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What the rest of the world watched on Inauguration Day By Joan Chittister, OSB Dublin, on U.S. Inauguration Day, didn't seem to notice. Oh, they played a few clips that night of the American president saying, "The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands." More Chittister Read Chittister's earlier Inaugration Day column: Questions for an inauguration, posted Jan. 20. But that was not their lead story. The picture on the front page of The Irish Times was a large four-color picture of a small Iraqi girl. Her little body was a...

Coming to a commerical movie theare near you: Jenna Jameson? The buxom porn star is in talks to bring her life story as a surgically enhanced nudie star to film.The film will be based on the sexpot's book 'How to Make Love Like a Porn Star.'Question is now, who does Hollywood cast in the role of Jenna Jameson? The adult film star was said to have been interested in Kate Hudson, but balked at the idea when she realized that the actress was not as 'endowed' as Jameson.Jameson says that fans have thrown a few casting ideas her way, with...

Ms. Spencer estimated that since May, 800 of the roughly 4,000 adult clubs in America have launched voter registration efforts, registering an average of 200 voters per club. Few adult clubs have engaged in voter drives in previous elections. The registration efforts have taken many forms. Jim Halbach, owner of seven clubs in Wisconsin and Illinois, personally approaches customers as they come through his clubs' doors and asks them to sign voter registration documents. Mr. Halbach also has special voter drive nights, at which he waives normal door charges. "These nights, the dancers come down off the stage and tell...

Once again, the MTV Video Music Awards is near us, August 29 at the American Airlines Arena. Once again, the material is smut-laden and is not appropriate for the family. Nominee: Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris, "Yeah!" Comment: Men are on the prowl at a nightclub. There’s talk of getting women naked and wanting It seems there is an excess of smut here. “A lady in the street, but a freak in the bed.” Nominee: Britney Spears, "Toxic" Comment: Sexually explicit content. What do you expect from the maggot no-talent? Dr. Laura would gong her. Nominee: D12, "My Band"...

Do you ever wonder why the internet is so polluted with pornography? The Supreme Court just reminded us why: it blocks every attempt by Congress to regulate the pornographers. From its ivory tower, the Court props open the floodgates for smut and graphic sex. Over the past five years, it has repeatedly found new constitutional rights for vulgarity, most recently invalidating the Child Online Protection Act (COPA). This latest judicial outrage happened on the final day of the Supreme Court term, after which the justices headed out for a long summer break. Lacking teenaged children of their own, the justices...

Survey Finds Smut-Reg Support By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/28/2004 1:45:00 PM A majority of Americans said the media has too much freedom. According to a new study, 49% of Americans said the media were too free, compared with 39% who said there was too much government censorship. That was one of the conclusions of a new study on the First Amendment by think tank, The Freedom Forum. There was less support for government censor hip when it came to access to information on the war on terrorism. Fifty percent said there was too little access to that...

WASHINGTON (Hollywood Reporter) - A Texas congressman is set to introduce a bill Tuesday that would take the dramatic step of legislating the digital filtering of indecent content in movies. Rep. Lamar Smith, the Republican chairman of the House subcommittee on courts, the Internet and intellectual property, also plans to hold a hearing on the Family Movie Act Thursday. The action comes as Utah-based ClearPlay is in a dispute with the movie studios and the Directors Guild of America over a DVD player that edits movies for sexual content, foul language and violence. The studios and directors contend that such...

Prosecutors will shut down dozens of porn shops, including some in Central Texas By Steven Kreytak AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Saturday, June 12, 2004 The U.S. government will shut dozens of adult video stores across Texas, including stores in Austin, Round Rock and eastern Travis County, after a Texas adult video store mogul and his son pleaded guilty in an Austin federal court Friday. John K. Coil, 62, of Highland Village, a Dallas suburb, admitted mailing fraudulent tax returns and transporting obscene materials. Coil's 23-year-old son John A. Coil, also of Highland Village, admitted making false statements on a tax return. The...

Out on the Left Coast, Democrat foes of the Second Amendment want to ban gun shows from a taxpayer-owned property but keep allowing a porn expo. "Foreplay got the nod over gunplay Wednesday by state senators deciding what types of shows to allow at the Cow Palace," the San Francisco Chronicle reported today. California Sen. Jackie Speier is having a cow over firearms shows at the Cow Palace in suburban Daly City. Democrats defeated attempts by Republicans to amend Speier's bill to ban the annual Exotic Erotic Ball as well. Exotic Erotic Ball, which touts itself as "the world's wildest...

The prisoner abuse in Iraq is a public-relations and foreign-policy disaster. It undermines, you see, our efforts to win over the hearts and minds of Muslims by introducing them to liberal democracy, which brings freedom, prosperity, and individual dignity to all people. Well, tragically, radical Islamists can now point to these photos as examples of what they have always charged: that is, that the West really brings decadence and moral decay. If I were recruiting terrorists, I’d show those lewd photos to everyone I met as proof of the West’s decadence and the need for a jihad. As I’ve tried...

MTV Not Satisfied With Pushing Smut on Their Own Channel, Now They Corrupt the Super Bowl Says Stand True Ministries 2/2/04 8:55:00 AM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To: National Desk, Television Reporter Contact: Bryan Kemper of Stand True Ministries, 540-834-0303 WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a statement by Bryan Kemper of Stand True Ministries, founder of idontwantmymtv.com, on yesterday's MTV-produced Super Bowl half- time show: "Stand True, (http://www.standtrue.com) the host of idontwantmymtv.com, is not surprised or shocked that MTV would produce a show like they did for the Super Bowl. Anyone who watches MTV knows they are nothing more...

'Bubba the Love Sponge,' Puppeteers Prompt Huge Indecency Fines By Jonathan D. Salant Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The government cracked down on indecent programming Tuesday, proposing a record fine against the nation's largest radio chain for a show titled "Bubba the Love Sponge" and only the second fine ever for a TV broadcast. The FCC proposed a $755,000 fine against Clear Channel Communications for sexually explicit segments of the radio show aired on four Florida radio stations between 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. It was the single largest fine ever proposed for indecency. The commission also proposed a...

Loyola University Blocks Production Of Play President Concerned About Language In 'The Vagina Monologues' POSTED: 4:25 PM CST January 24, 2004 UPDATED: 4:36 PM CST January 24, 2004 NEW ORLEANS -- Loyola University in New Orleans has blocked a campus production of "The Vagina Monologues," apparently after the Jesuit school's president voiced concerns about the play's language. Erica Ciccarone is an English major who had planned to stage the play as a fund-raiser for women's groups. She says school president, the Reverend William Byron, made it clear in a meeting last week that the production was off. The production...

From 'Patriot' to explicit 'gay' sex?Heath Ledger reportedly in talks to play homosexual cowboy Heath Ledger portrayed minuteman son of Mel Gibson in 'The Patriot' (Columbia Pictures) Mel Gibson fans will remember Heath Ledger as the eldest son determined to fight for independence against the British, the innocent but brave fair-haired boy-man who struggles for justice even among his fellow southern colonialists. They will remember him in that role in the "The Patriot," that is, until the release of "Brokeback Mountain." Production on Ang Lee's movie begins this summer. It is the story of two cowboys on the range...

Heath Ledger portrayed minuteman son of Mel Gibson in 'The Patriot' (Columbia Pictures) Mel Gibson fans will remember Heath Ledger as the eldest son determined to fight for independence against the British, the innocent but brave fair-haired boy-man who struggles for justice even among his fellow southern colonialists. They will remember him in that role in the "The Patriot," that is, until the release of "Brokeback Mountain." Production on Ang Lee's movie begins this summer. It is the story of two cowboys on the range in 1963. They fall in love under the Big Sky of Wyoming. There's nothing...

New Law To Cover Up Sexually Explicit Mags May Spark Lawsuit Retailers Could Face Misdemeanor For Failing To Comply With Magazine Law POSTED: 3:18 PM EST December 31, 2003 UPDATED: 3:35 PM EST December 31, 2003 LANSING, Mich. -- A New York-based First Amendment advocacy group is considering filing a lawsuit over a new Michigan law that takes effect Thursday requiring storeowners to cover up sexually explicit magazines or put them in restricted areas. The law, intended to keep pornographic material away from children, is one of a few new laws taking effect on the first day of 2004....

Dear ABC: Rats! Promotions strip away 'Christmas' innocence By David Bianculli Thursday, December 11th, 2003 Television executives often show little respect for the viewers, but what ABC brass did during last week's telecast of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" wasn't just irresponsible - It was reprehensible. 'Charlie Brown' was interrupted by commercial breaks... ... featuring smutty clips from 'Trista and Ryan's Wedding.' Network programmers soiled the show - and ruined a family viewing experience - by running willy nilly with their own in-show promotions. The venerable animated special, based on the beloved and sweet characters by the late Charles M. Schulz,...

<p>Here it comes again, another dumbly predictable, panicky little outcry from terrified parents' groups and petrified dads all aflutter over the recent sexed-up, "racy" Abercrombie & Fitch catalog, just in time to stuff your proverbial stocking.</p> <p>You know the one, that new A&F Christmas catalog that dared to go so far as to show actual young half-naked models laying around in half-naked splendor doing half-naked nothing much. Same as it ever was.</p>

In matters of foreign policy, Teddy Roosevelt advised, one should speak softly and carry a big stick. Last month tens of thousands of Americans applied that advice to a vexing domestic matter. Their "big stick" was the threat of a nationwide boycott of one of Roosevelt's favorite stores, Abercrombie and Fitch. The threat worked. Four days before the official start of the Christmas shopping season — Abercrombie, known for overpriced clothes and underdressed models — ordered its 651 stores to stop selling "The Christmas Field Guide," the latest edition of the company's pornographic quarterly magazine. It's evidently the start of...

Pornography making its way onto mainstream TV screens By ERIC DEGGANS St. Petersburg Times - Scripps Howard News Service November 12, 2003 Ask "gentleman pornographer" Clive McLean for the biggest sign that mainstream TV outlets are tapping the porn industry more than ever, and he won't talk about the time E! Entertainment Television's "The Anna Nicole Show" visited one of his photo shoots for Hustler magazine's "Barely Legal" imprint. Or his appearance last year at the beginning of PBS' "Frontline" documentary on the trade, "American Porn." Instead, he'll talk about the latest TV outlet to document his curiously domesticated...