Wednesday, December 15, 2004
The Parent's Television Council: McCarthyite Christian's Want To Dictate What You Watch.
Time to fight back, or these fools will end up in your bedroom. That's what they are aiming for. Why? Because they have abdicated the responsibility of raising their own children and are to ignorant to be able to teach them anyway. If the God
of the bible exists, he allowed temptation in the world, so people could choose between "right and wrong" on their own. The idea that a "moral" minority would think that they can choose right and wrong for the rest of the country needs to be fought vigorously. If we give an inch they will take 50 miles. We must not give in. It's ironic that these folks vote against their economic interests, duped by a message of personal responsibility, then turn around wanting the government to play morality nanny. Kick these rubes in the teeth. This is war.
For a little taste of what these folks are about, take a tour of their web site here: http://www.parentstv.org/. Let Micheal Powell know that we are a majority. Let him know that we know how to be responsible for ourselves and our families. Maybe we should start a learn how to use your remote control campaign. Click here to send a message to Micheal Powell.
Couch potatoes, it's time to drop the remote. E-mail the FCC. Stop the Parents Television Council before it gets beyond the TV.
- Tim Goodman for sfgate.com
Monday, December 13, 2004
My vote for best media/television story of the year goes to one you may have missed. Mediaweek reported on Dec. 6 that of all the "indecency complaints" to the Federal Communications Commission in 2003, a startling 99.8 percent of them came from one conservative group, the Parents Television Council.
And through October of this year, apart from complaints over Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction," a full 99.9 percent of the complaints about indecency have again come from the Parents Television Council. That means a small group of highly mobilized conservative watchdogs has essentially driven the "moral values" campaign directed at the FCC.
Hey, blue staters, this is a much smaller picture than you ever imagined. Forget about looking at that depressing election map and feeling overwhelmed, like you're on a cultural island apart from the rest of the country. The sad fact is, while you've been pouting -- and prior to that, when you were watching Jon Stewart and gloating -- you let a small group of reactionary conservatives set the agenda. More at SFGate.com.
of the bible exists, he allowed temptation in the world, so people could choose between "right and wrong" on their own. The idea that a "moral" minority would think that they can choose right and wrong for the rest of the country needs to be fought vigorously. If we give an inch they will take 50 miles. We must not give in. It's ironic that these folks vote against their economic interests, duped by a message of personal responsibility, then turn around wanting the government to play morality nanny. Kick these rubes in the teeth. This is war.
For a little taste of what these folks are about, take a tour of their web site here: http://www.parentstv.org/. Let Micheal Powell know that we are a majority. Let him know that we know how to be responsible for ourselves and our families. Maybe we should start a learn how to use your remote control campaign. Click here to send a message to Micheal Powell.
Couch potatoes, it's time to drop the remote. E-mail the FCC. Stop the Parents Television Council before it gets beyond the TV.
- Tim Goodman for sfgate.com
Monday, December 13, 2004
My vote for best media/television story of the year goes to one you may have missed. Mediaweek reported on Dec. 6 that of all the "indecency complaints" to the Federal Communications Commission in 2003, a startling 99.8 percent of them came from one conservative group, the Parents Television Council.
And through October of this year, apart from complaints over Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction," a full 99.9 percent of the complaints about indecency have again come from the Parents Television Council. That means a small group of highly mobilized conservative watchdogs has essentially driven the "moral values" campaign directed at the FCC.
Hey, blue staters, this is a much smaller picture than you ever imagined. Forget about looking at that depressing election map and feeling overwhelmed, like you're on a cultural island apart from the rest of the country. The sad fact is, while you've been pouting -- and prior to that, when you were watching Jon Stewart and gloating -- you let a small group of reactionary conservatives set the agenda. More at SFGate.com.
