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Originally Posted by ASU2003
1. Not all groups have $3 million dollars to throw away on a counter-ad that the vast majority won't be interested in during a sporting event that he isn't in. Had Florida been playing in the BCS and he was playing, I would say that is OK. But, this ad will do nothing constructive to the country right now and just raise another divisive issue that isn't very important to most people's lives.
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They have the money to hire lawyers and fight it in court. I do not think it is a matter of "can they afford it".
I do agree, many probably will not care or pay attention to the ad.
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2. I can't "turn the channel, mute the commercial, go to the bathroom... whatever". I will be watching it with conservatives, and I don't want to rock that boat. I don't want to see political commercials during the Super Bowl from any group.
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Go to the bathroom. But yes, I don't want to see political ads in many places... and this may not be. The point is it is going to air and there are people who would rather fight someone's right to air their view than to present an opposing view with the same audience watching.
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3. There are many reasons why I think abortion would be the smart thing to do in lots of situations, the current system is something the vast majority can live with.
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I respect that.
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4. You have the freedom of speech, but a woman doesn't have the freedom to choose what to do with her body?
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She does and rightfully so. Again, my belief is the father should be able to have some legal say.
And if this ad simply says "I made the right choice because I allowed my faith to help me".... how is that truly anti-choice? Maybe a pro-life message but it doesn't say there should be no choice.
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Originally Posted by Derwood
This thread isn't a thinly veiled attempt to have an abortion debate.
It's a thinly veiled rant by pan about people going about things differently than he'd like them to
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Pretty much. And people have the right to participate and state their views and we can maybe have a decent talk or people can choose to go to a different thread.