<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">--- On <B>Fri, 1/29/10, Brian Burch and Thomas Peters - CatholicVote.org <I><brianburch@catholicvote.org></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Brian Burch and Thomas Peters - CatholicVote.org <brianburch@catholicvote.org><BR>Subject: URGENT: Tell CBS to air the Tebow ad<BR>To: arthurkelly@yahoo.com<BR>Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 3:50 PM<BR><BR>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Dear CatholicVote Member,<IMG style="MARGIN: 15px" alt="" src="http://www.catholicvote.org/" align=right border=0><A href="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3873988:5719235729:m:1:147386598:6ADC5203B4D8E4B38B79BFA45A6ADD6A" target=_blank rel=nofollow><IMG style="MARGIN: 15px" alt="" src="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/cimages/2fab8fbddcd5c8f3aca57af7ec3f0aa8/Tebow5.jpg" align=right border=0></A><BR><BR>Last year we fought hard to have our “Life: Imagine the Potential” ad shown during the Super Bowl. After several days of negotiations, NBC rejected the ad.<BR><BR>This year Focus on the Family has had success with a different network, as CBS is poised to show their own ad celebrating the accomplishments of college football star Tim Tebow next Sunday. <BR><BR>In 1985, Tebow’s mother Pam was advised to abort her child.
She decided against it citing her Christian faith as a source of hope that her son would be ok. Her son, Tim Tebow, won the Heisman Trophy in 2007.<BR><BR>While the ad has been approved, pro-abortion groups are now urging CBS to censor the Super Bowl ad!<BR><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A href="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3873988:5719235729:m:1:147386598:6ADC5203B4D8E4B38B79BFA45A6ADD6A" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Sign our group letter to CBS. Tell them not to give in to pressure and show the ad!</A> <BR><BR>And tell your friends to visit <A href="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3873988:5719235729:m:1:147386598:6ADC5203B4D8E4B38B79BFA45A6ADD6A" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.CatholicVote.org</A> to join us!<BR><BR>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">It still amazes us how vicious pro-abortion advocates can be, especially when they don’t get their way, or sense that their “cause” is being threatened in a serious way.<BR><BR>For all their talk about respect of mothers, of choice, and of differences of opinions, none of those things apply to actual pro-life people. Or in this case, the mother of Tim Tebow.<BR><BR>Here is just one example. It’s important for us to read this and realize the level of anger we are facing. This from Tommy Craggs at DeadSpin:<BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 40px"><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"I’m guessing the Tebows’ ad, for spanky Jim Dobson’s Focus on the Family, will extol the glories of family and motherhood and the value of children and other seemingly innocuous fare; it will also be 30 seconds of anti-abortion dog-whistling to the Christian right on a frequency somewhere beyond the range of only CBS executives. The moral, implicit or otherwise, will be: don’t terminate your pregnancy; that blastocyst might turn into Tim Tebow.<BR><BR>"... But the Tebows’ message should be called for what it is, and what it is is outright quackery that doesn’t differ appreciably from my going on television with a toy stethoscope and urging America to start treating itself with leeches.</SPAN></SPAN></EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"<BR><BR></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><STRONG>Breathtaking, isn’t it? </STRONG><BR><BR>And this sort of vitriol is not even limited to individuals. As Matt Archibold points out, the Center for Reproductive Rights, in a letter to CBS, is flat-out claiming Tebow’s mom is a liar!<BR><BR>The wider audience however – those who are not passionately pro-life or pro-abortion – are seeing both sides of this issue for who they are, and that’s always a good thing for pro-lifers. <BR><BR>Here at CatholicVote, we believe in supporting Tim Tebow, the brave choice of his mother, and the smart decision made by the CBS executives. <BR><BR>Please <A href="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3873988:5719235729:m:1:147386598:6ADC5203B4D8E4B38B79BFA45A6ADD6A" target=_blank rel=nofollow><STRONG>click here</STRONG></A> to tell CBS you support their decision to air the Tim Tebow Commercial (and tell your friends,
too!)<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Brian Burch and Thomas Peters, <BR>CatholicVote.org<BR> <BR><BR>P.S. The fact that we are talking about a successful pro-life ad airing during the Super Bowl speaks volumes about our movement. We are growing more confident and more effective every day. Anyone involved in efforts to affirm the dignity of human life should feel proud next Sunday when this ad is broadcast to hundreds of millions around the world..<BR><BR>If you enjoy our work, please consider a donation at <A href="http://paracom.paramountcommunication.com/ct/3873989:5719235729:m:1:147386598:6ADC5203B4D8E4B38B79BFA45A6ADD6A" target=_blank rel=nofollow>www.catholicvote.org</A>.<BR><BR><BR>
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