I just finished watching "Pitch Black" on the SciFi channel. The "f" word was said several times, but SciFi dutifully blanked out the word so our virgin ears would not be contaminated. Of course, they were OK showing human victims being torn in half at the torso and having the top half of the torso being winged away by the creatures. What is this??? It's OK for children to see violent, tortuous acts be done to the human body, but NO, NO, NO...keep the poor children from hearing those heinous words!!!
Why is it that violence is all right with the family watching, but foul language is not? George Carlin in one of his first albums said (I'm paraphrasing here) that he would rather have his children watching two people making love than violent acts. I agree.
Here's another good one. ABC put a graphic before "Boston Legal" Sunday night that said partial nudity might offend viewers. The "partial nudity" was a character who came into the office without his pants, so we saw his buttocks. Let's see...I have a butt...you have a butt...children have butts...what is the problem here?
In the early days of TV, married couples could not be seen in bed together, thus twin beds. Toilets were verboten. We have come a long way; however, we still have a long way to go.
BTW - If it's OK to write four letter words at this site, please let me know!
Monday, October 04, 2004
Sunday, October 03, 2004
More Musings...
1. I am a life-long Dodger fan. I admit that in the last few years I have not really followed them like I used to during the 60's and 70's. I also have to admit that yesterday's comeback in the bottom of the ninth to win the division was really spectacular! Go Dodgers!
2. It's good to know know that the pundits agree with what I said yesterday that Bush was not that sharp a tack in the debate. Hopefully, it will be enough. This coming Friday's debate, based on a town hall meeting format, should be really telling. I don't expect him to come through, but we'll see.
3. I think that Scott Peterson is guilty of murdering his wife Laci; however, as far as I can tell from the prosecution's evidence, I think he will be found not guilty by reasonable doubt due to lack of any hard core evidence. I hope I am wrong. Shades of O.J.!
2. It's good to know know that the pundits agree with what I said yesterday that Bush was not that sharp a tack in the debate. Hopefully, it will be enough. This coming Friday's debate, based on a town hall meeting format, should be really telling. I don't expect him to come through, but we'll see.
3. I think that Scott Peterson is guilty of murdering his wife Laci; however, as far as I can tell from the prosecution's evidence, I think he will be found not guilty by reasonable doubt due to lack of any hard core evidence. I hope I am wrong. Shades of O.J.!
Saturday, October 02, 2004
Ponderings...
1. Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners for besting George Sisler's single season hits. Beating an 84-year-old record is quite an achievement. It was a nice touch that Sisler's daughter and family members were there. During the 70's a friend, cousin and I would play Sports Illustrated's All Time-All Star baseball game (used dice). When picking the players for our team we always fought for George Sisler. He was one of the best in the game. I wish it was still around. It was a great game!
2. As I said at the first post, I am a liberal, but I have to say that Bush dropped the ball on the debate. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there. His "um's" and "er's" really didn't do him well. I'm not saying that Kerry hit a home run; however, he held his own and looked a lot more polished than Bush. For the record, I will vote for Kerry, because I feel Bush is real trouble for our country if he is re-elected.
3. I lived in Las Vegas, NV when the 2000 Presidential election occurred. At that time, Bush came into Nevada and was asked about the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage facility. He said at the time that he would wait for the scientific evidence before making a decision whether to give the go ahead or not. My friends and I were aghast that Nevadans bought that line of feces from a male bovine. Sure enough, he arbitrarily gave the go ahead to make it a nuclear dump without waiting for the scientific results. Now I'm told that Nevada is a "swing state." What???? Bush jobs the state and the populace, endangering them without waiting for the final scientific results, and there is still enough forgiving that he might carry the state? Shame on Nevadans for even THINKING about voting for him after he lied about his decision-making!
2. As I said at the first post, I am a liberal, but I have to say that Bush dropped the ball on the debate. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there. His "um's" and "er's" really didn't do him well. I'm not saying that Kerry hit a home run; however, he held his own and looked a lot more polished than Bush. For the record, I will vote for Kerry, because I feel Bush is real trouble for our country if he is re-elected.
3. I lived in Las Vegas, NV when the 2000 Presidential election occurred. At that time, Bush came into Nevada and was asked about the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage facility. He said at the time that he would wait for the scientific evidence before making a decision whether to give the go ahead or not. My friends and I were aghast that Nevadans bought that line of feces from a male bovine. Sure enough, he arbitrarily gave the go ahead to make it a nuclear dump without waiting for the scientific results. Now I'm told that Nevada is a "swing state." What???? Bush jobs the state and the populace, endangering them without waiting for the final scientific results, and there is still enough forgiving that he might carry the state? Shame on Nevadans for even THINKING about voting for him after he lied about his decision-making!
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