Tim Tebow Super Bowl Commercial
gimmesometruth27
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it seems that cbs is now allowing "advocacy ads" for the super bowl this year. one of these commercials features tim tebow and his mom in an anti-abortion ad...i was ok with the zealot tebow writing bible verses on his eye black during his college games, but i do not agree with cbs allowing this commercial when it would never show anti-war ads, or pro-women's rights or pro gay rights ads. i think they are opening themselves up for a potential firestorm by politicizing the super bowl. the super bowl is not the platform for pushing a religious or political agenda...but i guess if you have the money you can buy an ad...
CBS willing to air more Super Bowl advocacy ads
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns
NEW YORK (AP)—CBS responded to complaints over a conservative group’s planned Super Bowl ad featuring football star Tim Tebow by saying that it had eased restrictions on advocacy ads and would consider “responsibly produced” ones for open spots in its Feb. 7 broadcast.
CBS Corp. said Tuesday it had received numerous e-mails—both critical and supportive—since a coalition of women’s groups began a protest campaign Monday against the ad, which the critics say will use Tebow and his mother to convey an anti-abortion message.
Funded by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, the 30-second ad is expected to recount the story of Pam Tebow’s pregnancy in 1987. After getting sick during a mission trip to the Philippines, she ignored a recommendation by doctors to abort her fifth child. She later gave birth to Tim, who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy and helped his Florida team win two BCS championships.
CBS said Tuesday that the decision to air the Tebow ad reflected a change in its policies toward advocacy ads that has evolved over the past several years.
“We have for some time moderated our approach to advocacy submissions after it became apparent that our stance did not reflect public sentiment or industry norms,” said spokesman Dana McClintock. “In fact, most media outlets have accepted advocacy ads for some time.”
He said CBS “will continue to consider responsibly produced ads from all groups for the few remaining spots in Super Bowl XLIV.”
In 2004, CBS was criticized by many liberal organizations for rejecting an ad by the United Church of Christ highlighting the UCC’s welcoming stance toward gays and others who might feel shunned by more conservative churches.
CBS said Tuesday that, under its new policies, the UCC ad would have been accepted for airing. The network said that it has run ads in the past year or so with divergent views on topics such as the health care overhaul, climate change and energy policy.
Thirty-second commercials during the Super Bowl are selling for $2.5 million to $2.8 million.
On Monday, a coalition led by the New York-based Women’s Media Center, with backing from the National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority Foundation and other groups, urged CBS to scrap the Tebow ad.
“An ad that uses sports to divide rather than to unite has no place in the biggest national sports event of the year—an event designed to bring Americans together,” said Jehmu Greene, president of the media center.
CBS willing to air more Super Bowl advocacy ads
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=a ... &type=lgns
NEW YORK (AP)—CBS responded to complaints over a conservative group’s planned Super Bowl ad featuring football star Tim Tebow by saying that it had eased restrictions on advocacy ads and would consider “responsibly produced” ones for open spots in its Feb. 7 broadcast.
CBS Corp. said Tuesday it had received numerous e-mails—both critical and supportive—since a coalition of women’s groups began a protest campaign Monday against the ad, which the critics say will use Tebow and his mother to convey an anti-abortion message.
Funded by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, the 30-second ad is expected to recount the story of Pam Tebow’s pregnancy in 1987. After getting sick during a mission trip to the Philippines, she ignored a recommendation by doctors to abort her fifth child. She later gave birth to Tim, who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy and helped his Florida team win two BCS championships.
CBS said Tuesday that the decision to air the Tebow ad reflected a change in its policies toward advocacy ads that has evolved over the past several years.
“We have for some time moderated our approach to advocacy submissions after it became apparent that our stance did not reflect public sentiment or industry norms,” said spokesman Dana McClintock. “In fact, most media outlets have accepted advocacy ads for some time.”
He said CBS “will continue to consider responsibly produced ads from all groups for the few remaining spots in Super Bowl XLIV.”
In 2004, CBS was criticized by many liberal organizations for rejecting an ad by the United Church of Christ highlighting the UCC’s welcoming stance toward gays and others who might feel shunned by more conservative churches.
CBS said Tuesday that, under its new policies, the UCC ad would have been accepted for airing. The network said that it has run ads in the past year or so with divergent views on topics such as the health care overhaul, climate change and energy policy.
Thirty-second commercials during the Super Bowl are selling for $2.5 million to $2.8 million.
On Monday, a coalition led by the New York-based Women’s Media Center, with backing from the National Organization for Women, the Feminist Majority Foundation and other groups, urged CBS to scrap the Tebow ad.
“An ad that uses sports to divide rather than to unite has no place in the biggest national sports event of the year—an event designed to bring Americans together,” said Jehmu Greene, president of the media center.
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gimmesometruth27 wrote:...Funded by the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, the 30-second ad is expected to recount the story of Pam Tebow’s pregnancy in 1987. After getting sick during a mission trip to the Philippines, she ignored a recommendation by doctors to abort her fifth child. She later gave birth to Tim, who won the 2007 Heisman Trophy and helped his Florida team win two BCS championships.
The hypocritical folks at Focus on the Family are apparently oblivious to the underlying message here - Tim Tebow's mother had a choice. Good for her. She carried the baby full term and her son ended up being a successful collegiate athlete. So will we see a counter ad that Hitler's mom should've had an abortion?"If no one sees you, you're not here at all"0 -
Even though Focus on the Family annoys me, and I disagree with their abortion stance, I couldn't care less about this...
Issue ads with made up or skewed facts or that kind of stuff are one thing, but Tim and his mother telling a story about her pregnancy doesn't bother me at all.
I love how there is outrage about this kind of stuff these days when people haven't even seen the ad yet. Reminds me a bit about the Obama school speech. It's like we need to be sheltered from stuff just because we don't agree with it.My whole life
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i am not outraged. i just disagree with premiering it on the most watched television event of the year. i am willing to bet it will air and we will never see it again....only to prove a point. to me its the point that they are biblefying and politicizing the superbowl. if i wanted that shit i would go to church.blackredyellow wrote:Even though Focus on the Family annoys me, and I disagree with their abortion stance, I couldn't care less about this...
Issue ads with made up or skewed facts or that kind of stuff are one thing, but Tim and his mother telling a story about her pregnancy doesn't bother me at all.
I love how there is outrage about this kind of stuff these days when people haven't even seen the ad yet. Reminds me a bit about the Obama school speech. It's like we need to be sheltered from stuff just because we don't agree with it.
i also find it irresponsible to advocate undermining your physician and going against medical advice. in this situation it turned out ok, but if she was sick enough where they recommended aborting her baby it could have cost her her own life, not to mention tim's. if tim ended up being some dropout fuck up they would never bother with this, but because of who he is they are making a big deal of it."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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Airing the commercial is a great idea...and should open up the playing field for all kinds of advocacy commercials, rather than "limiting" what we see on television...0
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blackredyellow wrote:Even though Focus on the Family annoys me, and I disagree with their abortion stance, I couldn't care less about this...
Issue ads with made up or skewed facts or that kind of stuff are one thing, but Tim and his mother telling a story about her pregnancy doesn't bother me at all.
I love how there is outrage about this kind of stuff these days when people haven't even seen the ad yet. Reminds me a bit about the Obama school speech. It's like we need to be sheltered from stuff just because we don't agree with it.
I'm not outraged either. Pro-lifers are entitled to say their piece, and I'm okay with that. The problem here is bias - CBS has a policy on advocacy ads and would not approve the airing of a pro-choice commerical during the Super Bowl.
"All the national networks, including CBS, have policies that rule out the broadcast of certain types of contentious advocacy ads. In 2004, CBS cited such a policy in rejecting an ad by the liberal-leaning United Church of Christ highlighting the UCC’s welcoming stance toward gays and others who might feel shunned by more conservative churches.
CBS was criticized for rejecting that ad—and perhaps might have worried about comparable criticism from conservatives if it had rejected an ad featuring such a charismatic and well-known figure as Tebow.""If no one sees you, you're not here at all"0 -
blackredyellow wrote:Even though Focus on the Family annoys me, and I disagree with their abortion stance, I couldn't care less about this...
Issue ads with made up or skewed facts or that kind of stuff are one thing, but Tim and his mother telling a story about her pregnancy doesn't bother me at all.
I love how there is outrage about this kind of stuff these days when people haven't even seen the ad yet. Reminds me a bit about the Obama school speech. It's like we need to be sheltered from stuff just because we don't agree with it.
You're right - we haven't yet seen the ad... so for all we know maybe it does include made up or skewed facts. I wouldn't be surprised if it did.0 -
this ad will fit in with all the new Viagra, Ciallis and then YAZ commercials.., its a nice tie inThats a lovely accent you have. New Jersey?
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It's the Superbowl, all commercials are suppose to be funny......Go Saints!!!0
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I want, just once, to see a pro-drug ad.Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V0
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We see them all the time, though - Prescription drugs, that is.keeponrockin wrote:I want, just once, to see a pro-drug ad.0 -
Jeanwah wrote:
We see them all the time, though - Prescription drugs, that is.keeponrockin wrote:I want, just once, to see a pro-drug ad.
Maybe he was speaking of Cannabis? you could have a ad featuring Peter Tosh singing his theme song "Legalize It" in a field of Cannabis. Yeah that could work, it would certainly catch people's eye.
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g under p wrote:Jeanwah wrote:
We see them all the time, though - Prescription drugs, that is.keeponrockin wrote:I want, just once, to see a pro-drug ad.
Maybe he was speaking of Cannabis? you could have a ad featuring Peter Tosh singing his theme song "Legalize It" in a field of Cannabis. Yeah that could work, it would certainly catch people's eye.
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Yeah, that's a commercial that would make people stop and look, now wouldn't it?
Which is the ultimate goal of advertising... I'd love to see that! 0 -
Why is this even news? We're up in arms about a commercial?!?! Sheesh. We (as a nation) need a hobby...I smile, but who am I kidding...0
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I saw an ad with a kid being offered a joint at a party.. It goes to fast forward mode with him and pills and his life crashing down... Because we all know that everybody that smokes a joint becomes a pill addict...Jeanwah wrote:
We see them all the time, though - Prescription drugs, that is.keeponrockin wrote:I want, just once, to see a pro-drug ad.Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V0 -
mb262200 wrote:It's the Superbowl, all commercials are suppose to be funny......Go Saints!!!
Maybe Tebow will ride in on one of those huge ass Budwiser horses hollering about babies and whatnot. That'd be awesome funny.
I'm not hot on the idea of the commercial. I'd like to see if they'll allow a Planned Parenthood commercial as well or something of that nature. Sure as hell, I bet they'd deny it.0 -
I can see the ad going like this...
Tebow "The NFL scouts continue to dog me for my long release. But, I'll tell ya, I'm thankful the good Lord has given this burden to bear. Without the blessing of Jesus Christ my Savior and the gift of a long release, there is no way I would have made it through college sticking to my Christian upbringing. Because of my long release I was able to both enjoy my time in college with the ladies I have loved and been able to stay true to my church by not using protection. So, here's to a long release, Florida Beach Babes, and my lord savior Jesus Christ. Enjoy the game. And remember, take it from Tim Tebow, pull out for Jesus."hippiemom = goodness0 -
Well played.cincybearcat wrote:I can see the ad going like this...
Tebow "The NFL scouts continue to dog me for my long release. But, I'll tell ya, I'm thankful the good Lord has given this burden to bear. Without the blessing of Jesus Christ my Savior and the gift of a long release, there is no way I would have made it through college sticking to my Christian upbringing. Because of my long release I was able to both enjoy my time in college with the ladies I have loved and been able to stay true to my church by not using protection. So, here's to a long release, Florida Beach Babes, and my lord savior Jesus Christ. Enjoy the game. And remember, take it from Tim Tebow, pull out for Jesus."Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V0 -
Is it Jesus some of you have a problem with, or is it the fact Tims mother did not have an abortion?....“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” Abraham Lincoln0
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I think it's the fact that if there was a pro-choice ad put on for the Superbowl, or pro-gay marriage, there would be complete outrage on the right, boycotts, etc...aerial wrote:Is it Jesus some of you have a problem with, or is it the fact Tims mother did not have an abortion?....
Personally, I think both points of view should be represented civilly. However, we both know it would be commercial suicide for CBS to air a pro-choice or pro-gay marriage ad on Superbowl Sunday.Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V0 -
+1keeponrockin wrote:
I think it's the fact that if there was a pro-choice ad put on for the Superbowl, or pro-gay marriage, there would be complete outrage on the right, boycotts, etc...aerial wrote:Is it Jesus some of you have a problem with, or is it the fact Tims mother did not have an abortion?....
Personally, I think both points of view should be represented civilly. However, we both know it would be commercial suicide for CBS to air a pro-choice or pro-gay marriage ad on Superbowl Sunday.
thanks for typing what i was going to say.
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