[Scenic Sounds]

Oh, that stuff is really disgusting. And, you know what, I sometimes wonder how many people would have been exposed to that or to the Maplethorpe (sp?) photos had they not been subjected to all the publicity generated by those who opposed them.

[weegee]

So we should pay for it and then hide it in a closet?

Maplethorpe, Karen Finlay, and others in the NEA bruhaha were already famous when they got their grants.

Let the private sector fund their trash. Do you have a problem with holding the artists who "create" on the public dime accountable to that same public?

If these freeloaders weren't getting NEA grants, it would have put that much more money out there (from the limited funds) for other arts programs.

[weegee]

Few of us could have visited the White House and seen Hillary's Christmas tree decorated with condoms and syringes but that still doesn't mean that we shouldn't know what is on exhibit in America's White House.

And because of the place of honor that holds I don't care if the tree was paid for with public or private funds.