T-shirt at NBC store in NYC (Joe Luppino-Esposito)
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Barack Obama's campaign slogan "Yes we can!" became "Yes we did!" on November 4, 2008, thrilling his supporters nationwide.
Evidently, NBC also was quite pleased with the win, and the news network is still celebrating.
NBC is selling "YES WE DID" t-shirts online as well as at its Manhattan company store in Rockefeller Center.
"We," NBC? Do you have a mouse in your pocket or are you just admitting how deep you're in the tank for Obama?
Unlike the DVD NBC hawked back in November as "commemorative" to celebrate Obama's "victorious history-making win," the t-shirt is actually claiming success.
The store also features Barack and Michelle magnets, fit in between "Saved by the Bell," "Superstar" and "The Tonight Show" memorabilia.
However, the t-shirt, above all, has the appearance of impropriety for a network that claims to report news and not just opinion and commentary. The implication of selling a "YES WE DID" t-shirt is that NBC was an active participant in helping the campaign as much as anyone who worked on the campaign staff, or, in the least, was an active supporter of Obama's run.
Joe Luppino-Esposito is a law student and a leading young conservative writer. He speaks nationally on winning activism battles for conservatives on campus. Joe is also editor of AverageJoeLE.com , a blog for recent conservative college graduates.
Comments
Did you look back to see if NBC sold Bush merchandise after he won in 2004? I have a hunch they did. If not specifically NBC (maybe they didn't sell t-shirts at the time, I don't know), lots of other media companies were.
It's a marketing opportunity, not an endorsement. Ridiculous comment.
A news organization selling shirts with the image of a politician isn't an endorsement. These are not the droids you're looking for.
NBC: “YES WE DID”
michellemalkin.com/2009/08/13/nbc-yes-we-did/
they didnt sell bush tshirts NBC is a Obama cheerleader get a clue
To the entertainers who rule this country, the Presidency is a reality show. And they're allowed to promote their reality show.
Death to America?
Yes we did.
For a 'supposedly' independent major national news organization selling merchandise promoting the election victory of a sitting president, gives the appearance of media bias. If the Fox News Store sold Bush t-shirts I can just here the howls from the left.
I disagree with the 2 comments above. Appearance is everything even if it isn't a flat out endorsement of the president. Does NBC really need the money from their "Obama Gear' sales? Maybe they do.
I stopped watching NBC years ago. Its news has been left for years. Start a boycott for people to stop watching its programs. Fewer viewers = Less Ad Revenue = Lower Profit.
Wowwwww...NBC....NATIONAL BARACK CHANNEL.......NO PROBLEM I DONT WATCH NBC ANYWAY...I HAVE CABLE
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