Billboard broadside.Clear Channel Outdoor, the nation's oldest billboard advertising firm, has been dropped by the Minuteman Project Minuteman Project often refers to two separate factions of groups formed to deter illegal crossings of all the borders of the United States, with most undocumented people coming from Mexico. , which is pressing its campaign against illegal immigration "Illegal alien" and "Illegal aliens" redirect here. For other uses, see Illegal aliens (disambiguation). Illegal immigration refers to immigration across national borders in a way that violates the immigration laws of the destination country. in a nationwide campaign. The organization switched to CBS Outdoor CBS Outdoor (formely Viacom Outdoor, Infinity Outdoor, and Outdoor Systems) is the outdoor advertising division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. It operates around the globe, in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Mexico, France, Ireland, Finland, after Clear Channel said it would not run one of the group's ads directed against Sen. John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , R-Ariz. In June, the Minuteman Project sought to post billboards that would have read, "Senator McCain, these soldiers did not die for amnesty!" in Arizona. Clear Channel refused to allow the billboards--and others planned in Massachusetts targeting Sen. Edward Kennedy--claiming that the ads constituted personal attacks. The ban raised flags among free speech advocates, given that attack ads are commonly sold in election campaigns. A Clear Channel spokesman said that his company regularly rejects ads based on concerns about taste or personal injury, and that regional executives make those decisions on a case-by-case basis. Clear Channel, which took in more than $9 billion in revenue last year, will hardly miss the money. The project's first billboard went up last week in Phoenix, and it read, "No Senator, they did not die for amnesty!" The next billboard will go up at the intersection of Hill and Flower streets in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or on Aug. 1, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a Minuteman spokesman. He said the ads will attempt to speak directly to immigrants, portraying a representation of the "running family" image posted on traffic signs near the border accompanied by the words--in Spanish and English--"No amnesty, intruders!" |
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