Super Bowl Ad Should Not Tell Truth
UPDATE - NEW YORK (AP) - CBS is reacting to a furor over a planned Super Bowl ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow.
The network says it has eased its restrictions on advocacy ads and would consider any that are "responsibly produced" for the few open spots remaining for the Feb. 7 broadcast.
CBS says it has received both critical and supportive e-mails since women's groups began a protest campaign Monday against the ad. Those critics say the ad will use Tebow to convey an anti-abortion message.
The ad is funded by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family. It is expected to recount the story of Pam Tebow's pregnancy in 1987. After getting sick, she ignored doctors' recommendation to abort her fifth child and gave birth to Tim, a Heisman Trophy winner.
I like Tim Tebow, former QB of the Florida Gators. Did I root for his team to win? No. I'm a 'Bama fan. (Roll Tide) But I do like the guy for his skill and for having showing some backbone about what he believes!
Mr. Tebow is causing quite the stir right now for actually having some convictions and for (wait for it) talking about those convictions.
"The NFL's championship game is still two weeks away, but some women's groups are already protesting one of the commercials scheduled to air during the Super Bowl.
University of Florida football star Tim Tebow and his mother will be featured in a commercial sponsored by the Christian group, Focus on the Family.
Protesters say the ad will likely promote an anti-abortion message."
And what gross anti-abortion message will the Tebow family be sharing? Simply, the truth. Mrs. Tebow will talk about how doctors told her to abort Tim and how she decided to give him a chance to live. Shocking, I know. Apparently, telling the truth about one's life is frowned upon by some pro-abortion women's groups.
I find this all very amusing, in light of this story:
"The Worcester Regional Transit Authority has reversed course and will allow Planned Parenthood to place ads on its buses.
WRTA administrator Stephen F. O'Neil said the authority's executive board accepted the recommendation of its legal counsel that the WRTA, as a public agency, is “obligated by law to accept this type of advertising.”
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Ian Kelly is the "arm chair pundit" at Moral Outcry. He has worked full time for Bound4LIFE since 2007. His other responsibilities include local chapter development and new media communications. Besides being a political junkie, he enjoys history, sci-fi, super heroes and grilling.
