On MSNBC’s Connected in the 5p ET hour today pointing to blogs on some stories below: the FCC, Godblogs, the Death Penalty, plus NYPD Blue and Jeff Ooi.
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Nevermind the man behind the curtain. I’m demonstrating blogging to some really important people. Guess.
Nevermind the man behind the curtain. I’m demonstrating blogging to some really important people. Guess.
A small step toward civilization in America
A small step toward civilization in America
: The Supreme Court outlawed executing minors… at last. Says Kevin Keith at LeanLeft says:
This is a great relief, shamefully overdue. The Times notes that all the countries that until recently executed juveniles have since outlawed the practice, leaving the US the last remaining country in the world to practice this barbarism – behind Iran, China, Pakistan and other garden spots. (Interestingly, with Iran
Senator greases slope with KY
Senator greases slope with KY
: Sen. Ted Stevens wants to control speech on cable, too.
The Alaska Republican told reporters at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual state leadership convention that the regulations should also apply to premium services such as HBO.
“The problem is most viewers don’t differentiate between over-the-air and cable,” he said. “Cable is a greater violator in the indecency arena.”
Stevens brushed aside constitutional questions about whether the government has the right to regulate indecent speech on pay TV services.
March 02, 2005
Sen. Stevens: Pay TV should comply with indecency regs
By Brooks Boliek
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Stevens, the chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, told broadcasters Tuesday that pay TV services should have to comply with the same indecency regulations as over-the-air TV stations.
The Alaska Republican told reporters at the National Association of Broadcasters’ annual state leadership convention that the regulations should also apply to premium services such as HBO.
“The problem is most viewers don’t differentiate between over-the-air and cable,” he said. “Cable is a greater violator in the indecency arena.”
Stevens brushed aside constitutional questions about whether the government has the right to regulate indecent speech on pay TV services.
“I think that’s wrong,” he said. “I think we have the same power to deal with cable as over the air, because of the combination of the two.”
Forget about putting the 10 Commandments in stone in government buildings. Can we just etch the First Amendment over the doors there? Dangerous, this guy.
