HuskyCaucasian Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 When did the "... and I aprove this message" thing start? I seem to remember not to long ago that ads didnt include that. I must confess that before 2004 I never followed politics. So, maybe it was always there and I never noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 McCain-Feingold finance reform bill I believe, they did that so that candidates had to take ownership of their ads and everything they say and couldn't run attack ads by proxy and whatever else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Close, it was the 2002 BiPartisan Campaign Reform Act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 QUOTE (Texsox @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 06:10 PM) Close, it was the 2002 BiPartisan Campaign Reform Act. Awesome. thanks. Wikipedia: The impact of BCRA first started being felt nationally with the 2004 elections. One immediately recognizable impact was that, as a result of the so-called "stand by your ad" provision, all campaign advertisements included a verbal statement to the effect of "I'm [insert candidate's name] and I approved this message." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostfan Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 QUOTE (Texsox @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 08:10 PM) Close, it was the 2002 BiPartisan Campaign Reform Act. I always forget which is which. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 (edited) "And I do not approve of your spelling" Edited July 31, 2008 by BigSqwert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCaucasian Posted July 31, 2008 Author Share Posted July 31, 2008 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 06:30 PM) "And I do not approve of your spelling" I noticed the typo the MOMENT I hit post. DOH! I have no way to change it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 07:16 PM) I always forget which is which. McCain has sponsored a lot of great initiatives, but this wasn't one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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