'Liberal' Blog Ad Network Refuses to Advertise Speakerpelosihatesthis.Com

U.S. Newswire › March 20, 2010

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WASHINGTON, March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Liberal Blog Advertising Network http://web.blogads.com/advertise/ liberal_blog_advertising_network refused today to sell online banner ad space intended to drive traffic to http:// SpeakerPelosiHatesThis.com, a lighthearted, inoffensive, helpful reminder to the staffs of Members whose vote will likely cost them their jobs this fall.

"Not for a long time have I made the mistake of thinking that 'liberal' necessarily translates as 'open-minded,' said Heather Higgins, President and CEO of Independent Women's Voice. "Nor that it guaranteed having a sense of humor. Nevertheless, the decision by the Liberal Blog Advertising Network to refuse to sell online ad space to Independent Women's Voice simply because they apparently do not like the content of our advertising is, in a word, disappointing. I wanted very much for our ads 'to reach the influential people who forge the national progressive zeitgeist,' and I was assured by their web page that this was the way to reach these 'online hyper-influentials.'

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'Liberal' Blog Ad Network Refuses to Advertise Speakerpelosihatesthis.Com

"It's disappointing that the Liberal Blog Advert...

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