Yahoo Rejects Ad Campaign for George W. Bush (Mis)Speak Daily Calendar

November 13th, 2003 by Loren Baker, Editor | No Comments

After agreeing to a contract with Outland Books to run advertising for the George W. Bush (Mis)Speak Series of books and calendars, the giant Internet portal, Yahoo!, has decided to pull the ad campaign, according to Jim Pepe of Outland.

Kristen White, a Yahoo! representative, told Outland the action was taken because the content was “Deemed Not Appropriate” by a review board made up of Yahoo! “executives and legal representatives.” The decision, according to White, was based on a Yahoo! policy not to run “politically-oriented” advertising. The rejected banner ad can be viewed on Outland’s website, www.outlandbooks.com.

The decision by Yahoo! reflects a trend in which the 2004 version of last year’s Best-Selling calendar has been blocked by many retailers and merchandise buyers. Despite stunning sales data for the 2003 President Bush (Mis)Speak calendar, many of the nation’s largest retailers have shied away from the latest fully updated compilation of humorous presidential quotes, according to Pepe.