Good for Tim Tebow’s mom – it was her CHOICE not to have an abortion – something that people who are pro-choice (like me) support. It’s not like I want to force women to have abortions – I just want them to be able to choose what they believe is best for themselves and their families. Grrrr……

Also, hello? Focus on the Family?! How about 2.5 million dollars spent on PREVENTING unwanted pregnancy?!?! If you want to talk about stopping abortion, you need to talk about PREVENTION. It ain’t rocket science. Outlawing is not prevention – it just makes women criminals…….

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/CBS-is-fine-with-Tebow-s-pro-life-ad-but-reject?urn=nfl,216642

This is after they claimed that the Tebow ad was ushering in a new era, where they would allow lobbies and different points of view to advertise, though they had shied away from politically and religiously charged content, before.

Oh well. Corporations and hypocrisy part a hundred billion something!

One other point I’d make is I’m actually impressed by Tebow standing up for his views on an extremely controversial issue, even though I may not agree with him. Does anybody remember the controversy early on in Michael Jordan’s career as a shoe pitchman for Nike? He was asked why he didn’t use his celebrity to get involved in what was becoming a racially-tinged Senate race in North Carolina (Jesse Helms vs Harvey Gantt). He declined, saying “Republicans buy sneakers too.”

Now that’s cynical.

Dan @ Casual Kitchen

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Sound barbaric? Are we simply threatened by science over-taking ‘nature’?
The next time you pull out an umbrella to shield yourself from sleet or hail, perhaps you should consider the advantages of a ‘natural’ walk home, and follow that with a natural endurance of your consequent illness without the aid of modern medicine.

Superbowl mom had the choice to carry her child to term despite risks because our society is more pro-fetus than pro-woman, which was not the case throughout much of history. More devastating than overpopulation or the termination of a fetus who may or may not be considered to have begun life, are the stories of unwanted and abused children in CPS. Superbowl mom’s child grew up to be pro-football. Others end like Nixmary.

If we have to watch a PSA during the superbowl, what could be more appropriate, given its audience, than the issue of violence against women. That includes violence perpetrated by doctors and insurance companies.

I didn’t mean this blog post was propaganda (if that’s what you were referring to) 😉

I think the person’s point above (see @JF) was that all commercials are pushing an agenda of some sort.

Would appreciate your thoughts about why you like the ad in question, or ads in general though.

I’ve personally watched the SuperBowl with greater interest in the ads than in the games, which typically have about 13 minutes of actual ball-in-play time. I just really don’t know if SuperBowl Sunday is my favorite time to consider this profound issue.

Or to deal with the clash of my diverse group of friends’ points of views on it either. . .

Hoping no fights ensue!