Fox Rejects ‘Jesus Hates Obama’ Super Bowl Ad

[Sismar]

Is this a cool way to sell merchandise and represent your religion and political party? I think it's pretty pathetic myself and I would think and feel the same for any political figure they might use. So, what do you think, was FOX correct in rejecting this new commercial or do you think they broke this person's freedom of expression rights?

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Fox has rejected a controversial Super Bowl ad from conservative comedy site JesusHatesObama.com, according to the site’s creator.
Richard Belfry insists the proposed 30-second-ad, which depicts...

 

[jman19]

No rights were broken, why does Fox have to air someone's ad?

 

[Exterous]

do you think they broke this person's freedom of expression rights?

Not even close

 

[IronWing]

Fox, in taking the moral high ground, has given this outfit free advertising. The ad would have cost millions. Fox gets to broadcast the message "Jesus Hates Obama!" while pretending that they are really trying to disassociate themselves with the message. The outfit wins, Fox wins.

 

[Kommander_Kink]

Wow can't these losers get through their heads that Obama is the president and should be respected? That ad was going to insult the majority of Americans because the majority voted him to power and will vote him again in 2012, it's pathetic really.

 

[Chaotic42]

Fox, in taking the moral high ground, has given this outfit free advertising. The ad would have cost millions. Fox gets to broadcast the message "Jesus Hates Obama!" while pretending that they are really trying to disassociate themselves with the message. The outfit wins, Fox wins.

nm, It's early

 

[geno]

do you think they broke this person's freedom of expression rights?

Ahahahahahhahahaaaaa, why would you even think that's the case?

 

[dwell]

Jesus loves Obama. Everyone else thinks he's an asshole.

 

[Bignate603]

I don't think the people trying to get the air time realize that an ad like that is going to hurt their cause more than help them. It will make a small section of the population like them and alienate every one else.

 

[Schadenfroh]

That advertisement would offend many Christians and non-Christians, glad they decided not to run it.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Agree with his politics or not, he's still the President and deserves the respect of that office.

It was in extremely bad taste. Fox did the right thing.

 

[Paladin3]

More ignorant wackos thinking that freedom of speech means mandatory access to the media. Nowhere in the U.S. Constitution does it say that spouting dribble on Super Bowl ads is a right.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Fox, in taking the moral high ground, has given this outfit free advertising. The ad would have cost millions. Fox gets to broadcast the message "Jesus Hates Obama!" while pretending that they are really trying to disassociate themselves with the message. The outfit wins, Fox wins.

Wut? If Fox had broadcast this you could say

"Fox made millions while getting a message of hate out". You've decided to look at it in a situation that makes it impossible to be anything but evil and that's not rational. Fox is a business and it LOST MONEY by not taking this ad. They may make money elsewhere, but they had it with this one. The only one who made out was the company and as far as "the message getting out" yeah. It got out to a bunch of internet nerds, which is a far far smaller market share than a Superbowl audience.

Understand one thing in all this. Fox does not hate Obama. They love him because they can leverage the angst in their financial interests. It's about the money.

 

[Fritzo]

No rights were broken, why does Fox have to air someone's ad?

They don't want that kind of controversy. They did the right thing.

 

[techs]

I guess that means my "Jesus hates the Westboro Baptist Church" ad is also gonna get canned.

 

[JackBurton]

I wouldn't mind them airing it, as long as they added the follow up message: "but since Jesus isn't real, it really doesn't matter." Let's see what they say about "freedom of speech" then.

 

[Anomaly1964]

Dwell...
Jesus loves Obama. Everyone else thinks he's an asshole.


HILARIOUS!


JulesMaximus...
Agree with his politics or not, he's still the President and deserves the respect of that office.


VERY TRUE!


The IDEALS of Christianity and of Jesus Christ aren't bad, it's the Christians who mess up the SIMPLE message...


...I have the right to say this because I am a Christian.

 

[jman19]

They don't want that kind of controversy. They did the right thing.

Agree completely.

 

[foghorn67]

Agree with his politics or not, he's still the President and deserves the respect of that office.

It was in extremely bad taste. Fox did the right thing.

this.

 

[Malak]

I guess that means my "Jesus hates the Westboro Baptist Church" ad is also gonna get canned.

I doubt it. I'm pretty sure even Obama would support that.

 

[BUTCH1]

Lots of people didn't like Buch and his administration but I never saw anything close to that kind crap, what a sad existence, living just to fuel/feel hate..

 

[kinev]

Lots of people didn't like Buch and his administration but I never saw anything close to that kind crap, what a sad existence, living just to fuel/feel hate..

Please tell me you're not serious...

 

[erikistired]

it's weird, because when i went to church as a young lad they told me jesus doesn't hate anyone. so, obama must be really bad? or...?

Lots of people didn't like Buch and his administration but I never saw anything close to that kind crap, what a sad existence, living just to fuel/feel hate..

uh, moveon.org? and that's just one group of people.

 

[dainthomas]

Jesus loves Obama. Everyone else thinks he's an asshole.

Except for the 53% who think he's doing a good job.

 

[CZroe]

Wow can't these losers get through their heads that Obama is the president and should be respected? That ad was going to insult the majority of Americans because the majority voted him to power and will vote him again in 2012, it's pathetic really.

Agree with his politics or not, he's still the President and deserves the respect of that office.

It was in extremely bad taste. Fox did the right thing.

Where were you two when people were attacking Bush's intelligence non-stop and from every direction for eight years? I guess you think he didn't deserve respect and Obama does?