[Peace-discuss] Adams Billboard *Vote Yes to Impeach* a precise political statement

[C. G. Estabrook]

If they insist on censoring our message -- if they won't sell us the 
space -- I think we should take them to court.  A call to our legal 
advisor would be in order -- or see if we can find someone to sue them. 
   What they're willing to post is the Bush administration's position - 
see 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/22/AR2006052200115.html

AWARE funds should not be spent for that!  --CGE


Jan & Durl Kruse wrote:
> AWARE and Friends:
> Below is the message from Adams Outdoor Advertising. As you can see they 
> have a problem with placing one of our Ballot initiatives on a 
> Billboard. Adams response seems to be in the realm of double talk. A 
> copy of the actual design will be brought to the AWARE meeting this 
> Sunday May 28 so folks might see it first hand. ( graphics to large to 
> post) The design Adams "feels comfortable with" is a ballot with only 
> one item for voters to approve:
> [ X ] Bring the Troops Home NOW!
> If you are interested you might be thinking about how we proceed since 
> the GM feels that this being a public service message and Adams being 
> "simply the advertising provider" Adams wouldn't feel comfortable making 
> such a precise political statement such as: ( [X] Impeach Bush/Cheney).
> I guess I wonder about this since AWARE and other Peace groups are 
> paying for the BillBoard after-all.
> Bring ideas and suggestions for what we do next!*
> 
> */Below is the message from Zack the graphic design person from Adams./*
> Here's the two billboard layouts that we talked about. The first one is 
> similar to the previous layout that we did, with the changes we talked 
> about on Monday. The second board is the voter's ballot idea that you 
> wanted to go with for Oct. - Nov. We put together that layout just as 
> you wanted with the exception of the 'impeach Bush & Cheney' line. After 
> talking with our GM we feel that with this being a public service 
> message we wouldn't feel comfortable making such a precise political 
> statement, since we are simply the advertising provider. If you have any 
> questions, please contact Rick Mills, our General Manager.
> Thanks, and let us know what you think.*
> 
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