AMERICAN CONSERVATISM IN 2008 AND BEYOND

I think it was not conservatives who have attempted to capitalize on it or who demanded that head roll. I think it was parents in general, regardless of ideology, who initially protested it.

I mean when I'm sitting there with my grandchild or other young kids watching the Superbowl, I don't want to have to explain why Justin Timberlake is singing about stripping her naked before this night is through and then ripping the fabric off her bare breast.

especially since she had made a point of attaching a decorative pastie to her nipple that night-

Foxfyre wrote:

especially since she had made a point of attaching a decorative pastie to her nipple that night-

it was a nipple shield, not a pastie - standard issue for that type of piercing - there was an entertaining thread on the subject at the time

I dont know any conservative that cared one way or another about Janet and her "wardrobe malfunction".

Washington D.C. -- Christian Coalition of America, the largest pro-family grassroots organization in America, blames the lack of oversight by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) during the past several years for the outrageous National Football League's Super Bowl half-time show. CBS allowed its sister station, MTV, to air a segment in which rap singer Justin Timberlake disrobed singer Janet Jackson exposing her right breast in front of tens of millions of children all over the world.

President of the Christian Coalition of America Roberta Combs said, "Although legislation introduced in Congress to increase penalties for repeated offenses to $7.5 million per offense is a good start, Christian Coalition agrees with Mr. Michael Copps, one of the FCC Democrat commissioners that station licenses for repeated obscenity offenses should be revoked. The FCC itself has to accept most of the blame for last night's immoral broadcast on CBS. The FCC, with a 3 Republican member majority, has refused to punish the television networks for allowing the use of the F-word and for other outrageous behavior during the past year. And these so-called entertainers have taken advantage of the lack of oversight by the FCC."
Left-wing entertainers and the national television networks have been flaunting the broadcasting decency standards for years. It is time for Congress to apply some oversight to the Federal Communications Commission which hasn't been doing its job. Mrs. Combs said, "Congress needs to move aggressively to pass legislation which will finally and severely sanction those individuals and broadcasting companies and stations which violate decency standards. The American people demand it."

Foxfyre wrote:

especially since she had made a point of attaching a decorative pastie to her nipple that night-

it was a nipple shield, not a pastie - standard issue for that type of piercing - there was an entertaining thread on the subject at the time

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I don't believe that unconstitutional laws have ever been found to be illegal.

If they were deemed illegal, don't you think it should follow that those who perpetrated these illegalities, ie. the legislators, law enforcement, and the lower courts could/would all be subject to punishment? Should those same people be civilly liable?

http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?va=illegal&x=24&y=7
Main Entry: il·legal Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation: ()i(l), +
Function: adjective
Etymology: French or Medieval Latin; French illégal, from Medieval Latin illegalis, from Latin in- 1in- + legalis legal -- more at LEGAL
: contrary to or violating a law or rule or regulation or something else (as an established custom) having the force of law : UNLAWFUL, ILLICIT <the illegal use of taxpayers' money> <illegal> <an> <an> <an> -- compare NONLEGAL
- il·legally \"+\ adverb

http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?va=unlawful&x=27&y=8
Main Entry: un·lawful Pronunciation Guide
Pronunciation: "+
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English unlaweful, from 1un- + laweful lawful -- more at LAWFUL
1 : not lawful : contrary to or prohibited by law : not authorized or justified by law : not permitted or warranted by law <unlawful> <unlawful>
2 : acting contrary to or in defiance of the law : disobeying or disregarding the law <unlawful> <unlawful>
3 : contrary to normal or acceptable procedure : IRREGULAR; especially : not morally right or conventional <unlawful> <unlawful>
4 : born out of wedlock : ILLEGITIMATE

Thanks for the logical retort.
Rama

Harpers: The Justice Department's Inspector General (OIG) and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) have been investigating the firing of eight U.S. attorneys, including yourself, and their report is now due. The OPR has been heavily criticized lately for its failure to follow through on major investigations, and it has been manipulated--sometimes overtly--by political appointees. OIG has maintained its independence and integrity, however. Have you been interviewed in connection with this probe? Did it strike you as thorough and professional? Do you expect a report to be issued shortly, and if so, what are the major conclusions you would anticipate?

Iglesias: Yes, I was interviewed by attorneys from both OIG and OPR. They initially interviewed me in Albuquerque in June, 2007. They called me a couple more times with follow-up questions. I viewed them as professional and thorough. I expect the report to be filed any day now. I expect them to conclude that there is sufficient evidence to show that former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and former Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty committed perjury in their statements before Congressional committees and investigators. They may find that former McNulty chief of staff Mike Elston intimidated witnesses based on his calls to former U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins of Arkansas. I was aware that Elston had told Cummins that "the gloves would come off" if we kept speaking out about our forced resignations. I found out after In Justice went to print that Elston also told Cummins we would be "thrown under the bus" for our speaking out. It is appalling that a former career federal prosecutor like Elston would so flagrantly violate the law against witness intimidation. There may be enough evidence to warrant a formal investigation of conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges against Gonzales, McNulty and Elston.

Davis: Pressure To Rush David Hicks' Trial Came Day After Australian Ambassador Meeting

In March 2007, Australian native David Hicks, who was a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, became the first person to be sentenced by a military commission convened under the Military Commissions Act of 2006. Last February, Col. Morris Davis, the lead prosecutor in Hicks' trial, told the Australian that the Pentagon "leaned on" him to rush Hicks' trial, even though at the time he "had no regulations for trial by military commissions."

In an interview with WAMU's Diane Rehm yesterday, Morris added details of how "political influence" was involved in Hicks' trial. On January 9, 2007, Davis says the Defense Department's general counsel, William Haynes, called him up and asked, "how quickly can you charge David Hicks?"

Davis then noted that Haynes call came the day after "there was a meeting with the Australian ambassador" to the United States:

DAVIS: So, the major pieces were not in place and I'm having the DoD general counsel calling me up, the day after there was a meeting with the Australian ambassador, asking, "how quickly I could charge David Hicks."

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[the world should be so lucky]

But yesterday on CNN, Center for American Progress Action Fund Senior Vice President and former Clinton Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer Palmieri emphasized that even as a sitting president, Bill Clinton had "many" op-eds rejected by the Times:

"When I worked for President Clinton, "The New York Times" rejected many op-eds written by him as a sitting president of the United States."

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Rush is playing clips today of Ronald Reagan and JFK in Germany, Brandenburg Gate, and drawing comparison to Obama. Reagan and JFK both made speeches, condemning communism, and they were spectacular, and no Democrat would make such a speech today. They have no spine. Obama is after the tradition of appeasers, not great leaders. Tremendous bit of work by Rush and his staff.

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