CBS's Super Bowl Ad Malfunction

By GottaLaff

Last night I posted Lippy McFakeBlog's latest ghost written Facebook entry defending an anti-choice Super Bowl ad.

I then updated that she got her way, CBS caved, and they'll air the controversial ad.

Via the L.A. Times:

[M]edia analysts are predicting that as much as $500 million in corporate money could flood this year's political campaigns, unleashing a torrent of issue advertising that will force TV executives to weigh the ever-shifting debate about which commercials cross the line.

The CBS Super Bowl commercial, sponsored by the evangelical Christian group Focus on the Family, features University of Florida football star Tim Tebow and his missionary mother, Pam, discussing her decision 23 years ago to continue with her pregnancy despite complications.

How many abortions do you suppose any given corporation has had? Do they use birth control? Does a corporation need parental consent?

The network nonetheless finds itself in a difficult position because, several years ago, CBS rejected ads -- some intended for the Super Bowl -- from left-leaning organizations, including MoveOn.org, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and the United Church of Christ, which advocates gay rights.

See how fair and balanced the new and improved free speech is?

Jehmu Greene, president of the New York-based Women's Media Center:

When CBS rejected issue advertisements by liberal groups, George W. Bush was president and a majority of the Federal Communications Commission members were Republicans. Moreover, the network already had had a painful run-in with regulators after it was slapped with stiff fines because Janet Jackson's breast was briefly exposed during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show.

Critics of CBS' policy shift said the network succumbed to financial pressures.

"They are more concerned about their bottom line than fair play," Greene said.

And that's the way it is.