AOC Mocks Christian Group’s Super Bowl Ads Calling For Love, Compassion

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) mocked the Super Bowl message of love and hope from a Christian organization. likened The commercials proclaim Jesus Christ to “fascism.”

Two Super Bowl commercials were sponsored by the nonprofit Servant Foundation as part of the “He Gets Us” campaign. First featured photos of children in heartwarming circumstances, including black and White children hugging, and a poignant 2019 photo of Aubrey Burge, 5-year-old Aubrey Burge Comforting Her 4-year-old brother, who was undergoing chemotherapy.

“Jesus didn’t want us to act like adults,” the narrator says as legendary country singer Patsy Cline’s “If I Could See The World [Through The Eyes of a Child]” plays. “He gets us. All of us. Be childlike.”

The second ad featured adults fighting and arguing with each other. “Jesus loved the people we hate,” reiterating, “He gets us. All of us.”

Although the messages might have inspired millions of people of all faiths and religions, they did not inspire AOC.

“Something tells me Jesus would *not* spend millions of dollars on Super Bowl ads to make fascism look benign,” New York lawmaker tweets

Something tells me Jesus would *not* spend millions of dollars on Super Bowl ads to make fascism look benign

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 13, 2023

David Green, Hobby Lobby’s founder and one of the main funders for the He Gets Us campaign was a Christian devout Christian.  With its call to kindness and compassion, the group aimed to reach the greatest audience of the year.

“You’re going to see it at the Super Bowl—‘He Gets Us.’ We are wanting to say—we being a lot of people—that He gets us,” Green said. “He understands us. He loves who we hate. I think we have to let the public know and create a movement.”

“It fits with our target audience really well,” Jason Vanderground is the campaign spokesperson for He Gets Us Submitted The Associated Press. “We’re trying to get the message across to people who are spiritually open, but skeptical.”

Vanderground  According to the group, there is room for a message about love among all the commercials for consumer products.

“Selling chips is cool, selling light beers, all of that stuff is awesome,” Vanderground added. “I enjoy consuming all those things. There’s something about figuring out the way that we treat fellow human beings that we think is just a profound activity to occur during the Super Bowl.” 

According to The Wall Street JournalSuper Bowl ads that ran for 30 seconds sold for $7 million. Some of these ads cost $6 million.