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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Calls Out CNN for Airing Pharma Commercials During 2020 Debate [View all]Uncle Joe
(58,713 posts)9. I don't believe it does, but at the very least they should disclose
who their funding is coming from during the actual debates, full disclosure and all.
Perhaps in the future we can have a debate devoted to money in politics but I doubt any corporate media conglomerate will sponsor it, maybe PBS?
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Sanders Calls Out CNN for Airing Pharma Commercials During 2020 Debate [View all]
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
OP
Sanders is absolutely right. Big Pharma is all over cable news channels. I mute every ad.
ancianita
Aug 2019
#1
Will BS take a principled stand and boycott any network that runs big pharma ads?
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#8
How is that principled? Being principled means not taking their donations.
Princetonian
Aug 2019
#30
His campaign manager said that CNN might be incentivized by money to ask the right questions.
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#35
It's good to see Bernie speaking out, I know. And his trip to Canada to get insulin was great.
Princetonian
Aug 2019
#70
How frequently will the BS bus be ferrying people across the border to buy their monthly insulin?
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#80
My "walk" involves long bus trips for voter registration drives in poor and marginalized communities
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#91
Just today I got an email from his campaign boasting that he's gotten 5,063 contributions from....
George II
Aug 2019
#146
Our barbaric so-called healthcare system must perpetuate itself to further enrich the few
dalton99a
Aug 2019
#5
Does he object to progressive commercials airing on Fox News? (yes, they appear)
brooklynite
Aug 2019
#6
Wait...what? CNN has conflicts that disqualify them from asking debate questions?
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#7
As I stated, that information should be announced during the actual live debate.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#12
I read earlier this week that one of our "Democratic" candidates has his own channel now, too.
George II
Aug 2019
#20
What an inane observation by Faiz. Now BS wants to censor network advertising? Unbelievable.
George II
Aug 2019
#23
They did prior to the debates. The candidates participated knowing that this would be the case.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#26
They did not disclose during the live debate when millions of Americans were viewing,
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#29
Yes, and Bernie knew that prior to the debate. He didn't feel that it was enough
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#34
Any serious candidate for the Presidency is not going to miss a debate with his/her competitors
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#39
I understand - like any responsible Speaker of the House is going to attempt to get legislation
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#45
When TYT holds a major Presidential debate then they should be required to disclose as well.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#60
TYT is as likely to host a Democratic Primary Debate (which is what we are talking about)
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#63
It's interesting that you couldn't be bothered to read the post I was responding to,
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#68
Personally, I don't see why anybody is drawing a dividing line between whether it is a debate
TexasTowelie
Aug 2019
#72
Well... well... Disclosure is not really relevant unless you are hosting a presidential debate!
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#67
Full disclosure is important all the time but it gains added significance when
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#73
Common sense and logic dictate the best time to point it out is when you have maximum viewership.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#64
You mean like at the beginning of one's opening statement so viewers know before the first ad?
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#71
Well, did Bernie ask them to? I haven't seen anywhere that he stated that he did.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#87
Bernie brought the subject up insofar as conflict of interest was concerned, the idea
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#89
The timing of it very much appeared to be an ad-hominem retaliation for a question he didn't like.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#90
Another stunt by Sanders offering zero additional context to any of the candidate's platforms..
LanternWaste
Aug 2019
#47
"By the way, the healthcare industry will be advertising tonight on this program,"
lunasun
Aug 2019
#18
It makes no difference which corporate media conglomerate sponsors the debates.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#28
And did Bernie go after Fox News for their advertisers when he granted them exclusive content?...nt
SidDithers
Aug 2019
#32
The commercials themselves disclose who they are. Ford ads are run by Ford...
George II
Aug 2019
#41
"Fox News runs full-page ad in Washington Post to tout viewership for Sanders town hall"
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#42
Rising drug costs weren't something that could be used to discredit CNN when Tapper asked a question
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#38
The American people deserve to have a president who can listen and respond thoughtfully...
NurseJackie
Aug 2019
#153
As I stated up-thread, that should be disclosed during the actual live debate
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#49
Apparently it's only happens on CNN. Not a peep about NBC hosting the last debate.
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#119
There was advance disclosure in AdWeek. People who were watching saw the commercials
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#53
Millions of Americans view the actual debate and that's when it should be disclosed
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#58
Claiming that a news organization is "incentivized" by ad money to frame debate questions
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#85
And you think CNN is breaking or skirting conflict of interest laws because the tough questions
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#112
They're not breaking the law, but I do believe the corporate media conglomerates
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#113
You believe that "major commercial purchasers adversely affect CNN's coverage"
lapucelle
Aug 2019
#148
"The entire OP and thread is about *commercialization of Presidential debates and full disclosure.*
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#100
If he wasn't happy with who was airing commercials why did he participate in the debate?
George II
Aug 2019
#66
Even in the glorious LVW days, the networks didn't say who was running commercials.
brooklynite
Aug 2019
#95
So you think that his "conflict of interest because commercials" statement was more about CNN's
ehrnst
Aug 2019
#116
It is scary, so why are you criticizing Bernie for exercising his First Amendment Rights?
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#154
Bernie was exercising his First Amendment Right in pointing out their advertising source.
Uncle Joe
Aug 2019
#158