Page 17 - Dad Space News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Michigan and sheldon adelson is running an ad campaign in three states and karl rove and american cross roads and cross roads gps bought $17.7 million in ad space in just eight key swing states woult a ground game it's hard to go up against that. >> that's right. and it's chump change and it helps make crystal clear that the choice that president barack obama is putting in front of the country and why they are discouraged or confused and that's why building the relationship and the block cap pens and volunteers that are

Amendment protects them. this is the ad right here. it says: in any war between the civilized man and the savage, support civilized man. it goes on to say support israel, defeat jihad. at first, the mta rejected the ads for demeaning language about islam. well, now mta says, look, their hands are tied, and the ads will begin running next week in ten subway stations in new york. now, afdi also bought ad space in d.c., but d.c. kind of played it differently. the transit authority there said that they're not running the ads for concern out of public safety. the executive director of afdi says tha...

The extreme, now selling ads in some very public places. >> reporter: like many cities baltimore has long sold ad space on trains and buses. but now politicians here are seeing red. how unusual is this idea? >> unusual. >> reporter: this councilman is behind the proposal to sell ads on fire trucks to stop the cash-strapped city from closing three stations including this one for good. >> it's not selling out. having advertising puts control in the hands of the fire department itself. >> please don't shut down these companies. >> reporter: the city council just voted to support the measure. >> w...

City leaders throughout the country are getting creative to make end meet. chicago has sold ad space on some of its iconic bridges to bank of america. philadelphia has rented out a transit station to at&t. and brazil, indiana let k of c advertise their chicken wings on fire hydrants. but some say mixing the two is commercial graffiti. >> we live in a society where we face a constant onslaught of advertising. we think there should be someç spaces preserved to reflect public values. >> reporter: even in baltimore many are skeptical that the fire truck ads would raise enough money to keep these...

Nascar or a bus. this shows how far we have to go to think outside of the box. >> if this is something that keeps the fire company open and people safe, this is something you want to consider. >> chicago also sold ad space on the bridges to bank of america while philadelphia rented out a transit station to at&t and brazil, indiana let kfc advertise the chicken wings on the fire hydrants. >> all right. let's talk a different kind of money. that's what we will spend for the barbecue on the fourth of july. >> apparently july fourth will be easier this year on your pocket book. the majority of ame...