Posted on 01/22/2009 1:47:50 PM PST by malkee
While much of America was watching the inauguration of President Obama, BET viewers were seeing Obama's life story turned into an anti-abortion ad.
In the 41-second ad, sponsored by catholicvote.org, a camera slowly zooms in on a fetus in a womb as these words appear on the screen: "This child's future is a broken home. He will be abandoned by his father. His single mother will struggle to raise him. Despite the hardships he will endure this child will become the 1st African-American President." The ad ends with a photograph of President Obama and this message: "Life: Imagine the Potential."
Brian Burch, executive director of catholicvote.org, told PRNewswire that the ad is the first in a series that will use the same tag line. "Our message is simple: Abortion is the enemy of hope. The purpose of our new ad is to spread a message of hope about the potential of every human life, including the life of" Obama.
The ad comes amid heightened anxiety that Obama will abandon or reverse pro-life policies established by President George W. Bush.
Cardinal Francis George, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent Obama a letter asking him not to change policies that ban federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, protect federally funded health care providers who have a moral objection to abortion, and prohibit federal dollars being spent on abortion in foreign countries -- the so-called Mexico City or global gag rule that Obama is expected to reverse in the coming days.
Catholic bishops and others also have expressed concern that Obama will sign the Freedom of Choice Act, which would codify women's right under Roe v. Wade to terminate their pregnancy and would forbid any interference with that right.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.washingtonpost.com ...
It actually spins the whole ‘quality of life’ canard on its ear. Obama’s situation as a child sounds like those trotted out by the pro-abortion crowd as a legitimate reason to abort said child.
Guess what then: according to your line of thinking, your beloved Obamessiah would have been aborted.
Think about that.
This ad should have ran in the general election.
I think you misunderstood my point. “Obamessiah would have been aborted”... was exactly the point of my sarcasm.
Isn’t it a little late for this? The time to be running ads was BEFORE the election.
I think he should aquire a large bottle of sleeping pills and make his his own abortion retroactive to set an example to us
You have to watch it on EWTN-
Your comment is truly funny in a very twisted way.
bttt
That’s strange. I would have thought Obama’s life story would make a good pro-abortion ad... Ok. That was harsh.
AMEN!
PING!
Must-see inauguration video: Imagine the Potential
Awesome Pro-life commercial from Catholicvote.com
Catholic Pro-Life Group's New Ad Tells Obama: Abortion is the Enemy of Hope (To air on BET)
http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=86792
Thanks! :9)
It’s on ETWN Sat. 8:00 am. Not Catholic but am glad they are covering this. I have it scheduled to be taped.
Does anyone know the official count yet?
Supposedly the Capitol Police don’t do counts anymore. But, of course, they are going to do one for the inauguration!
Why should he care about African-American babies being aborted? He’s not African-American. He’s Arab-American. There is no respect for life with them. Look at their countries and you’ll see what we are in for.
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