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alp227

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5. For profit college ads are all over broadcast TV during daytime,

Reply to Archae (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 28, 2012, 02:08 PM

Apr 2012

not just cable. I guess in this case FNC did not want to lose advertiser dollars. At least for profit diploma mills (what those "colleges" really are) are not underwriting PBS or NPR shows.

example of such an ad:

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As always, Faux "news" is against Obama's comments. Archae Apr 2012 #1

Wow. They can find a way to twist anything, can't they. drm604 Apr 2012 #4

For profit college ads are all over broadcast TV during daytime, alp227 Apr 2012 #5

Kick pinto Apr 2012 #2

They never should have allowed "for profits" to call themselves colleges. Thor_MN Apr 2012 #3

The for profits aren't going to like this............ Smilo Apr 2012 #6