{"id":1804,"date":"2010-02-17T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/18\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/"},"modified":"2010-02-17T20:02:40","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T03:02:40","slug":"tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/17\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Tackling the SuperBowl ad controversy &#8211; UPDATE!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE!\u00a0 See the rebuttal ad at the bottom of the original post.<\/p>\n<p>************************<\/p>\n<p>The discussion before the ad was run:<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/r888PaYEYlk&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>And, in case you missed it, the ad:<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\"><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/6BIOTItUwvk&amp;color1=0x6699&amp;color2=0x54abd6&amp;hl=en_US&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>You decide.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems clear to me that &#8220;pro-choice&#8221; still doesn&#8217;t mean much more than &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/29\/pro-choice-or-pro-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\">pro-abortion<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>NOW thinks that CBS shouldn&#8217;t have run the ad because &#8220;it might make a woman who had an abortion feel bad&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>******************<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE!\u00a0 It would seem that NOW <em>has<\/em> made a rebuttal ad to the Focus on the Family ad.\u00a0 Here it is:<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"560\" height=\"340\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/V_8NwD9_EVA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Many thanks to commenter Bob for directing my attention to this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1804\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/17\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1804\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/17\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1804\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/17\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/17\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/17\/tackling-the-superbowl-ad-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE!\u00a0 See the rebuttal ad at the bottom of the original post. ************************ The discussion before the ad was run: And, in case you missed it, the ad: You decide. 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