Some Brief CAACR Followup (Updated)

Last night (8/18/08) an anonymous reader left a comment in response to the post on CAACR. Here is an edited version of that comment:

the [CAACR] ad was originally pulled by Burke at AMS, NOT the stations. The ONE ad that did air in SD was not supposed to air. Burke pulled it after reviewing it extensively and warned the stations not to play the ad after Cristi consulted the CAACR who did NOT approve of the ad as well.

Both the CAACR and AMS REFUSED to air the ad, and immediately called the station to PULL ALL ADS>

The station in SD state they 'accidentally' left in one rotation although, they removed it from all others.

All information that named other individuals (both of whom I am unfamiliar with) has been removed. As the rest of the post's material seems immediately relevant to the CAACR post, here it is.

Added (8/20/08): In an email message, KELO's President and General Manager, Jay Huizenga, concurs that the CAACR itself pulled the post. This does, of course, conflict with media reports that the station pulled the ad. However, unless other evidence is made available, perhaps Mr. Huizenga's statement should be the final answer. There is no word, however, on when the ad was pulled.

UPDATE: (8/22/08): Two readers forwarded the following discoveries to me:
The first item (source here):

From: cristi adkins

Sent on: Sunday, June 1, 2008 2:01 PM

Open this NOBAMA Rat Troll

http://www.caacr.com/News.html

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of jack[xxxx]
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 2:41 PM
To: [address removed]
Subject: RE: [hrclinton-32] Hillary needs your help with DNC Today!

I need to advise you to be careful as to what you open and download. I have just discovered that there is an Obama troll amongst us.

Jack

The second item (source here):

Important Updates...

From:	cristi adkins
Sent on:	Monday, June 2, 2008 12:23 PM

1. Got news that the ads are stirring a big rucus and may be pulled.

2. Got the word that Cavuto is thinking of bumping his segment today…

3. Hillary campaign wants to know if you want her to stay in or not…see message I got today from insider in campaign

Cristi

Yesterday I sent out the email below. I informed the highups in the campaign that I know. The goal is to raise money and show Hillary how many Americans want her to go All the Way. [rest of unsigned fundraising email redacted]

Both messages are from the Hillary Clinton meetup site. Cavuto did, indeed, "bump his segment" on the CAACR (see this post). Perhaps he was concerned about appearing to endorse the ad by legitimizing the group with an appearance on his show. Regardless, both messages seem to conflict with the idea that the CAACR and AMS desired distance from the ads as Cristi, who, if the anonymous poster is correct, acted as mediator between CAACR and AMS, continued to "push" the ads. But there may be some simple explanation for this.

Again, if Ms. Adkins, Mr. Donovan, or any other representatives of CAACR wish to confirm, correct, or question this series of posts, they are encouraged to contact m, p, & gs at their convenience.