We’ve avoided it, but finally, tonight, in our first FM broadcast, we’ll attempt to make sense of Tim Tebow and his Superbowl ad. The keyword there is attempt.
An ethics bill was passed! An ethics bill was passed! But what does it mean?
Utah Association of Counties says if jails don’t get more money, felons will go free. Assuming we don’t have any more money to give them, how do we decide who gets out?
And in the 5pm hour we’ll speak with author and commentator Amity Shlaes, best known for her book The Forgotten Man, providing a history of FDR’s post Great Depression policies some call illuminating, others call rendition. We’ll get to the bottom of it, and find out what brings Shlaes to USU tomorrow. (Hint: speaking tour!)
Your calls are welcome.
Podcasts of this and past shows are available here.
I’m sure Tom could chime in on this more accurately, but I gotta assume “Lil Timmy Tebow” will open the door to an annoying intrusion of themes / topics that seem out of place to a Superbowl audience.
If CBS says “no” to such an ad from someone of an opposing view, the monstrous lawsuits will rain down !
Yeah, I think Focus on the Family is just looking for media play. They got it already without anyone actually seeing the commercial. Controversial Super bowl ads have been around for awhile now, NBC wouldn’t show this one last year:
http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/02/knbc-reject-ad/
Its about the money:
Thirty-second commercials during the Super Bowl are selling for $2.5 million to $2.8 million.
“We have for some time moderated our approach to advocacy submissions after it became apparent that our stance did not reflect public sentiment or industry norms,” said spokesman Dana McClintock. “In fact, most media outlets have accepted advocacy ads for some time.”
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/35084043/ns/sports-nfl/