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limpyhobbler

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9. Wow. That's pretty horrible.

Reply to Locut0s (Reply #7)

Sun May 26, 2013, 10:40 PM

May 2013

It's frustrating because it's so one sided. At least here in the States.

Oil companies have money to spend on ads but there's really no equal time response from an opposing viewpoint.

We're allowed to speak but the paid media tends to swamp out any alternative message.

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I'm getting tired of tarsands ads... [View all] Locut0s May 2013 OP

It might not. PDJane May 2013 #1

Hope so. So it's not just me, you noticed these ads too? Locut0s May 2013 #2

oh, hell no.By the way, the government of Canada is spending on those ads too. PDJane May 2013 #3

Lol, what sea ice?... Locut0s May 2013 #6

Whatever. I'm tired of "asian ladies by mail order" ads Quantess May 2013 #4

We ought to ban these ads on the same basis we ban tobacco ads from TV. limpyhobbler May 2013 #5

The first ad... Locut0s May 2013 #8

Here's one of the big ones being played... Locut0s May 2013 #7

Wow. That's pretty horrible. limpyhobbler May 2013 #9

No different here in Canada... Locut0s May 2013 #10