Dixie Chicks and Lewis Black

Two networks (NBC and The CW) are refusing to air the ad for the Dixie Chicks’ new documentary, "Shut Up and Sing". As Glenn Greenwald has noted:

The networks’ claim is that they prohibit controversial political advocacy ads because allowing such ads would bestow an unfair advantage in political debates to those with the financial resources to afford to purchase such advertising. But that is just ludicrous, since the networks are awash with all sorts of overtly political ads, corporate ads that convey implicit political values, and politically charged programming content. Worse, the targets of the rejected ads are typically the most empowered and well-financed groups in our country, and it is just laughable for the networks to claim that allowing ads critical of them will put them at an unfair disadvantage in political debates.

…The very idea that it is in the “public interest” to prohibit ads that criticize the Leader is ludicrous on its face. The President is constantly given free airtime to argue his views and propagandize on virtually every issue, and the networks endlessly offer forums for his followers and surrogates to defend him. And the networks’ argument is particularly absurd now, given that networks are awash with cash from offensive, obnoxious, and repugnant political ads of every kind.

Think Progress has the ad, and here is the trailer:
 

 
And for something completely different, Lewis Black explains religion. (Warning: Some language may be NSFW).
 

 
via Pharyngula