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On 9/11 Howard Stern was one of the few broadcasters, outside of the news
media, to stay on the air while members of his own staff evacuated the building. He did this at the request of several senators and officials. Throughout the 9/11 tragedy, which has NOT ended, he was a voice of reason, rage and confusion. In short, he echoed what much of us felt. I've heard Stern do a lot of bits and sketches that were offensive, funny, mean spirited and plain disgusting. But If I didn't like something I'd simply tune the dial elsewhere. He's not on at a time when children can listen and parents should control this anyway. His humor is generally "adult" and his politics liberal. If the "religious wrong" manages to get him shut down, he'll be missed by many, myself included. He's the polar opposite of Rush, Cousin Brucie and a long list of conservative bland broadcasting that provokes compliance and conformity rather than independent thought. When a whole country is "shocked" by a woman's exposed breast, you know things have gone too far. Other countries, with far more liberal media (and far fewer sexual assault cases) have learned that this sort of suppression is unhealthy. Once again, the U.S.A. is a laughing stock, looking as religiously dangerous and radical as members of God's Army. I'm convinced that Stern will find another venue for his material and politics, but everyone who likes the novel idea of free speech should be writing letters to the FCC and congress. I'm asking you to NOT lie back and expect intelligence and freedom to prevail. There are people who want to systematically strip away your rights by way of legally limiting your choices...while still calling it freedom. "They" can't sleep at night because they are worried what you will do with your own body and mind. "They" can't rest because they are worried about who your sexual partner is. And "They" certainly can't live their own lives when a voice like Stern's approves of gay marriage, abortion, civil rights while openly satirizing the religious right. Get mad, folks. Take action. Write a letter. Don't let these ****ing moronic maniacs tell you how to breath, then try to tax it! Again, enjoy your season of sailing. Capt. Robert B NY |
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Thanks for a bit of reason. In Europe we're still laughing at all the fuss
over a boob. What a weird country where exposure of a woman's breast creates such a fuss, yet prime time television is full of violence and guns. Sex is healthy and good for you, getting your head blown off by a gun is rather unhealthy and bad for the spirit. It seems obvious to me which should be censored more - but I know that America disagrees... |
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There is no boob lobby in America.
Thanks for a bit of reason. In Europe we're still laughing at all the fuss over a boob. What a weird country where exposure of a woman's breast creates such a fuss, yet prime time television is full of violence and guns. Sex is healthy and good for you, getting your head blown off by a gun is rather unhealthy and bad for the spirit. It seems obvious to me which should be censored more - but I know that America disagrees... |
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It is rather odd that we would encourage our children to enjoy what is
argueably one of the most violent sports (football) they freak out because they were exposed to an organ intended to feed children with. Jeeze, have we forgotten why women have breasts? It's ALMOST as stupid as the gun phobia that infects Europe. US burgulars ply their trade when victims are out because they know that we are armed and will eagerly shoot them but Euro criminals prefer to rob occupied dwellings because they know you are psychologically incapable of self defense. Different strokes for ..... "Ric" wrote in message ... Thanks for a bit of reason. In Europe we're still laughing at all the fuss over a boob. What a weird country where exposure of a woman's breast creates such a fuss, yet prime time television is full of violence and guns. Sex is healthy and good for you, getting your head blown off by a gun is rather unhealthy and bad for the spirit. It seems obvious to me which should be censored more - but I know that America disagrees... |
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"SkitchNYC" wrote in message ... There is no boob lobby in America. LOL! Maybe there should be one. |
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"Vito" wrote in message ... It's ALMOST as stupid as the gun phobia that infects Europe. US burgulars ply their trade when victims are out because they know that we are armed and will eagerly shoot them but Euro criminals prefer to rob occupied dwellings because they know you are psychologically incapable of self defense. Different strokes for ..... It must suck having to lug a gun with you everywhere in the US for "self-defence". I hate even having to carry a cell-phone. What a restriction on your personal liberty! |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:01:25 +0100, "Ric" wrote:
"Vito" wrote in message ... It's ALMOST as stupid as the gun phobia that infects Europe. US burgulars ply their trade when victims are out because they know that we are armed and will eagerly shoot them but Euro criminals prefer to rob occupied dwellings because they know you are psychologically incapable of self defense. Different strokes for ..... It must suck having to lug a gun with you everywhere in the US for "self-defence". I hate even having to carry a cell-phone. What a restriction on your personal liberty! It really isn't the gun that is so bad. The bulletproof vest and the bandoliers of ammunition do chafe and get hot in the summer, though..:) |
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"Ric" wrote in message ...
Thanks for a bit of reason. In Europe we're still laughing at all the fuss over a boob. We thought it was tasteless and not presented in the proper forum. What a weird country where exposure of a woman's breast creates such a fuss, It was not the display of janets hooter. It was her sticking out in front of millions of children. yet prime time television is full of violence and guns. Expected violence and guns, If parents object to kids seeing violence and guns they can chose other programming. If we knew Janet was going to flash us with her decorated augmented leather bound bossum, we would of sent little Jane or Dick to the other room during the halftime slut show. Sex is healthy and good for you, Who said it was not good and healthy? The diffrence is between the Sex and the Sleeze. Americans are sexy. Guess what Europeans are? getting your head blown off by a gun is rather unhealthy and bad for the spirit. Thats correct O brainiac. We would raise a fuss if during the SuperBowl halftime Janet blew her head off~~~~just not as much a fuss. It seems obvious to me which should be censored more - but I know that America disagrees... We do not like any censorship, We expect more of our public preformers than to flash us at the Superbowl. Most see it as a washed up singer trying to create a scandal. This type of action is back firing just ask the Dixie Bitches. You urapeein's laugh at and hunch most things in public, your reply is typical of a PN. But get it thru your thick skull ~~ It was not about her tit. Capt. American |
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"Capt.American" wrote in message om... "Ric" wrote in message ... Thanks for a bit of reason. In Europe we're still laughing at all the fuss over a boob. We thought it was tasteless and not presented in the proper forum. Why on earth do you imagine that children have never seen a woman's boob before? What do you imagine they sucked on when they were little? And why on earth do you imagine it damaging for children to see a woman's breast? The weird US attitude to women's breasts probably explains the social pressure on young women in US to have entirely unhealthy silicon implants. |
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Actually, gun ownership in the US isn't as widespread as you might think.
Vito also misses one very important fact, most of the stolen weapons on the streets of the US come from.......drum roll please.........home burglaries!!!!!!! guns, especially handguns, being portable, valuable and easy to sell. This myth about self-defense is simply something tossed out by the NRA to promote gun ownership. The responsible handgun owner has his weapon locked and unloaded, a burglar comes in the house(generally unarmed, most states in the US have fairly draconian penalties associated with the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony) and the homeowner is supposed to unlock the weapon, load it and capture the burglar? BWAHAHAHAHHAHA. Burglars target unoccupied dwellings because......another drumroll please......it increases their likelihood of NOT GETTING CAUGHT. Real simple stuff. The alternative, keeping an unlocked loaded gun in the house increases the chance of little Billy blowing his own or his friends brains out, as the authorities in this major metropolitan area(Detroit) will sadly confirm. Or, in the worst case scenario, getting those gun(s) and going somewhere and massacring half of the school. Oh well, just the price to pay if you want to live in the greatest, freest country on the planet. John Cairns "Ric" wrote in message ... "Vito" wrote in message ... It's ALMOST as stupid as the gun phobia that infects Europe. US burgulars ply their trade when victims are out because they know that we are armed and will eagerly shoot them but Euro criminals prefer to rob occupied dwellings because they know you are psychologically incapable of self defense. Different strokes for ..... It must suck having to lug a gun with you everywhere in the US for "self-defence". I hate even having to carry a cell-phone. What a restriction on your personal liberty! |
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You mean you don't all start shooting each other as soon as you have a row
over a hamburger? C'mon, you're pulling my leg, we have documentaries like Starsky & Hutch on the telly here in France about life in Amerika and they always pull out their guns after tops a couple of minutes of dialogue. I once emailed the NRA expressing concern that I couldn't prebook over the internet for pick up at Miami airport a decent rifle to defend myself whilst I took my family to Disneyland, adding that if possible I would like lightweight handguns for my two children (aged 4 and 6) and a grenade-launcher for my wife. They sent me back a very nice email saying that I made a very valid point and said they had forwarded it to some congressman or other for consideration. |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:14:50 GMT, felton wrote
this crap: It really isn't the gun that is so bad. The bulletproof vest and the bandoliers of ammunition do chafe and get hot in the summer, though..:) My valet carries the ammo. This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe |
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You mean your pimp?
-- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Horvath" wrote in message ... On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:14:50 GMT, felton wrote this crap: It really isn't the gun that is so bad. The bulletproof vest and the bandoliers of ammunition do chafe and get hot in the summer, though..:) My valet carries the ammo. This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe |
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Hahah... well, that's pretty funny. We "don't like any censorship," but
you're quite willing to censor the Dixies. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Capt.American" wrote in message om... We do not like any censorship, We expect more of our public preformers than to flash us at the Superbowl. Most see it as a washed up singer trying to create a scandal. This type of action is back firing just ask the Dixie Bitches. |
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In article , Jonathan Ganz
wrote: Hahah... well, that's pretty funny. We "don't like any censorship," but you're quite willing to censor the Dixies. Sorry, John, gotta disagree with you. A consumer boycott is not censorship. AFAIK the US govt hasn't banned the Dixies' songs, performances et al. I boycott Greenpeace and their ilk because I think they're mainly wrong, pretty wholly dishonest and becoming part of the problem. I'm not calling for them to be banned, tho. Peter Wiley |
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I said he was "willing" to do it, not the gov't actually doing it,
so there's nothing to disagree about unless you think they should be censored. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Peter Wiley" wrote in message . .. In article , Jonathan Ganz wrote: Hahah... well, that's pretty funny. We "don't like any censorship," but you're quite willing to censor the Dixies. Sorry, John, gotta disagree with you. A consumer boycott is not censorship. AFAIK the US govt hasn't banned the Dixies' songs, performances et al. I boycott Greenpeace and their ilk because I think they're mainly wrong, pretty wholly dishonest and becoming part of the problem. I'm not calling for them to be banned, tho. Peter Wiley |
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Vito stated: they freak out because
they were exposed to an organ intended to feed children with. I think that if the press hadn't amde such a big issue about it and kept = the media hype going, the whole incident would have been a big nothing. = All it was was a desperate attempt to draw attention away from her = brother's sick little predicament out there on his Rainbow Ranch of = Raunch and Rancidness. Had nothing to do with her boob at all. --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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felton observed:=20
the bandoliers of ammunition do chafe and get hot in the summer Yeah, and they're hell to wear when you're a woman....that buckle always = gets you right in the cleavage... --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Ric observed:we have documentaries like
Starsky & Hutch on the telly here=20 And we watch that docudrama, Benny Hill, from Great Britain all the = time.....and of course, every Brit woman looks just like Hyacinth = Bucket....=20 --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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Horvy asked"=20
There is no boob lobby in America. What about NOW? Those wimmen have smaller boobs than you have.... --=20 katysails s/v Chanteuse Kirie Elite 32 http://katysails.tripod.com "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein |
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It really isn't the gun that is so bad. The bulletproof vest BULLETPROOF VEST!???? Isn't that passive-defence? You must be one of those pinko massachusetts homocrats I read about on President Bush's website. Surely the real all american solution is just to get a BIGGER GUN than the bad guy? |
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It really isn't the gun that is so bad. The bulletproof vest
Ric wrote: BULLETPROOF VEST!???? Isn't that passive-defence? You must be one of those pinko massachusetts homocrats I read about on President Bush's website. Surely the real all american solution is just to get a BIGGER GUN than the bad guy? That's why SUVs are so popular... you can carry more & bigger guns. Remember, when SUVs are outlawed, only outlaws will drive SUVs DSK |
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 07:59:03 +0100, "Ric" wrote:
It really isn't the gun that is so bad. The bulletproof vest BULLETPROOF VEST!???? Isn't that passive-defence? You must be one of those pinko massachusetts homocrats I read about on President Bush's website. Surely the real all american solution is just to get a BIGGER GUN than the bad guy? Not quite...I live in Texas and I need something for protection while I am reloading. My grandfather was a rancher who always carried two handguns in his truck. I once asked him why he needed two. He replied that if someone managed to take one away from him and stick it up his ass, he needed another one to blow it out with:) |
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Never heard of them so I guess the answer is no. Censorship is amusing in a way; one group want you to stop looking at/reading about sex and the other about weapons, as a broad generalisation. I manage to live very happily without a TV or radio and listen to music on CD's. OTOH my book collection is eclectic. In article , Jonathan Ganz wrote: I said he was "willing" to do it, not the gov't actually doing it, so there's nothing to disagree about unless you think they should be censored. |
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I don't want anyone or any viewpoint censored. I wouldn't mind
a reduction in volume for some, but that's about it. Only possible exception would be spammers. :-) -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "Peter Wiley" wrote in message . .. Never heard of them so I guess the answer is no. Censorship is amusing in a way; one group want you to stop looking at/reading about sex and the other about weapons, as a broad generalisation. I manage to live very happily without a TV or radio and listen to music on CD's. OTOH my book collection is eclectic. In article , Jonathan Ganz wrote: I said he was "willing" to do it, not the gov't actually doing it, so there's nothing to disagree about unless you think they should be censored. |
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