................CBS News damn neared crashed, because the audience was being drawn away by Fox....................NBC was saved by Bill Gates when he invested in MSNBC, because again viewers were being drawn by Fox.

If someone where to look at what is happening in Australia and New Zealand going on because of the Murdoch empire when they went hard right and how the Murdoch Empire helped fuel that crazy stuff down there...............

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/world/asia/new-zealand-australia-deportations.html


And now this country has this asshole...................because he is an asshole, so are his adult family members...........and he is fueling the same crap..............just different location and hemisphere.................

http://prospect.org/article/want-decent-immigration-policy-deport-rupert-murdoch


So the major news outlets are trying to keep up with a fascist news shows under the disguise of the first amendment...........so they air and sell bull shit time...................and our Congress didn't help when they gave him the green light to start up and operate his little fascist empire.............based on money going into there coffers...................amazing

[Docreed2003]

5. After it's already aired on won of their busiest viewing nights!?!?

Glad they're doing this but the damage is done

[Snellius]

6. Damage has already been done. Covering their guilty asses

for when the post-election backlash comes down. Ran in Sunday Night Football. For weeks. Now day before election. CNN is only one who doesn't come out smelling like a pile of shit.

[Anon-C]

7. To Blazes with NBCUniversal and those stooges employed their who peddled Brad Parscale's sick Willie

...Horton 2.0 trash!

[Bleacher Creature]

8. After further review? It only should have taken one review.

[lagomorph777]

10. Review of the Nielsens revealed the ad was a ratings-killer.

MSNBC's core audience, such as myself, are tuning out by the millions when this garbage runs.

[calimary]

35. Well, look at it this way...

"After further review" VERY LIKELY means they've gotten shit for airing it, because the spot itself has gotten shit. And perhaps having it shoved in their faces that the NBC audience skews LIBERAL. To the LEFT. And that audience has already made its displeasure felt quite clearly in other situations.

I'd say the sphincter muscles are tight, in and around the executive suites at 30 Rock. They've already yanked their 23-MILLION-DOLLAR "baby" Megyn Kelly - who finally stepped in it once too often with her "blackface for whitey's Halloween costume" rumination last week. And don't think there weren't complaints about her, btw. Even if you only look at her ratings - consistently disappointing. In terms of their investment in her - COLOSSALLY disappointing. Everyone in their weekday morning talent pool is paid less, and liked and watched more. Sometimes MUCH more.

And awhile back, remember, they also laid an egg trying Greta Van Susteren on the MSNBC viewership - another colossal FAIL. So I'd say there's much greater unease about CON talent in general, as well as tin-ear'd on perceived racial insensitivity.

It wouldn't surprise me, either, if the NBC brass probably also acutely recalls ABC's catastrophic (but mercifully brief) liaison with Roseanne "trump-supporter" Barr, and hopefully taking that to heart, as well.

The viewers don't like this shit. And I suspect the mainstream networks are acutely conscious of what a trend looks like. So it's not surprising that NBC thought it better NOT to run that racist intolerant deceitful shit. Shoulda done it much sooner, though.

[John Fante]

9. NBC doing their old apprentice a solid. Gotta protect those juicy tax cuts!

Where's Jimmy Fallon? Go play with Gump's hair again, Jimbo. Normalize the child kidnapper for us.

[Solly Mack]

11. I emailed them my disgust with the Ad.

I hope a lot of people did.

[SunSeeker]

12. Better late than never I guess.

Looks like than ran it longer than Fox. Way to go, NBC. Sheesh.

[totodeinhere]

13. Even Fox News has pulled the ad. n/t

[Dawson Leery]

14. Why was it aired at all?

[durablend]

15. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

"And the Republicans will yell at us and hurt our fee-fees unless we look like we're balanced"

[mnhtnbb]

17. I wonder if it's the one I saw this am on MSNBC during Morning Joe.

It was awful. Downright awful.

[The Blue Flower]

21. Yes, that was it

nt

[Runningdawg]

18. Someone clue me in...

What did the ad say/show?

[Ligyron]

22. That's what I want to know -- where can we check this racist ad out?

I may have seen it of MJ but all their ads are so hateful it's hard to know which one.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Found that Jr tweeted it out after CNN refused to air it

Link to tweet

TEXT
Donald Trump Jr.
✔
@DonaldJTrumpJr
· Nov 3, 2018

CNN refused to run this ad... I guess they only run fake news and won’t talk about real threats that don’t suit their agenda. Enjoy. Remember this on Tuesday. #vote #voterepublican

CNN Communications
✔
@CNNPR

CNN has made it abundantly clear in its editorial coverage that this ad is racist. When presented with an opportunity to be paid to take a version of this ad, we declined. Those are the facts. 🍎
9:58 AM - Nov 3, 2018

[Runningdawg]

28. Thanks

Maybe I am having deja vu? Haven't they been running versions of this for the last few weeks? As bad as they are, what makes this one worse?

[BumRushDaShow]

29. I haven't had the TV on much the past couple months so I am not being assaulted by it

I am more and more a radio listener (SiriusXM & my local news radio) but will turn the TV on if there is some huge news story going on.

Looking at that tweet's video - this is the first time that I have seen it but was heartened that at least CNN responded that they refused to air it - even when offered their ad rate for it.

[Ligyron]

32. Yup, that's the one I saw on MJ alright. Thanks!

I'm like, "WTF, is this a SNL joke skit or sumpin?"

Nope it's real. Unbelievable

[BumRushDaShow]

33. That's why I have not had the TV on at all the past week

with the election coverage and the nasty ads (I have streamed Obama's rally speeches instead). I may attempt it tomorrow evening with the hope the ads are pretty much done. It's bad enough to hear the lies and vitriol of the GOP ads on our news radio station here in Philly.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. See this

unceremoniously-locked thread about it.

[packman]

26. I see you get the "locked" message too

Seems as if every time I post something in the Latest News , it gets "locked" only to reappear again when someone else posts it.

[BumRushDaShow]

27. If I didn't have so many other hobbies taking my time at the moment

I would probably apply for a term as a LBN host.

[NastyRiffraff]

30. They pulled it only AFTER the NFL game

They ran it for the big bucks. Now they're pretending to have "further reviewed" it, after they got the $$$.

BTW, even Fox pulled the thing. That's how bad it is.

[Midnightwalk]

31. Not immediately?

The statement was

NEW NBC statement regarding the Trump immigration ad:

“After further review we recognize the insensitive nature of the ad and have decided to cease airing it across our properties as soon as possible.” – NBCUniversal Spokesperson.

Generic spokesman and the damage is already done. They don't say they will cease immediately, just when it's possible. Does that mean they will keep the scheduled times until the check runs out because it's not possible to return part of the payment?

I'd stop watching NBC, but I don't watch anything on there, and stopped watching cable news some months ago. I did send them an email.

[scipan]

34. I wanted to see the ad

warning: link to Trumpsky's twitter

Link to tweet

It's that guy who killed a cop and is all jokey about it, then hordes of people supposedly mobbing a border fence.