New Detroit ad: Toyota and Hyundai operate "in countries that sponsor terrorism" while General Motors does not

Washington Post October 17, 2005 Page C01

<SNIP>

The ad submitted to the Detroit News was not exactly subtle.

Toyota and Hyundai operate "in countries that sponsor terrorism," it
said, while General Motors does not.

Jim Doyle of the Level Field Institute, funded by retirees and
suppliers of the Big Three automakers, says the News questioned the
assertion, which he explained was based on State Department findings
about Sudan and Iran. Then a News advertising executive told him the
ad was being rejected because her bosses had decided it was
"inflammatory to our advertisers." Says Doyle: "I didn't expect to get
censored in Detroit."

The same ad, by the way, has run in Roll Call and been accepted by The
Washington Post for this week.

So was the News protecting its automobile advertisers? Henry Ford, the
paper's vice president for marketing, says he has "no comment other
than it was a simple business decision."

JOE, 10/17/2005, 1:49:08 PM,
<jvo7l1935d4potcrlfsjrbvtfefhgpvp61@4ax.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> The ad submitted to the Detroit News was not exactly subtle.
>
> Toyota and Hyundai operate "in countries that sponsor terrorism," it
> said, while General Motors does not.[/color]

Although I'm no fan of GM if what they assert is true then they should
be allowed to advertise it, provided they could find a willing
participant.

--
"The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't
see him laughing." -- Phyllis Diller

Coming from the Washington Post - I am not surprized.

As for the Detriot News, I seem to recall a History channel program on
Ford. It said Ford bought a Detroit newpaper to push his personal
agendas. Is this the same newspaper?

JOE wrote:
[color=blue]
> Washington Post October 17, 2005 Page C01
>
> <SNIP>
>
> The ad submitted to the Detroit News was not exactly subtle.
>
> Toyota and Hyundai operate "in countries that sponsor terrorism," it
> said, while General Motors does not.
>
> Jim Doyle of the Level Field Institute, funded by retirees and
> suppliers of the Big Three automakers, says the News questioned the
> assertion, which he explained was based on State Department findings
> about Sudan and Iran. Then a News advertising executive told him the
> ad was being rejected because her bosses had decided it was
> "inflammatory to our advertisers." Says Doyle: "I didn't expect to get
> censored in Detroit."
>
> The same ad, by the way, has run in Roll Call and been accepted by The
> Washington Post for this week.
>
> So was the News protecting its automobile advertisers? Henry Ford, the
> paper's vice president for marketing, says he has "no comment other
> than it was a simple business decision."
>
>
>[/color]

"ma_twain" <ma_twain@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:435444B9.8060600@yahoo.com...[color=blue]
> Coming from the Washington Post - I am not surprized.
>
> As for the Detriot News, I seem to recall a History channel program on
> Ford. It said Ford bought a Detroit newpaper to push his personal
> agendas. Is this the same newspaper?[/color]

Nope, his was The Dearborn Independent.

badgolferman wrote:[color=blue]
> JOE, 10/17/2005, 1:49:08 PM,
> <jvo7l1935d4potcrlfsjrbvtfefhgpvp61@4ax.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > The ad submitted to the Detroit News was not exactly subtle.
> >
> > Toyota and Hyundai operate "in countries that sponsor terrorism," it
> > said, while General Motors does not.[/color]
>
> Although I'm no fan of GM if what they assert is true then they should
> be allowed to advertise it, provided they could find a willing
> participant.[/color]

Who makes all of those humvees nowadays? Its all a matter of
perspective.