Posted on 08/22/2006 12:04:00 PM PDT by King of Florida
NEW YORK - Pornographic movies now seem nearly as pervasive in America's hotel rooms as tiny shampoo bottles, and the lodging industry shows little concern as conservative activists rev up a protest campaign aimed at triggering a federal crackdown.
A coalition of 13 conservative groups — including the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America — took out full-page ads in some editions of USA Today earlier this month urging the Justice Department and FBI to investigate whether some of the pay-per-view movies widely available in hotels violate federal and state obscenity laws.
The coalition also is trying to draw attention to CleanHotels.com, a directory of hotels and motels nationwide that pledge to exclude adult offerings from their in-room entertainment service.
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Aren't they about 25 years late?
Now most hotels have free wireless connection to the Internet.
"I haven't met a Registered Sex offender yet that didn't have big time trouble being addicted to pornography."
So, you meet with registered sex offenders often?
"Let me get this straight: they were so shocked that they watched 10 hours as a research project? You have to wonder what their findings were."
I've never worked for anyone who would reimburse movies.
Actually, I've never asked. I've always presumed that the in-room movie was in the same category as the sports magazine purchased in the hotel store - my responsibility.
Shalom.
Besides, HBO shows full frontal male and female anatomy in their sex shows.
The point is moot with regards to the pay per view offerings when one considers what is in the general cable channels that can be seen at most hotels.
And I'd rather live in a world full of swing music and jazz.
It's more heterosexual, don't you know.
Can we get together on this? You can ban hotel porn if I can ban rock and roll.
Yeah there's an excellent use for the Fibbie's....... what an absolute waste of time and my tax dollars.
There was a time when conservatives didn't like the Feds getting involved in their daily lives.
Shalom.
13 Feb. 1829
Letters 4:14--15
For a like reason, I made no reference to the "power to regulate commerce among the several States." I always foresaw that difficulties might be started in relation to that power which could not be fully explained without recurring to views of it, which, however just, might give birth to specious though unsound objections. Being in the same terms with the power over foreign commerce, the same extent, if taken literally, would belong to it. Yet it is very certain that it grew out of the abuse of the power by the importing States in taxing the non-importing, and was intended as a negative and preventive provision against injustice among the States themselves, rather than as a power to be used for the positive purposes of the General Government, in which alone, however, the remedial power could be lodged.
The Founders' Constitution
Volume 2, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 (Commerce), Document 19
Now under what enumerated power do these people envision the federal government making sure nobody watches pornography in a hotel?
"But do they have sex under the sheets?"
My guess would be that different couples do dfferent things. And the same couple does different things on different nights. At least that's been my personal epxerience.
"Does the lonely business traveller sit on the bed and stroke or go under the covers?"
I give up. What's the answer?
I never said I wanted to ban anything.
Jazz is for people who don't like coherent thought.
Shalom.
There is a large group posting here--much larger even than the self-described "libertarians"--who seem to love porn so much that they regard the chance to view it as their most basic human and constitutional right. They turn out in droves whenever anyone suggests restricting it (not banning it, just restricting it) to keep it away from kids.
Just a few years ago (when most of these guys were young), porn was an "under the counter" sort of business, the sort of thing associated with dirty old men in raincoats. The idea that children would routinely be exposed to it was just unthinkable.
The cultural decline in this country has been precipitous, and it's certainly not all the fault of liberals.
HA HA HA HA
"Dude, ... sarcasm."
Stop that at once. You'll spoil everything. ;>}
It says right in the conclusion what their findings were: "...it inflames the lust and can even lead to homosexual behavior, even between normally heterosexual adults...".
"Uh, you guys do know who the Church Lady is, don't you?"
Huh? You mean the person who writes the ChurchLadyBlog? Nope...never met her.
If you're trying to think and listen to jazz, you don't get it.
This is exactly why it's so popular in hotel rooms (and why broadband has taken off). Men are ashamed and, so, want to remain anonymous. Those who want to make a buck off that shame find a way.
Shalom.
"Does the lonely business traveller sit on the bed and stroke or go under the covers?
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EWWWW! Lalalala! I can't hear you.
I've never worked for anyone who would reimburse movies.
Abuse of movies, minibars, room service etc would be brought up when necessary but we were pretty liberal as we wanted our people to have the conveniences of home, just not overdo it.
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