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Friday, June 6, 2014

WATCH: Ron Reagan In Ad After Fox's Friday Airing Of "Cosmos" Finale; Don't Thank God

A match made in the... er... upper atmosphere - Phoenix' airing of the final episode of "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" will be followed by a 30-second spot from Ron Reagan espousing atheism.

The Freedom From Religious Foundation ("FFRF") purchased the time slot today, for $2,562.75, from KSAZ (Fox 10 ). Because the son of a former President (of the same name, for our younger readers) says that the FFRF is fighting "to keep state and church separate", KSAZ placed it in its Political File (which is how it came to Arizona's Politics' attention).

The ad recently aired on Comedy Central during "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report", but this appears to be the first foray for the spot onto network TV.

Reagan, the "unabashed Atheist", concludes by telling viewers he is "not afraid of burning in hell."

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2 comments:

Unknown said...: I found the commercial completely appropriate following a show that encourages critical thinking.; June 9, 2014 at 9:16 AM
Mitch M. said...: Agree, Jyl. (That's why I alluded to that in the lede!)

Thanks for reading, and for the comment! Stay with us throughout the campaign (and, beyond)!; June 9, 2014 at 9:55 AM