The Saints vs. Colts makes for a pretty good Super Bowl match up- both teams were undefeated after 13 weeks, have high powered offenses and elite quarterbacks. But every year most Americans look forward to seeing the commercials (Monster.com's "I want to be a yes man" is one of my all time favorites). The most talked about commercial this year is the one featuring Tim Tebow and his mother. They tell the story of her difficult pregnancy with Tim and her decision to continue with the pregnancy.
A number of women's groups are protesting the ad (partly because it is funded by Focus on the Family). Perhaps they've had a sneak peek at the ad and it shows aborted fetuses, but it sounds like most people haven't even seen the ad yet. I'm hoping that it is an ad that celebrates the choice that Tebow's Mom made- she's obviously quite proud of her son and she has every right to be.
I'm anti-abortion- I believe that it is a tragedy for everyone involved. If this ad decreases even slightly the number of abortions in this country, that's a good thing. But I'm also pro-choice. Bill Clinton summed it up well when he said that abortion should be "safe, legal and rare."
Until we've actually seen the ad, I'll go back to picking a winner in the game and assessing how Tim Tebow will fare at QB in the NFL......I'm picking the Saints 35-24 and think Tebow will end up being a damn good QB.
What an interesting way to put it. I kind of agree with you- anti-abortion but pro-choice. Before kids I thought only pro-choice, but...man, having kids complicates things quite a bit. I didn't even realize that you had a blog. Nice Brian! We will see you Sunday!
ReplyDeleteKids just mess up all of our preconceived (no pun intended) notions, don't they?
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