I love it. I first saw it on catholicvote.org. Let’s pray that Obama doesn’t sign F.O.C.A.

You know, I remember as a kid how people said that you never know what someone can become, but if you abort them you will never find out. Obama is a perfect example of that. You’d think a man who’s mother was smart enough not to kill him in utero would not be for killing a baby even after it’s left the birth canal. When he says he hasn’t forgotten where he came from….well, he has.

Beautiful. I hope that this shows even one person how evil abortion is.

The commercial is prolife but it is also pro social Darwinism. Is it better to subject youth to difficult situations to toughen them up? I wonder where Barack would be without his grandmother?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madelyn_Dunham#Raising_Barack_Obama

Pro social Darwinism? I don’t agree. What it says is that you can’t judge a person by his situation. I know plenty of idiots born to good families and given every opportunity that have completely wasted it. All life is precious and all life should be respected, born and unborn.

The money would have been spent more wisely with a message instructing its audience that the Kingdom of God is Coming and that people must turn away from SIN and their hearts towards Christ/God.

Furthermore, the commercial failed to mention that Obama’s single mother and her parents had the ability and realization to raise that precious little baby away from a society that would oppress him and treat him as worthless and less than human to a place where he would be raised around by brown skin people who did not suffer from the effects of a oppressive society.

Thanks for this post. Great thoughts.

Clearly that isn’t really footage from the actual Obama’s ultrasound. Hence, the commercial is manipulative, and I doubt Obama himself would appreciate his “likeness” use in this manner anyway.

I think the pro-life movement has enough going for it that they don’t have to reduce themselves to petty emotional manipulation. If abortion is wrong, then say it’s wrong for these following, rational reasons a, b, and c. Don’t resort to the implication that as a minority, Obama may likely have been aborted before he became president. Don’t put fake baby headstones in front of your churches. Appeal to people’s sensibilities.

I have a son, and I can’t imagine choosing for him not to have been born. But whenever I see these stupid manipulative commercials, or the fake baby cemetaries in front of churches, or the bumper stickers, I swing toward the pro-choice crowd.

Pro-lifers: you’re not bringing anyone to your side with these shenanigans. Appeal to reason.

We show respect for life…

By not murdering our fellow man.

By not taking the life of an unborn.

By ridding our hearts of any hate towards our fellowman.

By giving up all unclean habits, smoking etc..

By showing respect for our own bodies and not sinning against it, etc. (sex outside wedlock).

The only and most motivating factor that I have ever witness in one willing to give up any of these things was due to such a respect, love and appreciation for God/Christ and a new found hope in Christ. So flashing this video to this audience is next to worthless because one who has not been convicted in any of these areas, heart is not healthy by being set straight with God. Many can see the disrespect of life by the act of abortions but are blind to the same disrespect of it by smoking etc.

Inspiring, clear, love, and infinite possibility!

Free of righteousness, judgment, and blame?

If those who produced this have any thoughts of judgment, righteousness, calling out a sinner, or they are manipulating a message for the benefit of themselves or Obama because of each’s position on abortion it taints the message and keeps it in the realm of a debate and the cycle continues.

Was Obama’s image and story used with his agreement, or was Obama used to make a point?

If Obama agrees with the message and supports it, it works. If it was produced and run without his agreement, it fails at making a difference in the world by succumbing to the temptation to covertly condemn him as an example, and mostly will reinforce those who already agree with its message.

Is the integrity in place around this commercial?

If their plan is to ask forgiveness after, before asking permission before, it is in the realm of a ploy and not very powerful, just clever.

Sigh, so close.
Integrity and the message are difficult to align.