Randall Terry's anti-abortion ads won't air in Colorado

[El Supremo]

DENVER — Graphic TV ads for anti-abortion activist Randall Terry, both a self-proclaimed lifelong Republican and 2012 Democratic presidential candidate, won't be airing during the Super Bowl in Colorado, local stations say.

Hoping to take advantage of an FCC rule against censorship of political ads within 45 days of a presidential primary or caucus, Terry said he purchased ad time before and during Sunday's big game in 11 markets, including Grand Junction NBC affiliate KKCO.

In the last week, however, KKCO has determined that Terry isn't considered a bona fide Democratic candidate by the Colorado Democratic Party, station General Sales Manager Stacey Smith said, "in which case we opted not to accept the ads."

Terry, now based in Washington, D.C., is the founder of Operation Rescue and other anti-abortion organizations. He wants to run Super Bowl ads picturing aborted fetuses because, he said, "the testimony of their mangled bodies" might make people who support abortion rights "come to their senses."

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[gopiscrap]

1. Excellent

I am surprised by this decision from conversative Grand Junction

[PSPS]

3. Not surprising. The station's other advertisers would have pulled their ads.

The station couldn't sell ads if nobody were watching, and a gruesomely graphic ad of any kind would drive viewers away.

[likesmountains 52]

2. Nice job KKCO!

[IcyPeas]

4. re: ads picturing aborted fetuses

how about equal time -- showing photos of women that have been brutally raped and then being told if they get pregnant by their rapist that they must carry the fetus to term. if frothy got his ways.....

[MH1]

5. Or a woman dying because the Catholic hospital she's in refuses to abort the dying fetus that is

killing her.

[IndyJones]

6. Regardless of the side people are on, graphic ads that children will see

are unacceptable. Period. I'm glad they will not be shown. My seven year old doesn't need to be subjected to that type of visual during a football game.

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. Randall Terry's statement

Randall Terry's statement quoted in The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 16, 1993:

"I want you to just let a wave of intolerance wash over you. I want you to let a wave of hatred wash over you. Yes, hate is good.... Our goal is a Christian nation. We have a Biblical duty, we are called by God, to conquer this country. We don't want equal time. We don't want pluralism."

http://community-2.webtv.net/westernmind/REICHOFFICE/

[FiveGoodMen]

8. "hate is good.... Our goal is a Christian nation"

'Nuff said.