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Pryderi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:26 PM
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Conservative Google ads on DU piss me off.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:29 PM
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1. I don't think we can do anything about them
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:33 PM
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4. Yes, you can.
Check Post #3.

I was so happy when I found that little nugget of sanity in Options.
:)
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:35 PM
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6. Other than that I mean
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:38 PM
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7. Oh, yeah, I see.
Maybe someone could send an email to Skinner here on DU and see if he can adjust some preferences somewhere on Google Ads to stop conservative ads on DU. He may have that optioin, although I am not certain.
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Terra Alta Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:32 PM
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2. since you are a donor
you can turn them off in your preferences. I never see any ads.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:40 PM
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8. Welcome to DU!
:hi:

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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:32 PM
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3. You can turn them off.
Click Options

Click Edit Your Preferences

At the bottom, it says, "Display Google Ads?"
Click No

Then Click Update
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hlthe2b Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 08:35 PM
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5. You ought to hear the one running on the "progressive" xm-sirius
channel.... For some dvd/book that purports to show how Obama is destroying the world... I PAY for XM and have to listen to this BS on the ONLY progressive talk channel they have. It pisses the shit out of me, but I'm pre-payed for another year, so there's nothing I can do.
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FLyellowdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 09:21 PM
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9. Me too.
I heard it on a trip this past week and it really torqued my jaws. I pay for this crap? :mad:
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 10:06 PM
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10. This issue comes up here at DU with unfailing regularity.
The ads pay the bills here. Gotta say I don't pay attention to any of them and it's pretty unlikely that many here at DU will "Click Here" and "Tell Obama to Oppose Big Labor's Card Check".
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Steepler0t Donating Member (348 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 10:17 PM
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11. hate em too, wish I could be donor again

LOL
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Nye Bevan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 10:21 PM
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12. They make me laugh
Conservative groups paying *money* to help support DU! And every time you click on one of these ads, the conservative group will lose more money!
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-03-10 10:24 PM
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13. Firefox with Adblock
No ads anywhere ever.

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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jan-04-10 01:23 PM
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14. Adblock rocks.
Edited on Mon Jan-04-10 01:24 PM by Jamastiene
I love it. You can even block individual pictures. I am currently using TinEye and Adblock together to "erase" any pictures(and variations/size etc.) I see of Bush and Cheney. Reagan's next, unless Skeletor keeps popping up too much and I decide to block him first. :evilgrin:
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