One Giant Step for Life
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, July 17, 2009 10:05 AM
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the most famous moment in the history of space exploration: Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong first stepped on the face of the moon on July 20, 1969.
To commemorate the anniversary of the lunar landing, CatholicVote.org has released the third installment in its series of eye-catching pro-life video ads. This one, following on the heels of ads about the... READ MORE
Filed under apollo 11, catholicvote.org, pro-life
Idol-izing Life
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:46 PM
CatholicVote.org’s second “Life: Imagine the Potential” ad airs tonight and tomorrow during the “American Idol” finale, in six select states.
The ad promotes adoption, featuring images of famous actors, musicians, authors and political leaders who have been adopted.
“We hope that by highlighting the common thread between people like Babe Ruth, John Lennon and Faith Hill that Americans will... READ MORE
Filed under adoption, catholicvote.org, pro-life
The Pro-Life Movement's Future
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, April 02, 2009 10:11 AM
“When you’re out of political power, you start thinking about new ways to do things,” says Brian Burch, president of CatholicVote.org. “How do we continue to be relevant?”
Burch makes that comment in an April 1 Wall Street Journal article that spotlights his organization’s pro-life Barack Obama video.
The brief but powerful video, which according to WSJ has been viewed nearly 1.8 million... READ MORE
Filed under catholicvote.org, planned parenthood, pro-life
CNN Punts Pro-Life Obama Ad
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, February 20, 2009 12:38 PM
Why is this life-affirming ad too hot for network TV to handle?
Last month, NBC sacked plans by CatholicVote.org, the producers of the ad, to air it during the Super Bowl broadcast.
Now CNN has rejected CatholicVote.org’s request to purchase a slot to air it during CNN’s coverage of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.
According to this press release from Fidelis, the... READ MORE
Filed under catholicvote.org, cnn, pro-life
EWTN Grabs NBC Fumble
Posted by Tom McFeely
Friday, January 30, 2009 4:43 PM
CatholicVote.org’s new pro-life ad will air Sunday on EWTN’s “Faith Bowl” broadcast.
EWTN added the ad following NBC’s decision Wednesday to refuse to air the pro-life ad during this Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast.
As first reported by the Daily Blog, CatholicVote.org was told by NBC and the National Football League that the pro-life ad was rejected because they don’t want to air... READ MORE
Filed under catholicvote.org, ewtn, nbc, pro-life, super bowl
Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Sacked
Posted by Tom McFeely
Thursday, January 29, 2009 8:09 AM
Screenshot of NBC's Super Bowl website.
NBC has refused to air CatholicVote.org’s new pro-life ad during its broadcast of this Sunday’s Super Bowl game.
According to a Jan. 29 press release from CatholicVote.org, “After several days of negotiations, an NBC representative in Chicago told CatholicVote.org late yesterday that NBC and the NFL are not interested in advertisements involving ‘political candidates or... READ MORE
Filed under catholicvote.org, nbc, pro-life, super bowl
Super Bowl Pro-Life Ad?
Posted by Tom McFeely
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 6:13 PM
This CatholicVote.org video, first posted on the Internet Jan. 19 to coincide with Barack Obama’s inauguration, has become a YouTube sensation.
We featured it ourselves in a pre-Inauguration Day blog entry.
And now, its backers hope to reach an even bigger audience by running the pro-life ad during NBC’s Super Bowl broadcast this Sunday.
Brian Burch is the president of the Fidelis Center... READ MORE
Filed under catholicvote.org, pro-life, super bowl, youtube
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