Why do you underestimate people so much that you prefer to restrict what they hear? I see those coal ads all the time -- they aren't explicitly political (IE they were never controlled by McCain-Fiengold) and I can make up my own mind.

The "unfettered ability to blast away at the campaigns of anyone that talks bad about them" is known as "democratic discourse". If you want something less, check out ataricommunity.com.