Controversial anti-Obama ad pulled

The ABC and NBC networks refused to show an advertisement criticizing President Obama's health care reform plan. ABC aired a special report in June on healthcare that was hosted at the White House. 

Sponsored by the League of American Voters, the ad features neurosurgeon Mark J. Cuffe MD who warns that a government-run health care system will lead to the rationing of procedures and medicine. It began airing weeks ago on local affiliates of ABC, NBC, FOX and CBS, but  ABC and NBC have refused to run the spot nationally.

"It's a powerful ad," said Bob Adams, executive director of the League of American Voters, a national nonprofit group with 15,000 members who advocate individual liberty and government accountability. "It tells the truth and it really highlights one of the biggest vulnerabilities and problems with this proposed legislation, which is it rations health care and disproportionately will decimate the quality of health care for seniors."

"The ABC Television Network has a long-standing policy that we do not sell time for advertising that presents a partisan position on a controversial public issue," spokeswoman Susan Sewell said in a written statement. "Just to be clear, this is a policy for the entire network, not just ABC News."  NBC says it may consider it if revised. 

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