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Home Front: Politix
CNN: Fox cancels Trump impeachment ads
2017-11-07
[THEHILL] Fox News has canceled ads purchased by Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer that call for President Trump’s impeachment, CNN’s Brian Stelter confirmed Monday.

"Due to the strong negative reaction to their ad by our viewers, we could not in good conscience take their money," Fox News told Stelter.

Steyer said Friday in a statement that Fox News informed him on Oct. 31 that it was refusing to air the ad entitled "Join Us."

Steyer said the decision "shows no respect for democracy."

Steyer launched his $10 million "Need to Impeach" ad campaign in late October, drawing the ire of Trump, who called Steyer "wacky & totally unhinged."

House Minority Leader Nancy San Fran Nan Pelosi
Congresswoman-for-Life from the San Francisco Bay Area, born into a family of professional politicians. Formerly Speaker of the House, but it's not her fault they lost. Really. Noted for her heavily botoxed grimace...
 (D-Calif.) on Sunday downplayed the idea that Democrats will seek to impeach Trump if they take back the House in next year's midterm elections.

She suggested Democrats will allow the various investigations of Trump to play out in an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."

"I believe that whatever we do, we have responsibility first and foremost to unify the nation," she said. "Second of all, you can’t go down any path without the facts and the law. If that’s there, perhaps it will come out in these investigations."
Posted by:Fred

#9  "Due to the strong negative reaction to their ad by our viewers, we could not in good conscience take their money," Fox News told Stelter.

Looks like Fox got a few communications from their customer base. Mostly "...I'll watch CNN if I want CNN." "feedback."

Smart businesses don't like to lose base. Too hard to get back.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources   2017-11-07 21:05  

#8  Can I sign up Colin Kapernick?

Hillary Clinton?

George Soros?
Posted by: Bobby   2017-11-07 18:48  

#7  "Sign our petition" is just another way of saying "Give us fresh contact information". Someone has to replace the "Harvey Bucks" that will now be directed toward $700/ hour legal fee's to keep his sorry fat ass out of the GreyBar.
Posted by: Capsu78   2017-11-07 18:19  

#6  Almost, of course if you take the money you must then air the ad. But Steyer looks so uptight and phony that he's doing himself more harm than good. So I say take his money and let him.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-11-07 17:38  

#5  AU, that'd make them liable for breaking contract and even if they put it on after midnight with a warning about "this really, really, really is not satire".
rjschwartz, good idea but make sure everyone has had their shots.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2017-11-07 16:11  

#4  Someone should convince him to invest in the NFL, buy empty seats and fill them with homeless or something.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2017-11-07 12:42  

#3  Yes, JohnQC, I believe he is more than a little pissed. Have you seen his ad? He is the very definition of unhinged, wound up tighter than a drum and now he's throwing good money after bad. But, hey, it's his money. If I was Fox I'd go ahead and take it.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-11-07 12:23  

#2  [Tom Steyer], California Donk mega-donor liberal climate change activist Tom Steyer dumped $13 million of his own money into the last election cycle as of March 2016 — probably more by election time.

He must be a little pissed that Hillary blew $1.4 billion only to get beaten by the guy who was never supposed to. She didn't even campaign in Wisconsin. I'm still enjoying the schadenfreude of it all.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-11-07 07:04  

#1  "Due to the strong negative reaction to their ad by our viewers, we could not in good conscience take their money," Fox News told Stelter.

Apparently those at CNN are too stupid to figure it out for themselves.
Posted by: gorb   2017-11-07 02:06  

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