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"J Young" |
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28 Nov 2005 05:04:35 AM |
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Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
"The amount of questionable content spilling across our screens is growing
by the year," Sen. Obama said at a press conference to release a new study
by the Kaiser Family Foundation that says the number of sex scenes on TV has
been increasing dramatically over the past several years.
"Once again, we find ourselves asking those in charge to serve the needs of
a nation that has a higher calling than simply peddling indecency and
materialism for profit," the senator said.
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| User: "No One" |
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28 Nov 2005 05:43:35 AM |
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"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
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| User: "Dennis Kemmerer" |
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28 Nov 2005 11:37:01 PM |
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"No One" <noone@nospam.pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net...
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in
and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in
a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
The fundies are too fucking dumb to use it.
OTOH, if suddenly this appeared in their tracts one Sunday..
'The LAWD commands YOU to use your almighty V-Chip or face eternal
dayum-NA-tion in the lake of fire and brimstone...'
....then they might be scared into learning how to use it. You could make a
fortune writing second-grade level instructions for them.
Then again, it's apparent they have problems figuring out where the on/off
switch is.
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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28 Nov 2005 04:08:57 PM |
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In <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news Sen.
Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress will
step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack
Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out how
to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they should
ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they should
encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Manuals these days are unreadable.
Then again, how could the American public tell?
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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Forgotten Already
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H1233272C
Feds are treating Louisiana like enemy
"...it may be that they may have written us off."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?O21E51C1C
http://www.nola.com
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| User: "L. Michael Roberts" |
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28 Nov 2005 07:02:26 PM |
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Mark K. Bilbo wrote:
In <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news Sen.
Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress will
step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack
Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out how
to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they should
ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they should
encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Manuals these days are unreadable.
http://www.controlyourtv.org/ has videos and plain language
explanations on how to use parental controls. If it is so important to
people, they should go to the web site and spend a few minutes to
educate themselves on how to use the technology to control their
children's viewing.
Then again, how could the American public tell?
Its not the majority of the American public that has problems
reading.... just the Religious Reich types who don't value education.
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+==================== L. Michael Roberts ======================+
This represents my personal opinion and NOT Company policy
Goderich, Ont, Canada. To reply, post a request for my valid E-mail
"Life is a sexually transmitted, terminal, condition"
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| User: "John Baker" |
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28 Nov 2005 06:05:59 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:08:57 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news Sen.
Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress will
step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack
Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out how
to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they should
ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they should
encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Manuals these days are unreadable.
A lot of them are translated directly from Japanese/Korean/Chinese
without bothering to correct syntax.
Then again, how could the American public tell?
Yet I seldom have trouble deciphering them. <G>
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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28 Nov 2005 10:33:17 PM |
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In <3mhmo15ugpnlarglh5e9hioihd6e2dgn8m@4ax.com>, John Baker
<nunya@bizniz.net> wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 10:08:57 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<alt-atheism@org.webmaster> wrote:
In <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news Sen.
Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress
will step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Manuals these days are unreadable.
A lot of them are translated directly from Japanese/Korean/Chinese without
bothering to correct syntax.
If not written in India.
(I have nothing against the folks over there but, really, a manual for an
English speaking audience should probably be written by a, you know,
speaker of English)
Then again, how could the American public tell?
Yet I seldom have trouble deciphering them. <G>
Whaddya? Canadian???
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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Forgotten Already
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H1233272C
Feds are treating Louisiana like enemy
"...it may be that they may have written us off."
http://makeashorterlink.com/?O21E51C1C
http://www.nola.com
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| User: "Andrealphus" |
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28 Nov 2005 11:51:55 AM |
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In News m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net,, No One at
noone@nospam.pacbell.net, typed this:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress
will step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
These idiots are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR.
--
Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded
fear. - Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Dennis Kemmerer" |
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28 Nov 2005 11:37:01 PM |
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"Andrealphus" <NOREALEMAIL10@THISADDRESS.FOAD> wrote in message
news:vbCif.9897$aA2.5008@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
In News m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net,, No One at
noone@nospam.pacbell.net, typed this:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress
will step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
These idiots are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR.
TIVO scares the living bejeebuz out of them.
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| User: "Andrealphus" |
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29 Nov 2005 02:36:04 AM |
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In News xwMif.21123$7h7.17877@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com,, Dennis Kemmerer
at dk@suespammers.org, typed this:
"Andrealphus" <NOREALEMAIL10@THISADDRESS.FOAD> wrote in message
news:vbCif.9897$aA2.5008@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...
In News m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net,, No One at
noone@nospam.pacbell.net, typed this:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier
for parents to control what their children view on television,
Congress will step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired
by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured
out how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe
they should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or
maybe they should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
These idiots are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR.
TIVO scares the living bejeebuz out of them.
LOL!
--
Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded
fear. – Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Mimi Cohen" |
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28 Nov 2005 02:40:01 PM |
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Andrealphus wrote:
In News m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net,, No One at
noone@nospam.pacbell.net, typed this:
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents to control what their children view on television, Congress
will step in and legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
These idiots are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR.
:)
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| User: "Jafo" |
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28 Nov 2005 04:54:27 PM |
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As viewed from alt.california, Andrealphus wrote:
These idiots are still trying to figure out how to program their VCR.
These people are called "twelve o'clock flashers". :)
--
Jafo
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| User: "Boy Toy" |
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28 Nov 2005 06:30:10 AM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:43:35 GMT, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote in message <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Fundies can't read manuals.
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28 Nov 2005 06:40:22 AM |
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Boy Toy wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:43:35 GMT, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote in message <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Fundies can't read manuals.
It's not fundamentalist to protect your children from tv violence. Look
at this Penn State study:
"In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100
pre-school children were observed both before and after watching
television. Some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent
acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. The
researchers noticed real differences between the children who watched
the violent shows and those who watched non-violent ones.
Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to strike out
at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less willing to wait
for things than those children who watched non-violent programmes."
Copied from http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
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| User: "Dennis Kemmerer" |
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28 Nov 2005 11:37:01 PM |
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<nbatra@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:1133160022.956843.297320@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
Boy Toy wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:43:35 GMT, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote in message <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for
parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step
in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.,
in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Fundies can't read manuals.
It's not fundamentalist to protect your children from tv violence. Look
at this Penn State study:
"In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100
pre-school children were observed both before and after watching
television. Some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent
acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. The
researchers noticed real differences between the children who watched
the violent shows and those who watched non-violent ones.
Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to strike out
at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less willing to wait
for things than those children who watched non-violent programmes."
Copied from http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
Children who watch violent programs are more likely to be violent
themselves, just as children who are exposed to fundie brainwashing are more
likely to be prejudiced, ignorant and bigoted.
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| User: "Andrealphus" |
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29 Nov 2005 02:38:09 AM |
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In News xwMif.21122$7h7.17375@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com,, Dennis Kemmerer
at dk@suespammers.org, typed this:
Children who watch violent programs are more likely to be violent
themselves, just as children who are exposed to fundie brainwashing
are more likely to be prejudiced, ignorant and bigoted.
What kills me is that they took all the violent scenes out of the Bugs Bunny
Cartoons, but parents will let their kids watch all manner of blood, guts,
and gore in regular programming, movie rentals, and video games.
--
Question with boldness even the existence of god; because if there be
one, he must more approve the homage of reason than that of blindfolded
fear. – Thomas Jefferson
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| User: "Boy Toy" |
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28 Nov 2005 07:27:00 AM |
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On 27 Nov 2005 22:40:22 -0800, wrote in message
<1133160022.956843.297320@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>
Boy Toy wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:43:35 GMT, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote in message <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Fundies can't read manuals.
It's not fundamentalist to protect your children from tv violence. Look
at this Penn State study:
"In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100
pre-school children were observed both before and after watching
television. Some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent
acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. The
researchers noticed real differences between the children who watched
the violent shows and those who watched non-violent ones.
Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to strike out
at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less willing to wait
for things than those children who watched non-violent programmes."
Copied from http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
So read the manuals and use the v-chip. Don't expect the government
to raise your family for you. Exercise some personal responsibility!
Instead of whining for big government to handle it, try solbing the
problems yourself. It's not hard. Even a moronic fundie should be
able to handle it (were they able to think for themselves, that is.)
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| User: "Mimi Cohen" |
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28 Nov 2005 02:39:20 PM |
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Boy Toy wrote:
On 27 Nov 2005 22:40:22 -0800, wrote in message
<1133160022.956843.297320@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>
Boy Toy wrote:
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:43:35 GMT, No One <noone@nospam.pacbell.net>
wrote in message <m3zmnp5nwn.fsf@nospam.pacbell.net>
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> writes:
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured out
how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe they
should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe they
should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Fundies can't read manuals.
It's not fundamentalist to protect your children from tv violence. Look
at this Penn State study:
"In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100
pre-school children were observed both before and after watching
television. Some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent
acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. The
researchers noticed real differences between the children who watched
the violent shows and those who watched non-violent ones.
Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to strike out
at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less willing to wait
for things than those children who watched non-violent programmes."
Copied from http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
So read the manuals and use the v-chip. Don't expect the government
to raise your family for you. Exercise some personal responsibility!
Instead of whining for big government to handle it, try solbing the
problems yourself. It's not hard. Even a moronic fundie should be
able to handle it (were they able to think for themselves, that is.)
One might also suggest that they stop using the TV for a babysitter, if
*THEY* spent more time with their kids there'd be less TV watching to
begin with.
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| User: "Craig Chilton" |
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28 Nov 2005 07:36:27 AM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:27:00 GMT,
"Boy Toy" <BoyToy@Toyz4Boyz.com> wrote:
<nbatra@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
"Boy Toy" wrote:
"No One" wrote:]
[ ... ]
Whatever happened to the 'V' chip, and why haven't people figured
out how to use them? Instead of picking on the broadcasters, maybe
they should ask the manufacturers to write better manuals - or maybe
they should encourage consumers to RTFM. :-)
Fundies can't read manuals.
It's not fundamentalist to protect your children from tv violence. Look
at this Penn State study:
"In one study done at Pennsylvania State University, about 100
pre-school children were observed both before and after watching
television. Some watched cartoons that had many aggressive and violent
acts; others watched shows that didn't have any kind of violence. The
researchers noticed real differences between the children who watched
the violent shows and those who watched non-violent ones.
Children who watched the violent shows were more likely to strike out
at playmates, argue, disobey authority and were less willing to wait
for things than those children who watched non-violent programmes."
Copied from http://www.abelard.org/tv/tv.htm
So read the manuals and use the v-chip. Don't expect the govern-
ment to raise your family for you. Exercise some personal responsibility!
Instead of whining for big government to handle it, try solbing the
problems yourself. It's not hard. Even a moronic fundie should be
able to handle it (were they able to think for themselves, that is.)
Any kid who has one or two parents who are RRR Cult lemmings
is facing FAR greater problems in his/her life that ever could be presented
to them in the form of watching ANY amount of violence on TV.
-- Craig Chilton <xanadu222_@mchsi.com>
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RRR cult lemmings... dumber than dirt.
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 05:35:01 AM |
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I wish he would do something about 20+ minutes of each hour of annoying,
irritating, aggravating, exacerbating, maddening commercials. They've
got so bad that I have just about quit watching any TV.
I believe these commercials are responsible for the belligerence and
anti social behavior of the People stuck under the TV for any length of
time.
That and the natture of the "Talkies" they pass off as entertainment.
The "actors"? don't move they just talk us and each other to death.
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| User: "Jenn" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 05:09:09 AM |
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In article <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
In what way do democrats "promote" deviants in the TV medium?
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| User: "Robin" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 10:18:31 PM |
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"Jenn" <jennconducts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:jennconducts-492443.21094727112005@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
In article <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants
is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
In what way do democrats "promote" deviants in the TV medium?
Didn't you hear? It was Bill Clinton that talked Janet into the "wardrobe
malfunction." Bill is the cause of all that is wrong with America! This
morning he was at the Supreme Court chiseling away the dental molding.
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| User: "Jenn" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
29 Nov 2005 12:41:41 AM |
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In article <XmLif.608083$xm3.24648@attbi_s21>,
"Robin" <robinandtami@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
"Jenn" <jennconducts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:jennconducts-492443.21094727112005@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
In article <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants
is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
In what way do democrats "promote" deviants in the TV medium?
Didn't you hear? It was Bill Clinton that talked Janet into the "wardrobe
malfunction." Bill is the cause of all that is wrong with America! This
morning he was at the Supreme Court chiseling away the dental molding.
Oh, I see...
:-)
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| User: "David Jensen" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 10:25:42 PM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:18:31 GMT, in alt.atheism
"Robin" <robinandtami@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in
<XmLif.608083$xm3.24648@attbi_s21>:
"Jenn" <jennconducts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:jennconducts-492443.21094727112005@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
In article <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants
is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
In what way do democrats "promote" deviants in the TV medium?
Didn't you hear? It was Bill Clinton that talked Janet into the "wardrobe
malfunction." Bill is the cause of all that is wrong with America! This
morning he was at the Supreme Court chiseling away the dental molding.
Oh, dear. When you said Clinton the wrong Janet (Reno) came to mind.
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| User: "Robin" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 10:48:44 PM |
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"David Jensen" <david@dajensen-family.com> wrote in message
news:0r0no1tg4tc8j7kfv45q6oaflok8697dil@4ax.com...
On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:18:31 GMT, in alt.atheism
"Robin" <robinandtami@hotmail.nospam.com> wrote in
<XmLif.608083$xm3.24648@attbi_s21>:
"Jenn" <jennconducts@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:jennconducts-492443.21094727112005@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com...
In article <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins
to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these
deviants
is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
In what way do democrats "promote" deviants in the TV medium?
Didn't you hear? It was Bill Clinton that talked Janet into the "wardrobe
malfunction." Bill is the cause of all that is wrong with America! This
morning he was at the Supreme Court chiseling away the dental molding.
Oh, dear. When you said Clinton the wrong Janet (Reno) came to mind.
LMAO, I think I would have to protest the FCC over that wardrobe
malfunction!
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| User: "• Ninure Saunders" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 02:19:40 PM |
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In article <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>, "J Young"
<youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
-You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
-call for decency and family values to be injected into television
-programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants is
-now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
Talk about itony that you would praise a Black man, a Dempcrat, who also says:
³A belief that we are connected as one people. If theres a child on the
south side of Chicago who cant read, that matters to me, even if its not
my child. If theres a senior citizen somewhere who cant pay for her
prescription and has to choose between medicine and the rent, that makes
my life poorer, even if its not my grandmother. If theres an Arab
American family being rounded up without benefit of an attorney or due
process, that threatens my civil liberties. Its that fundamental beliefI
am my brothers keeper, I am my sisters keeperthat makes this country work.
Its what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come
together as a single American family. E pluribus unum. Out of many, one.:
- Barack Obama, Democratic Convention Key Note Speech
That is true morals....the kind of thing that YOU and yours stands
resolutely against.
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Pax Christi,
• Ninure Saunders aka Rainbow Christian
Jesus is my Shepherd and He knows I'm Gay
http://Ninure-Saunders.tk
My Yahoo Group
http://Ninure.tk
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches
http://www.MCCchurch.org
The Bible Site - help provide free scripture
http://www.thebiblesite.org
To send e-mail, remove nohate from address
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| User: "Dionisio" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 12:10:35 PM |
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J Young wrote:
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television
The manufacturers of *all* television sets include a handy little
feature known as the "power button."
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"If Christians want us to believe in a Redeemer, let them act redeemed."
--Voltaire
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| User: "L. Michael Roberts" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 06:59:53 PM |
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J Young wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming.
Almost all TV sets and VCR/DVD units manufactured recently contain a "V
chip" that allows parents to control what kids can watch - even when the
parents are not around. Read the manual and use the technology provided!
In fact, many US cable channels are running commercials to explains
this to people and are directing them to a web site. At
http://www.controlyourtv.org/ you can find all the information you need
on how to control the content on your TV. Don't expect the government
to raise your children for you, exercise some parental responsibility
and RTFM or go to the web site!
<snip political posturing>
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+==================== L. Michael Roberts ======================+
This represents my personal opinion and NOT Company policy
Goderich, Ont, Canada. To reply, post a request for my valid E-mail
"Life is a sexually transmitted, terminal, condition"
+================================================================+
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| User: "S. Maizlich" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 07:39:43 AM |
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J Young wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
What's "ironic" about it? It's an opportunity to
exercise power; nothing more.
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| User: "Boy Toy" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 05:34:19 AM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:04:35 -0500, "J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com>
wrote in message <--ednU2PINfJDRfenZ2dnUVZ_sudnZ2d@giganews.com>
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
It's pretty hard to beat the republican fundies. Here's a hit list of
book burnings from a link on
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bookburning/bookburning.htm
indicating their brand of "family values" (i.e., ignorance and hate._
Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Auel, Jean. The Valley of Horses
Baldwin, James. Another Country
______. Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone
Bradbury, Ray. The Martian Chronicles
Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg. Ox-Bow Incident
Conrad, Joseph. The ***** of the Narcissus
Fast, Howard. Citizen Tom Paine
Faulkner, William. As I Lay Dying
Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl
Garcia-Marquez, Gabriel. One Hundred Years of Solitude
Gardner, John. Grendel
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies
Hansberry, Lorraine. Raisin in the Sun
Hughes, Langston. The Best Short Stories by Negro Writers
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World
Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll's House
Kesey, Ken. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Knowles, John. A Separate Peace
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird
Loewen, James W., and Charles Sallis, eds.Mississippi: Conflict and
Change
Malamud, Bernard. The Fixer
Malory, Sir Thomas. Le Morte D'Arthur
Manchester, William. Death of a President
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible
______. Death of a Salesman
Mitchell, Margaret. Gone with the Wind
Orwell, George. 1984
Rushdie, Salman. The Satanic Verses
Sartre, Jean-Paul. Existentialism and Human Emotions
Steinbeck, John. The Grapes of Wrath
Suzuki, D. T. Zen Buddhism: Selected Writings
Terkel, Studs. Working
Walker, Alice. The Color Purple
Wallace, Terry. Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black
Veterans
Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie
Wright, Richard. Black Boy
______. Native Son
CLASSIC targets
Aristophanes. Lysistrata
Bacon, Sir Francis. The Advancement of Learning
The Bible: Martin Luther's Translation; Revised Standard Version; The
Living Bible
Chaucer, Geoffrey. Canterbury Tales
Eliot, George. Adam Bede
Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter
Homer. The Odyssey
Machiavelli, Niccolo. The Prince
Molière. Tartuffe
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth
______. The Merchant of Venice
______. Richard II
______. Romeo and Juliet
Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver's Travels
Voltaire, François M. Candide
FAVORITE TARGETS
Salinger, J. D. The Catcher in the Rye
Steinbeck, John. Of Mice and Men
Twain, Mark [Samuel Clemens]. The Advenures of Huckleberry Finn
Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughterhouse Five
YOUNG READERS' TARGETS
Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz
Blume, Judy. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
Carroll, Lewis. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Cinderella
Dramer, Dan. Monsters
L'Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Little Red Riding Hood
Rumpelstiltskin
Sendak, Maurice. In the Night Kitchen
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Oops, let not forget JK Rowland (Harry Potter)
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And we have got to fight it with something better, not try to conceal
the thinking of our own people. They are part of America. And even if
they think ideas that are contrary to ours, their right to say them,
their right to record them, and their right to have them at places
where they're accessible to others is unquestioned, or it's not
America.
—Dwight David Eisenhower
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| User: "satyr" |
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| Title: Re: Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act |
28 Nov 2005 05:55:14 AM |
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:04:35 -0500, "J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com>
wrote:
You know things are getting out of hand when a leading Democrat begins to
call for decency and family values to be injected into television
programming. The party that usually promotes and protects these deviants is
now taking the lead in trying to curb their excesses. Talk about irony.
http://www.tvweek.com/printwindow.cms?newsId=8885&pageType=news
Sen. Obama Warns TV to Clean Up or Congress Will Act
If the industry doesn't take significant steps to make it easier for parents
to control what their children view on television, Congress will step in and
legislate. That was a warning shot fired by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in a
speech Wednesday in Washington.
Every TV made in the last ~10 years has the ability to block programs
based on content. It is the most unused feature ever put on a
consumer electronic device. Barack should stick to giving hell to the
GOP and not worry about TV shows.
--
satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab
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