Let’s contrast and compare which of the following should generate outrage:
1. Tim Tebow and his mother do an ad which tells the remarkable story of Tim’s birth, the agony of the decision his mother had to face when told by people she should abort, and the obviously happy ending they’ve experienced as a result of him being, you know, alive.
2. Taxpayers, many of whom are without jobs involuntarily, in a devastated economy, are forced to pay $2.5 million on an ad to promote the census.
David Williams, VP at Citizens Against Government Waste, said, “What an absolute colossal waste of money. That’s a lot of money to spend on a glorified public service announcement. While they’re counting people, we’re going to be counting the dollars that they’re spending.”
I watched this O’Reilly segment tonight with interest. Tim Tebow is apparently going to be featured in an ad, during the superbowl, which is going to tell the story of how his mom got sick while pregnant with him, and was told by specialists that she ought to have an abortion, and she obviously chose to NOT have one, and as a result Tim Tebow got to be born and be an awesome quarterback (albeit for a school that Mr. Mock loathes with the fury of a million suns). Anyway, no one has previewed the ad, but CBS approved the script, and it sounds like just a really good uplifting story about a woman who chose life for her unborn child, and there was a big fat happy ending as a result.
I don’t know about you all, but I just don’t think the woman who O’Reilly interviews really makes a good argument for CBS not to run the ad. She’s all, “This ad is offensive because it clearly is trying to undermine women’s right to choose” which is utter nonsense. It sounds as though the ad simply shows how awesome of an outcome the Tebow family had. I love how O’Reilly was like, “Wait. Are you actually offended that Tim Tebow is alive?” And then she said something about how she was offended that CBS was running an “advocacy ad” which goes against their own policy.
I guess we won’t really know one way or another until the ad runs, but I’m with Bill on this – showing a positive story with a good outcome does not UNDERMINE a woman’s right to choose. Women currently have the right to choose. That’s the law. I don’t really see how airing a feel-good story about Tim Tebow changes that.
Thoughts?
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