Lieu's Lowe-Down on Lowe's Reaches a New Low

http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/sections/news/business/lowe%E2%80%99s-stands-decision-pull-tv-ads.html

[Revisiting a previous matter regarding Lowe's pulling ads from "All-American Muslim".

Home improvement chain Lowe’s plans to stick by its decision to yank its ads from a reality TV show about American Muslims amid growing debate over the move.

California Sen. Ted Lieu said Sunday that he is considering calling for a boycott of Lowe’s Cos., sparking criticism of the chain from both inside and outside of the Muslim community.

Senator Lieu, we do not need legislators who harass businesses, especially if those companies chose not to advertise on certain stations or around certain television programs.

The California state legislature already fosters one of the most anti-business climates in the country. Do we really need state senators attacking legitimate corporations that are interested in appealing to the greatest number of prospective buyers?

Lowe's indicated that they pulled their ads in response to a Florida-based interest group:

"Lowe’s stopped its commercials after a conservative group known as the Florida Family Association emailed companies to ask them to do so. The group said the program is “propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values.”

If one interest group in a country inflicts enough pressure on a company so as not to endorse a show with its advertisements, then so be it. Whether the Florida Families Association' assertion is true or not is a matter of conjecture, but Lowe's has the First Amendment right to refuse to

That is a a right that belongs to all people, whether to support or to detract from any group, from any program, from any movement.

Senator Lieu, perhaps the voters in the state of California should begin boycotting your reelection in 2012. It is shameful, wasteful, and just plain degrading for a state senator to insinuate hate toward anyone who simply refuses to endorse a television program with its own advertising dollars.