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I’m forced to ponder whether Focus on the Family engineered what turned out to be the tepid Tim Tebow ad to make pro-choicers look foolish. If they did, they scored. Big time.
After weeks of issuing press releases, doing the cable news circuit, blogging, and generally having collective conniptions, feminists look pretty foolish for getting their — um — undergarments in a knot over the commercial.
The ad wasn’t that big a deal. It didn’t contain any buzzwords — not “abortion,” not even “life” — and it’s made social lefties look like rabid reactionaries. Case in point: Jehmu Greene, president of the Women’s Media Center, said two weeks ago on the Bill O’Reilly show that the ad was trying to take away choice “from all American women.”
That was pre-mature considering no one except CBS producers saw the ad or the script for the ad until it aired last night. In retrospect, it was pretty stupid of pro-choicers to go to the mat when they weren’t sure what the final message would be. Now, they’re paying for it.
Utterly embarrassed, but wholly undeterred, pro-choicers are now moving onto attack strategy 2.0: accuse the ad of encouraging domestic violence against women. Puleeze.
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Margie| 2.8.10 @ 3:48PM
The poor Leftists. They have nothing but lies on their side.
Attack.
Insult.
Demean.
Obfuscate.
Lie.
Steal.
The Left represents Murder. The murder of the unborn child while still living in the Mother's womb.
The Democrat party is where the Left is represented.
Vote Republican!
Bob| 2.8.10 @ 4:02PM
You Fox News guys are really contemplating your navel here. It was not an issue except for those who watch Fox News, and they are already religious extremists. It was a lousy commercial. As a pro-choicer, I had no problem with it as a person can choose what to do. Not having an abortion is better than having an abortion. So what else is new?
Margie, most of us leave the lies to Fox News and people like you....
Margie| 2.8.10 @ 9:02PM
Spoken like the true liar that you are. What's the matter Bob? Have I struck a Leftist nerve?
dan| 2.9.10 @ 8:14AM
Marge - Right On! Libs/Dems morally bankrupt!
Hey Bob pour yourself another glass of koolaid you moron!
Tim| 2.8.10 @ 4:23PM
"The action is in the reaction."
Jack| 2.8.10 @ 7:03PM
Bob, those are silly blanket statements about a company and its viewers that aren't even a part of the discussion over the ad's worthiness.
For example, I watch Fox and I don't in any way think or behave like a religious extremist. So watch what you say about 'lies,' OK, Bob?
As for the ad, I was a little surprised that 'abortion' or any euphemism was not even uttered in the ad. I figured CBS had buckled to the pro-abortion lobby and edited the commercial.
But I am told that did not occur, and what really happened was Focus on the Family got real crafty and presented an ad with wholesome family conversation - and nothing else!! Well done, Dr. Dobson.
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mejamom| 2.9.10 @ 8:59AM
It's human nature to defend one's ideology. Of course NOW made a comment, they had to. I have to agree, Mr. Bass, the violence against women thing is really pushing it. Especially since many young women choose abortion over getting beat up by their boyfriend.
I'm glad to see ads that are prolife, but we also need to get information to young, single women about not getting pregnant in the first place. After that, adoption plan info. There's not enough.