Book's Explosive Website Also Enjoying Huge Success Despite Time-Warner and Catholic Media Censorship WASHINGTON, Sept. 25
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite running into a censorship
blockade in several media outlets, Brad O'Leary's blockbuster new book, The
Audacity of Deceit: Barack Obama's War on American Values, is enjoying success
thanks to the power of talk radio. The book's website,
http://www.BarackObamaTest.com, is also spreading like wildfire. The site has
exploded on the electoral scene and attracted over a quarter million visitors
in just two weeks.
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All of this success has come despite Time Warner refusing to run paid
print advertisements in the conglomerate's Money and Fortune magazines.
Surprisingly, paid advertising for the book was also rejected by nearly all
Catholic diocesan newspapers -- only two out of over 190 diocesan papers
nationwide agreed to run ads for the book. Both Time Warner and Catholic
newspapers deemed the ads "too political."
Regardless of this print media obstacle, talk radio appearances by O'Leary
on stations coast-to-coast continue to propel the book and website's success.
The Audacity of Deceit recently skyrocketed past Barack Obama's and
Michael Moore's latest books on Amazon.com's ranking of "election" books. And
the book's controversial website, http://www.BarackObamaTest.com, has truly
gone viral, attracting over 100,000 visitors in the past 48 hours.
Print Ad Controversy
The print ad that Time Warner refused to run simply consisted of public
polling data that highlighted the differences in opinion between the 30
percent of Americans who do not pay federal income taxes, and the 70 percent
who do.
The ad that was rejected by nearly all Catholic diocesan newspapers also
consisted of public polling data that highlighted what a majority of Catholics
believe on various issues related to abortion, as well as Obama's
well-documented positions on those same issues. Though the ad was deemed in
accordance with Church teaching on abortion, only two dioceses agreed to run
the ad.
"As a Catholic, I'm horrified that Catholic editors would censor an ad
that simply provides public polling data on the abortion issue, follows church
teaching on abortion, and shows Barack Obama's position on the issue," said
Brad O'Leary. "Catholics nationwide deserve to know the truth -- they should
not be kept in the dark by their diocesan newspapers."
According to a recent ATI-News/Zogby America poll, a majority of Americans
(56 percent) and Catholics (54 percent) consider the refusal of Catholic
papers to run the ad "censorship" as well.
Although the ads have run into censorship, there are publications that
have agreed to run them.
The "taxes" ad was run by Investor's Business Daily and also appears in
the current issue of Forbes magazine. Investor's also plans to publish an
opinion piece written by O'Leary that reveals the stark contrast between
taxpayers and non-taxpayers. The "abortion" ad that was deemed "too
political" by Catholic editors is currently appearing in USA Today and The
Weekly Standard.
To learn more about Barack Obama's stance on the issues, and take a five
minute test to see how your views match-up with his, go to:
http://www.BarackObamaTest.com.
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