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We know there are places and lands on this planet where what Comcast has done here is performed by those in government with power and money to do this.
Shutting down those whom they deem not to be towing the line or getting out of line to stir up "trouble".
Here in America we not only get the kind of abuse regimes like Bush/Cheney wholeheartedly embrace of breaking the law and mocking legal process but also get corporations which in America can be just as capable of shutting down,shutting out and sidelining what we as Americans learn,know or can draw conclusions about.
CNN,a big media corporation,puts on the full buffet for big coal,petro and allied energy interests often enough these days. It is propaganda and vested big energy corporations are buying CNN program blocks and other adtime to sell it.
Comcast,as with all corporations,although treated in American courts of law as a "person" is comprised of real people who in this case have slow walked what GG is relating here and now have decided to erect dubious legal barriers to deny/avoid doing what they clearly deem not good for Comcast or see as an ally in Comcast pursuits.
So...who are the people who being in positions of control at Comcast are able to put this in place and enforce it?
They are real people who in American politics need to come out from behind the Comcast "wizards curtain" here and declare who they are and why they will not permit this ad to air on Comcast being it is within reason a clear practice of free expression and speech.
Where is the danger Comcast sees in this taking place?
Of course the last thing Comcast the corporation and those who run the levers and vid screens of Comcast want is any light of day to shine in.
Which is why the light of day is what needs to be brought in.
As with much of this kind of corporate behavior and the rats in the corporations who put it in motion(ENRON anyone?) it comes down to finding out who the rats are,give them a public face and let them scurry about seeking to stonewall or hide.
It does come down to the money often enough.
As with this Bush/Cheney regime then too.
The light of day is last thing they want brought to bear on them.
Which is why it is the first and best switch to reach for and turn on.
Shame does still have some merit and will work despite the efforts of the rats to posture and conduct themselves in shameless ways.
