The ABC television network is at it again.  This time they're refusing to air an AD from the League of American Voters regarding health care.  The AD, which as put together by former Clinton advisor, Dick Morris has been running on local stations around the country, but when media buyers attempted to place the AD on ABC, the network refused the buy and the much needed revenue.

The AD features a Neurosurgeon, Dr. Mark J. Cuffe, who runs down a litany of reasons why the current bills sitting in the House and Senate are not good for health care in the United States.  All of the Doctor's remarks are footnoted and referenced for fact checking. Perhaps the problem ABC has with this AD is that it contains more factual reporting on the health care debate than anything ABC News has been able to come up with thus far.

ABC, seems to continue to strive to be known as the "All Barack Channel" having led the way in terms of ditching all journalistic integrity last June 24 when it turned over a portion of its prime time line up to an Obama Healthcare Infomercial.  During the airing of that infomercial, draped under the facade of news, ABC refused to air any and all ADs in oppostion to the Healthcare bill.  

It seems as nothing has changed.

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There is nothing in ABC's stated AD policy regarding the refusal to air this type of AD, their policy, as posted on ABC.com states: 

"All commercials and promotional announcements for ABC's programming are reviewed by our Department of Broadcast Standards and Practices to ensure compliance with company guidelines. We also impose scheduling restrictions on some commercials to make certain that they air only within programs appropriate to their target audience."

If you believe that ABC has erred in refusing to run this AD, let them know about it.  Contact ABC at the following address/phone number/email:

ABC, Inc.
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521-4551
AdSalesInquiry@news.abctv.com                               

(818) 460-7477

Mike Shaw is the President for Sales and Marketing for the ABC Television Network.

For more on the League of American Voters click HERE