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In reply to the discussion: Sanders Calls Out CNN for Airing Pharma Commercials During 2020 Debate [View all]Last edited Thu Aug 1, 2019, 08:27 PM - Edit history (1)
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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