August 31, 2004
CNN Passes On Gay Republicans' Ad
Posted by The Editors | 06:10 PM
The Log Cabin Republicans on Monday launched an ad protesting the GOP platform plank on marriage and same-sex unions. And while the spot is running nationally on Fox News and in New York, CNN is refusing to air it unless LCR edits the ad's final frames.
According to Christopher Barron, LCR's political director, CNN's advertising department took issue with the pictures of Topeka minister Fred Phelps Sr. holding a "God hates fags" sign at the funeral for Matthew Shepherd, a gay man who was murdered in 1998.
"If CNN thinks that image is too controversial," Barron said, "imagine being Judy Shepherd and having to see it at your son's funeral." He said LCR would "absolutely" not change the ad, claiming it would be like "broadcasting the Super Bowl without the fourth quarter."
"There's a desire by some in our party not to look behind the curtain," Barron said. "This ad is trying to change that. We're not changing it, and it will continue to run on outlets that will air it." -- From Troy K. Schneider, NationalJournal.com
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