Posted on 05/05/2009 4:32:28 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3
A measure that would prevent radio and television broadcasters from airing advertising between 6 a.m.-10 p.m. related to erectile dysfunction has popped up again in Congress.
Jim Moran, the left-leaning Virginia Democrat who first introduced the Families for ED Advertising Decency Act in Congress in 2005, along with fellow Democrat Robert Brady of Pennsylvania, reintroduced the measure on April 29 with the aim to "prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and for other purposes."
The prohibition would apply to all "pioneer and generic drugs that are medications for treatment of erectile dysfunction or male enhancement," says the measure, now known in legislative terms as H.R. 2175.
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As long as they’re broadcast at 3:00 in the morning....
Writer seems to be a stand up comedian.
Oooooh... THIS ban will hit the pharmas hard...
Does it seem as if it is some men, particularly, who are upset by these ads?
It seems to be an overinflated problem. ;-P
Hopefully, ads for sanitary napkins and the like.
"Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
Agreed, a slippery downward slope.
Wonder if this will apply to the new Trojan personal massager commercial running on TV (would love to the parents of a young girl explaining that one...).
Maybe they should just set limits on overinflation ^_^
Bread and circuses ...
If this thread last over 4 hours, call a doctor!
If the ban lasts more than four hours, call your doctor.
The lube ads are also pretty lowbrow.
Who is Bill Banning, and why is everybody making fun of his medical condition?
10/15/07
failed.
Who will advertise when PGA Tournaments are televised?
That's how I read it the first time: "Who is this guy?"
Jim Moran, the left-leaning Virginia Democrat who first introduced the Families for ED Advertising Decency Act in Congress in 2005, along with fellow Democrat Robert Brady of Pennsylvania, reintroduced the measure on April 29 with the aim to “prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and for other purposes.”
Lets get this straight. NO PUN INTENDED. These members of the Democrat Political Party want to ban ads for erectile dysfunction, a natural medical condition for which there are effective medicines, to protect “children”. Yet the Democrat Political Party is the main pusher of teaching homosexual activity is normanl to our children in our schools? I doubt these idiots even see the irony in that.......
No more his and her bathtubs?
The ads for BIG improvements during baseball games and primetime tv are a bit much.
Obviously, the appropriate kickbacks and payoffs were
not delivered on time to Congress this week.
“If the ban lasts more than four hours, call your doctor.”
Did you see the movie Walk Hard?
Don’t call a doctor - call more ladies!
Once again, they have misspelled his name. It MorOn, Not MorAn.
Oh yeah... Sigh.
Dems/Libs are full of such irony. They will protect a spotted owl before protecting an unborn baby. List goes on and on...
Can’t stand the ED ads. Or any drug ads for that matter.
I personally like how they want warnings on alcohol and tobacco products warning pregnant women they might be harming their babies.
Ya gotta love it - loony liberals!
Ban Bob.
I must confess, I hate these ads. I’m glad I’m not the parent of a young child right now.
It was tough enough having a youngster when Clinton was in office. I think I still have carpal-tunnel from reaching for the “remote” in those days! LOL
dittoes, It’s so tranparent.
I REALLY hate these ads, and I’m a woman. FWIW, I also hate Sally Fields and her Boniva ads.
>>6 a.m.-10 p.m. related to erectile dysfunction has popped up again in Congress. <<
They are not banning them. It’s just like “family hour” used to be. You had only family shows between 8-9.
(I can’t believe I’m agreeing with two dems)
Smilin’ Bob is my hero!
The most common phrase on television now: "Ask you doctor if _______ is right for you.
Definitely get tired of all the drug ads. And, of course, the beginning of such ads represented an abandonment of the old notion that drug prescriptions should be a well considered decision by a doctor who knows the patient, not a reaction to a national advertising campaign.
You mean Mrs GUMPH.
I don not understand why they allow any ads that require a prescription. I am sure Doctors just love it when you ask him or her to write one for you.
>>Wonder if this will apply to the new Trojan personal massager commercial running on TV (would love to the parents of a young girl explaining that one...).<<
Holy Crap.
I hadn’t seen that one. Thanks for the warning
Me thinks he doth protest to much.....(grin)
As the congressman would say, I rise in support of this legislation.
It may have failed in 2007, but the Dems own congress now.
This may be the ONLY good thing that comes out of this congress.
Well-said. An interesting conflict of emotions which I share. These ads are disgusting, I grew up in an era and geography where "these things" are never discussed in public. So I find them personally disgusting. But here we are confronted with basic Liberty and Tyranny ... the Liberty to place the ads (free market, capitalism) and Tyranny to stop them (for our "personal" beliefs). The slippery slope looms before us. I have always hit the "switch channel" button when they come on ... so I'll continue that personal policy which works for me and write my legislators to stop this bill as an attack on Liberty.
Idiots like Jimbo Moron are not privy to the IRONY of their own stupidity. He hasn’t had a clear, intelligent thought in years.
These ads like herpes and tampon ads create awkward moments while watching football at the sports bar.
And you just know these ads are stimulating demand for drugs that patients don’t need.
Just before he died, my Dad was taking about 12 different pills per day. I have a lot of trouble believing he really needed all those.
Male enhancement.
I can live with the ED ads, but Smilin’ Bob or those constant barrage of ExtenZe ads and 1/2 hour Infomercials are enough to make even a government hater scream for someone to lop off those chubby Santas...
I must admit I no longer listen to baseball games on the radio when my kids are around, so I can avoid explaining the ads to my grade school age daughter. I don’t want a govt ban, but I do wish the broadcasters would get a clue.
These don’t bother me near as bad as the latest on-line dating services that are now advertised on TV. One is called “Booty-Call” (self explanatory) and the other is for cheaters. Disgusting.
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