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Congress passes huge anti-indecency fines 99-1
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I'd also like something called the "Congressional Blanket Party" so we can beat the shit out of these guys when they try to stick something assinine onto a unrelated bill.Howedar wrote:YES.LadyTevar wrote:This is why we need Line Item Veto.
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Re: Congress passes huge anti-indecency fines 99-1
When have movies ever been shown in their unedited state on broadcast television in the US?Peregrin Toker wrote:So it's now illegal to show a lot of movies in their unedited state?
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Re: Congress passes huge anti-indecency fines 99-1
At least Schindler's List.McC wrote:When have movies ever been shown in their unedited state on broadcast television in the US?Peregrin Toker wrote:So it's now illegal to show a lot of movies in their unedited state?
"Right now we can tell you a report was filed by the family of a 12 year old boy yesterday afternoon alleging Mr. Michael Jackson of criminal activity. A search warrant has been filed and that search is currently taking place. Mr. Jackson has not been charged with any crime. We cannot specifically address the content of the police report as it is confidential information at the present time, however, we can confirm that Mr. Jackson forced the boy to listen to the Howard Stern show and watch the movie Private Parts over and over again."
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I love the way an exposed tittie or an utterance of the word "fuck" is punished with up to $3 million fines per day under this regime, but there is no restriction whatsoever on televised beatings or murders.
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Re: Congress passes huge anti-indecency fines 99-1
the Godfather Trilogy?McC wrote:When have movies ever been shown in their unedited state on broadcast television in the US?Peregrin Toker wrote:So it's now illegal to show a lot of movies in their unedited state?
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Re: Congress passes huge anti-indecency fines 99-1
McC wrote:When have movies ever been shown in their unedited state on broadcast television in the US?Peregrin Toker wrote:So it's now illegal to show a lot of movies in their unedited state?
In Denmark, movies are on broadcast television usually shown in unedited state.
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Re: Congress passes huge anti-indecency fines 99-1
Yep. Years ago NBC decided to air Schindlers List entirely unedited and without comercial (except for 2 intermissions). If they did it now they can be finned for doing it because of both profanity and nudity. And if they weren't finned then it just shows how hypocritical the system is for using the standards only in certain areas.Peregrin Toker wrote:So it's now illegal to show a lot of movies in their unedited state?Darth Wong wrote:By a 99-1 vote, Congress has approved huge new fines for on-air indecency, including the baring of a breast or the utterance of foul language. Welcome to the 19th century.
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I wish I could disagree.Admiral Valdemar wrote:What a load of fucking bollocks. Who's running your country? I'm sure headless chickens have more rational ideas than this obvious oppression of the media.
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Now, don't compare the poor defenseless headless chickens to the boobs in our government currently.Admiral Valdemar wrote:What a load of fucking bollocks. Who's running your country? I'm sure headless chickens have more rational ideas than this obvious oppression of the media.
Besides at this rate I wonder if Vegas will exist in 20 years.
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I wonder if they left in the provision whereby each individual station wouls also get fined.Darth Wong wrote:I love the way an exposed tittie or an utterance of the word "fuck" is punished with up to $3 million fines per day under this regime, but there is no restriction whatsoever on televised beatings or murders.
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Lets all burn that stupid bitch Janet Jackson in effigy for that stupid
fucking wardrobe malfunction that led to this fucking bill.
fucking wardrobe malfunction that led to this fucking bill.
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My Government has been hijacked by extremist who pander to polls and the political fad of the month. By the poll makers, the lobby and the elitiest. It's gotten to the point where I'm starting to wonder if they hold first alliange to nation or party.What a load of fucking bollocks. Who's running your country? I'm sure headless chickens have more rational ideas than this obvious oppression of the media.
I no longer believe they have any morality. Any of them. Instead all they care about is beating the other guy and getting that good photo op. Who cares how many voters you screw, how many rights you tramble or how many you backstab.
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You know why they're not electable, people like you won't vote for them. Until people do, it doesn't matter who they nominate.LadyTevar wrote:If the Green Party would throw up a candidate who'd have even a tiny chance of getting elected, I WOULDfrigidmagi wrote:Then you best vote Green Party because they are both lieing little weasels that cannot be trusted.Nah, I prefer to be arrogant and honest when it comes to politics.
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Which is why I am voting Libertarian in this election.Stormbringer wrote:You know why they're not electable, people like you won't vote for them. Until people do, it doesn't matter who they nominate.LadyTevar wrote:If the Green Party would throw up a candidate who'd have even a tiny chance of getting elected, I WOULDfrigidmagi wrote: Then you best vote Green Party because they are both lieing little weasels that cannot be trusted.
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I don't consider voting for a candidate I can honestly and whole heartedly support as throwing my vote away. Now if I voted for Kerry, that would be throwing my vote away.Admiral Valdemar wrote:"Go ahead, throw your vote away!"Alyrium Denryle wrote: Which is why I am voting Libertarian in this election.
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The question isn't whether it's a candidate you agree with or not. It's whether they have a snowball's chance in Hell of getting into office.Stormbringer wrote:I don't consider voting for a candidate I can honestly and whole heartedly support as throwing my vote away. Now if I voted for Kerry, that would be throwing my vote away.Admiral Valdemar wrote:"Go ahead, throw your vote away!"Alyrium Denryle wrote: Which is why I am voting Libertarian in this election.
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Oh yeah, that's a brilliant solution. It must be all Janet Jackson's fault that our lawmakers are uptight. We've got no one to blame for this but ourselves. Because guess who put those assholes in office?MKSheppard wrote:Lets all burn that stupid bitch Janet Jackson in effigy for that stupid
fucking wardrobe malfunction that led to this fucking bill.
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What's funny is that there are extremists on both sides of the spectrum that voted for this bill. So I don't want to hear Howard Stern bitch and moan about how the Repubs are trying to keep him down.
Personally, he not as funny as he used to be and now I can pretty much say he's just about over-rated
Personally, he not as funny as he used to be and now I can pretty much say he's just about over-rated
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And the reason they don't is that people won't vote for some one outside the major parties, making the whole mess a self fufilling prophecy. If you keep voting for one of the two parties and simply hoping then of course they don't stand a chance. Hope isn't a vote and counts for jack squat in an election.Admiral Valdemar wrote:The question isn't whether it's a candidate you agree with or not. It's whether they have a snowball's chance in Hell of getting into office.Stormbringer wrote:I don't consider voting for a candidate I can honestly and whole heartedly support as throwing my vote away. Now if I voted for Kerry, that would be throwing my vote away.Admiral Valdemar wrote: "Go ahead, throw your vote away!"
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