NBC Rejects Pro-Life Ad Because It's "Political"

NBC has rejected the following ad because it is too "political" and an "advocacy ad." NBC has refused to run it during the Super Bowl. See the story in the Washington Times:



The ad was produced by CatholicVote.org

The strange thing is that the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA also planned to run an ad. Apparently it was graphic and instead of outright rejecting it, NBC asked for eight (!) edits. PETA refused and NBC is not running the ad.

PETA's ad was obviously issue advocacy just like CatholicVotes--but NBC has a double-standard when it comes to issue ads. If it's liberal, they like it. If it's not, then it's a political ad and they don't do those.

NBC should just admit that it's a shill for liberal causes and be done with it.

Congratulations to Michael Steele, New Chairman of the GOP

Michael Steele, a former lieutenant governor of Maryland, won the vote for the new chairman of the Republican National Committee.

Steele is a conservative African-American and is strongly pro-life. He has been a great friend of the pro-life movement so I am very excited about the prospect of Steele leading the GOP.

Congratulations to Mr. Steele!!

Mexico City Policy

Again, my apologies but I couldn't access my website at school on Friday so I couldn't comment about the executive order reversing Mexico City Policy.

For anyone unfamiliar with Mexico City Policy, MCP was established under President Reagan in Mexico City during UN meetings. The policy was issued by executive order and states that U.S. funds cannot go to groups that perform or promote abortions overseas. Pro-abortion groups call it the "Global Gag Rule."

Funding abortions overseas is a form of Western Imperialism and steps on the sovereignty of nations whose laws may explicitly oppose abortion.

Mexico City Policy was continued under President George H.W. Bush, overturned under Bill Clinton and reestablished under George W. Bush. Contrary to assertions otherwise by some very naive, supposedly pro-life Obama supporters, no one in the know doubted that the very pro-abortion Barack Obama would make this one of his priorities. The pro-life movement fully expected that reversal of the policy would be one of the first pro-abortion acts by the new President Obama.

We just hate to be right.

I know, I know

I had every intention of posting blog entries this past month but we're still working out the kinks involved with my website being available at school so I can write posts during my lunch hour. The site is currently blocked by parental controls and, although I submitted a request, the URL wasn't quite right (my fault!) and it is still not accessible.

In addition, I have to be honest and say that, to some degree, I was off in the corner licking my wounds.

I mean, really, President-I'm-for-FOCA-Obama?

Well, it's a done deal and his proclamation today declaring his support of Roe was not at all surprising. I was just glad that President Bush was able to issue his proclamation declaring January 18, 2009 "Sanctity of Human Life Day." It was the last in a long line of pro-life initiatives, laws, executive orders and proclamations promoted or authored by the Bush White House.

Today, on this 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we will miss having our champion, President George W. Bush, in the White House. God bless you, sir, and God bless the United States.