took potentially harmful medication early in pregnancy. mrs. tebow got very lucky. she survived the dangerous pregnancy and the baby she bore grew up to be her famous son tim. the ad was produced, written, and paid for by focus on the family, a very conservative christian group that campaigns against abortion and gay marriage and gay rights. focus on the family says they worked on the ad with cbs for months saying, quote, there were discussions about the specific wording of the spot. we ve worked with cbs almost since the beginning. now, cbs used to say they wouldn t accept advocacy ads during the super bowl. in 2004 the progressive political group moveon.org tried to air an ad during the super bowl that was critical of president george w. bush and the war in iraq. cbs said no to that ad. this year apparently they re okay with advocacy. at least they re okay with the advocacy of the tim tebow ad, the don t listen to your doctor ad.
a correspondent for the nation and host of sirius xm s edge of sports radio, also author of welcome to the terrordome the pain, politics, and promise of sports. great to see you. thank you for being here. great to see you too, rachel. for this interview i d like you to refer to me, please, as gene robinson. we think of you as gene robinson around the office. thank you. that s why we booked you. let me get your reaction first to the planned parenthood response ad we just played there. former nfl player sean james, olympic gold medalist al joyner. what do you think? i think it s a little bit too little too late. planned parenthood should be holding cbs s feet to the fire right now and saying if you are going to air an ad by focus on the family, if you re going to be using tim tebow the dough-eyed hunky trojan horse for focus on the family to enter our living rooms on super bowl sunday then we demand equal time. well, there is the issue of, i mean, inconsistency here. but
because he can t break a pane glass with a football, not because of a censorship of his christian views. i think i have an equal chance as tim tebow. unbiased view. most nfl owners are roughly to the right of attiilla the hun. the idea that tim tebow would have any trouble is ridiculous. organizations like athletes in action, fellowship for christians athletes are in every nfl locker room. he would do just fine. dave zirin, columnist for the a nation. thanks very much for your time. enjoy the super bowl, bikini and anti-abortion ads this year. go saints, that s all i have to say. who dat. coming up on countdown, marcos moulitsas from daily kos joins keith because bill o reilly complained bithe daily kos poll that shows extreme
doctor s orders after she contracted a serious illness and took potentially harmful medication early in pregnancy. mrs. tebow got very lucky. she survived the dangerous pregnancy and the baby she bore grew up to be her famous son tim. the ad was produced, written, and paid for by focus on the family, a very conservative christian group that campaigns against abortion and gay marriage and gay rights. focus on the family says they worked on the ad with cbs for months saying, quote, there were discussions about the specific wording of the spot. we ve worked with cbs almost since the beginning. now, cbs used to say they wouldn t accept advocacy ads during the super bowl. in 2004 the progressive political group move on.org tried to air an ad during the super bowl that was critical of president george w. bush and the war in iraq. cbs said no to that ad. this year apparently they re okay with advocacy. at least they re okay with the advocacy of the tim tebow ad,
in the triple jump. i love my family and i love sports. and super bowl weekend is a perfect time to honor both, sports and family. there s a lot of talk leading up to the super bowl about an ad focused on sports and family. the ad features a great football player, tim tebow, and his loving mother discussing a difficult medical decision she made for her family. i respect and honor mrs. tebow s decision. i want my daughter to live in a world where everyone s decisions are respected. my mom showed me women are strong and wise. she taught me that only women can make the best decisions about their health and their future. my daughter will always be my little girl, but i m proud every day as i watch her grow up to be her own person, a smart, confident young woman. i trust her to take care of herself. we re working toward the day where every woman will be valued, where every woman s decision about her health and her family will be respected. we celebrate families by supporting