A Rotten Choice
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:07 PM
UPDATED WITH IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION
You’ve most likely seen the incredible pro-life video produced by CatholicVote.org that has exploded on the Internet and has also run as a commercial on BET television.
If not, be sure and get a good look here because unfortunately, you won’t be seeing it on the airwaves, not this Sunday anyway.
NBC-TV, the broadcast network showing the Superbowl this weekend, had initially given permission to run the ad, and then later withdrew, saying it was going to avoid “political or advocacy ads.” You can read more about this here.
All of this leaves me thinking one thing: you can’t handle the truth!
I’m not trying to be glib. That’s simply the thought that comes to mind each time I see this beautiful message. It just flies in the face of everything abortion advocates stand for—and it also proves the message of the pro-life camp.
God is bigger than any problem you have in this moment. Life always trumps everything else. Imagine the potential.
UPDATED TO ADD: Here is the contact information provided by Julie at Happy Catholic. Thanks for the tip, Ambrose!
Through some internet detective work I dug up some useful contact information for the folks over at NBC Television. I emailed John Miller, NBC’s Chief Marketing Officer and Jeff Zucker, the CEO regarding the decision to pull the CatholicVote.org pro-life ad. John was kind enough to email back and suggest that I contact Sales or Broadcast Standards as they are the divisions that make calls on commercials. Unfortunately he didn’t provide me with any names, but I have turned up the following list. I suggest we unleash the power of St. Blog’s to make sure the NBC execs know how we really feel.
Jeff.Zucker@nbcuni.com
President and CEO, NBC Universal
Jeff.Gaspin@nbcuni.com
President and COO, Universal Television Group
Kenneth.Schanzer@nbcuni.com
President, NBC Sports
Derek.Bond@nbcuni.com
Executive VP Studios & Broadcast Operations
(Barbara) Bo.Argentino@nbcuni.com
Senior VP Advertising & Media Sales, NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution
Scot.Chastain@nbcuni.com
VP Affiliate Advertising and Promotion Services, NBC Entertainment
Dick.Ebersol@nbcuni.com
Chairman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics
Mike.McCarley@nbcuni.com
VP Communications and Marketing, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics
Jacky.Olitsky@nbcuni.com
Director of Program Standards
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