That Was It?

I almost feel duped.



And I'm not the only one:

Did you see the Tim Tebow ad that actually aired during the Super Bowl yesterday? The only one I saw was much different than what CBS told us was going to air during the game and which drew a ton of controversy all across the blogosphere and throughout the pro-choice movement. What I saw was not controversial and didn't even talk about the abortion issues that were supposed to be aired.

I didn't see any rough cuts of any other ads that were slated to appear, but this is apparently not the last one to feature Tebow, and conservatives are crowing at the fact that Focus On The Family likely pulled a fast one on the entire country with this ad campaign.

The innocuous nature of the Tebow ad aside, as well as the reactionary statements of both the Left and Right, I'd just like to make this statement: I thought that the Super Bowl was intended to be a "family friendly" event. By that, I mean this - a nipple slip from Janet Jackson is something so shocking that it sends the entire planet into a tailspin, but an advocacy ad from the extremist group Focus On The Family is acceptable?

Certainly the presentation is all fluff and sentimentality, but one has but to look at the legacy of James Dobson and you realize that this is not a message that is conducive of "compassion" and "love"

They Create Them Gods At Every Turn

Conservative icons are quite alarmingly odd. Sarah Palin has been lauded from day one as a Presidential contender by the conservative movement and Joe "The Plumbing Enthusiast" Wurzelbacher was seen as a reliable political consultant. I wonder who's next? Mike Bianchi knows.

Two games into Tim Tebow's tenure as a starting quarterback in college, I predicted he would win Heisman Trophies plus national championships and go down as one of the greatest college football players ever.

Now that his college career is officially over following his performance in Saturday's Senior Bowl, it's time to make another bold prediction:

Tim Tebow will be the President of the United States someday.

Go ahead and laugh if you want. They used to laugh, too, at the notion that another charismatic, conservative former college football player could become president. You might have heard of him.

His name was Ronald Reagan.

One could almost see this coming a mile away, as Tebow is slowly becoming the new conservative icon that will be deified - at least until the Super Bowl ends - and then will fade into obscurity like so many before him.

But it's almost like Bianchi jumped the shark with this one - linking him directly to the conservative Jesus, Reagan. But is this too much stock to put into Tebow? By any sane standards, of course it is.

Conservatives have to surround themselves with a colorful cast of characters because of their lack of substance. They're like carnival barkers trying to sell you a ticket to the freakshow in the tent behind them - and once you see what's inside you realize it's all a scam but it's too late to do anything about it since you've already given over your money.

Tebow's days as the latest conservative icon are already numbered, and Bianchi proves a title from a previous post - the crazy nob does go to eleven.