Tim Tebow.

First off, let me say I'm not a football fan.  Not even a little bit.  I've never understood the fascination with it all but hey, to each their own.  That said, living in central Flaaaaahda, I know who Tim Tebow is because, you know, he's Flaaaaahda's next thing to Jesus.  While I'd personally not go that far, he seems like a decent enough guy and that's sort of a refreshing change from some we hear about in sports. 

I'm sure most everyone has heard of the whole controversy about Tim's Superbowl ad and I admit, I'm fascinated by it all.  If you aren't familiar with the story,  here you go.

Here are my thoughts on the whole thing...do you agree?  Disagree?  I'm nosy.
 1.  Any person and any organization, no exceptions, should be allowed to request the purchase of airtime on any network.

2.  That network should be allowed to decide what they want to run as long as it fits into FCC requirements.  After all, it's their network.

3.  Who cares?  I mean, seriously, if you're pro-choice, do you really consider Tim Tebow to be a threat?  Do you have no higher opinion of our female population's decision-making skills than this?  Do you really think he's going to sway women into choosing not to abort, simply because he's Tim Tebow? And if some do chose to (not) do so after seeing his ad, what's the problem?  Isn't lowering abortion rates a good thing on both sides, in general? It's not exactly something anyone wants to encourage, is it?

4.  Anyone and I mean *any reasonable person who would be swayed in such an important, personal opinion by a TV ad featuring a college football player probably isn't someone with an intelligence level either side of the debate wants to claim.  God can't sway you, values and beliefs your folks taught you didn't phase you, your own intelligence and common sense didn't cause you to know how you feel about it all, but Tim Tebow can make a difference in how you feel about abortion?  Yeaaaaaah, you ought not be breeding anyway so if you do, consider adoption. 

I say that commercial should air and good for Tim for having the conviction to say how he feels so publically.  That *is setting a good example - own your beliefs, whatever they may be.  I'll watch the ad and cheer Tim on.  I have no issues in the world with it.  Hey, it's a better example for our kids of how to stand up for our beliefs, whatever they may be, than another godaddy.com ad.

Oh, and I'm pro-choice...vehemently so.  Go figure.