MPower - Senator Rick Santorum and Steve McEveety Take on Offensive Media

I just received a very interesting email signed by the former Senator of Pennsylvania.  While I seriously doubt that Senator Rick Santorum was actually sitting at his desk emailing me, Lisa from CatholicMom.com, I am anxious to share his message with you:

I know that you are concerned about the media's negative influences on our nation's children. As former Senator of Pennsylvania, I remain passionately involved in issues that concern American families. And as a Dad, I know firsthand the challenge of trying to raise good kids in a culture saturated with offensive media that undermines the values Karen and I want to instill in our kids.

America's children spend an average of 4 hours a day watching TV and on the Internet. Contrast that with the typical 15 minutes a day kids spend talking to parents or the weekly hour in Church. The media's power to shape our children's hearts and minds is staggering.

As I travel across the country, parents ask me, "Isn't there something that can be done so we can watch the shows we want to watch without exposing our children to scenes and commercials we don't want them to see?" The answer is "yes."

There is a solution that I'd like to share with your readers. More importantly, I'd like their feedback and their input.

After I left the Senate, I joined Mpower Media, an independent company founded by Steve McEveety (producer of The Passion of the Christ) and Ken Ferguson (former Chief Operating Officer for National Geographic Television). Mpower's unique vision is to give parents the control over TV and Internet content according to their own standards, so that families can enjoy popular shows--without the offensive scenes or commercials.

Imagine. No more erectile dysfunction commercials during football games.  No more surprise sex scenes or graphic violence. No more offensive scenes or websites.  Children can watch the popular shows they want, and parents get peace of mind, confident that their children are protected - even when they are not there.

Our market surveys tell us that millions of families want to learn more about the Mpower Box. I am turning to you, because we want to know what your readers think.  We would love to hear how real families who share our values react to the Mpower technology.

This 2 minute video shows the difference Mpower can make for families and our culture.  Please feel free to post this video on your website and get the word out to your readers that we are very interested in hearing from them - they can contact us through our website.

I hope you'll take a few moments to view the video and explore the Mpower website.  I have obviously not been able to preview this product aside from exploring their website, so I have no idea about the costs associated with the product.  But as a mother of teenage young men, I see the value in creating a safer viewing environment for my family.  I'm curious about your reaction to Mpower - feel free to chime in here in the comments.  Would you purchase a product like this for your home?