"Imagine Spot 1"; Pro Life Super Bowl Ad Rejected by NBC

[NYC_SKP]

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I actually think the ad is very moving and relatively tasteful, given the point of view of the sponsor.

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"Video: The pro-life Super Bowl ad NBC rejected"

"...NBC is coming under fire from pro-life advocates for rejecting a television commercial a pro-life group hoped to run during the Super Bowl. The ad shows a beautiful picture of an unborn child during an ultrasound and asks what would happen if President Barack Obama had been a victim of abortion.

The commercial, a popular one in recent weeks within the pro-life movement, is sponsored by the pro-life Catholic group Fidelis and its CatholicVote web site.

After several days of negotiations, an NBC representative in Chicago told the group late yesterday that NBC and the NFL are not interested in advertisements involving “political advocacy or issues.” …..."

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/01/29/video-the-pro-life-super-bowl-ad-nbc-rejected/

An additional report here:

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/01-29-2009/0004962923&EDATE=

:patriot:

[Orrex]

1. Is that the one that shows scanitly clad women rubbing broccoli on themselves?

Hell, I only watch the Superbowl for the banned commercials.

[NYC_SKP]

2. Nope, that that one was quite provocative. This one is more hopey-changey

To paraphrase the article.

Women and veggies, I've heard about that sort of thing. The ad was pretty provocative. :9

[Orrex]

3. I note with interest that they chose to avoid cucumbers, zucchini, and parsnips

Still, the Christian Coalition guy that they had on CNN was positively throbbing about it. For that reason alone, I have to call the commercial a success!

[onehandle]

4. Where's the version where the baby grows up to be Timothy McVeigh?

Maybe Obama will be the worst President in history.

Make that second worst.

[NYC_SKP]

6. Or Dick Cheney...

He's evil incarnate.

Good point, BTW.

[rurallib]

5. Well no doubt between Warner and Rothlisberger

there will be a lot of God-ing and Jesus-ing. So the religious can stroke to that.
(one more big reason I seldom watch pro sports. They all seem to think god cares about how they play)

[damntexdem]

7. Not very tasteful to USE the President's picture.

Thank goodness NBC rejected such trash.