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Quote:WASHINGTON — Leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have each pledged to enforce federal obscenity laws against major commercial distributors of hardcore adult pornography.
The pledges, compiled and published by Morality in Media, are part of the organization's "The War on Illegal Pornography" mission, which invites Internet users to message the front runners antiporn sentiments.
None of the other Republican candidates nor President Obama has responded to efforts initiated by MIM to learn their views, the organization said.
MIM said that the three Republican presidential candidates have promised the following if elected:
Former Sen. Rick Santorum, in a written statement, said, "Federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced. If elected president, I will appoint an attorney general who will do so."
Former Gov. Mitt Romney, in a written statement, said, "[I]t is imperative that we cultivate the promotion of fundamental family values. This can be accomplished with increased parental involvement and enhanced supervision of our children. It includes strict enforcement of our nation's obscenity laws, as well as the promotion of parental software controls that guard our children from Internet pornography."
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, in a face-to-face meeting with MIM's executive director, said he will enforce existing laws that make distribution of hardcore adult pornography illegal, he responded, "Yes, I will appoint an attorney general who will enforce these laws."
RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
AHHH!!! No! These people don't know what the word free means...I'm free to watch whatever I fucking want to, and if they don't like it they can shut the fuck up and NOT watch it. None of this family values shit, is invading Iraq and killing thousands of civilians bad for children? Oh wait no, that's heroic.
But sex, the most natural thing humans can do, is just this horrible horrible thing. But violence, the people who kill hundreds and are proud of it and laugh about it, those people are heroes.
I hate this fucking country.
edit: what do they mean by illegal pornography? All porn or just like child porn and stuff like that?
No, this is Patrick.
(This post was last modified: 02-24-2012 06:52 PM by Stadium.)
RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
Just salt in the fucking wound that these pricks have any chance to be in any position of leadership or authority and this is nothing more than a stunt to distract the moral fags morons from the fact that their jobs, welfare and standard of living is evaporating. Anybody who falls for this needs to go kill themselves and fight stupidity.
RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
Why does america hate sex so much but love violence?
One boob in a movie there's no way it will be rated anything less than pg-13
People blown up, shot, etc, movie can still get PG if there are no curse words (another thing that aggravates me)
Sex, and the human body are two NATURAL things that shouldn't be repressed! That's why we have all this violent porn these people are talking about.
But violence, no that's fine. Patriotic, even, if you murder the right people.
And the swear words. Jesus christ, the swear words. How the fuck do people not understand that it's the PERCEPTION of the word that makes it bad, not the word itself. If you teach your kids not to get offended because they hear the wrong word, it isn't a big deal. It isn't a deal at all it's just another word in the language.
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02-25-2012 01:23 AM
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
RationalWiki's porn article Wrote:Fundamentalists don't like it because it makes their pants fit funny and makes them forget that they're nasty, rotten, pathetic little slime that deserve nothing better than to be tied up and forced to lick God's boots. In a men's room. Naked.
Evidence suggests that both the far left and the far right hate porn (despite the little-known fact that the far-right consume surprising amounts of porn in secret; after all, Nazis love their discipline).
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
(02-24-2012 06:14 PM)gore goroth Wrote: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, in a written statement, said, "[I]t is imperative that we cultivate the promotion of fundamental family values.
Quote:Sex, and the human body are two NATURAL things that shouldn't be repressed! That's why we have all this violent porn these people are talking about.
I'm not disagreeing with the standpoint, porn should be OKAY, but it is illogical to use fallacies to support even a just cause.
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
(02-25-2012 06:53 AM)Sociopath Wrote:
(02-24-2012 06:14 PM)gore goroth Wrote: Former Gov. Mitt Romney, in a written statement, said, "[I]t is imperative that we cultivate the promotion of fundamental family values.
Quote:Sex, and the human body are two NATURAL things that shouldn't be repressed! That's why we have all this violent porn these people are talking about.
RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
Then it's settled:if this happens, we need to make our own. I'll direct a STRAIGHT-TO-DVD underground porno starring a Nicolas Cage impersonator and three Brazilian women with dwarfism. The backdrop that'll work the best will be a black couch floating in Loch Ness, but suggestions are welcome.
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02-25-2012 02:52 PM
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
(02-25-2012 02:52 PM)Maelstrom Wrote: Then it's settled:if this happens, we need to make our own. I'll direct a STRAIGHT-TO-DVD underground porno starring a Nicolas Cage impersonator and three Brazilian women with dwarfism. The backdrop that'll work the best will be a black couch floating in Loch Ness, but suggestions are welcome.
It must include everything SSers like. Furries, spicy chicken sandwitches, the works.
02-25-2012 02:56 PM
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
Alright, so here's a rudimentary list (thanks Gore ):
-Spicy chicken sandwich from Wendy's
- Hats from TF2
-Marijuana and other drugs
-Cynicism, angst, randomness, and playful malice
-Memes
-Furries
-A death metal and electronic soundtrack
-Teachers and staff members in medieval torture devices
-Self-awareness/trolls
-HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE
-Got' dang dirty hippies and anarchists, hyuck hyuck hyuck
RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
It is astonishing because they are clearly wrong. Not only that but "fundamental" family values are bullshit and made up. Sex is not harmful to anyone unless forced upon them or they are ticked into it or lied to about it etc.
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02-26-2012 04:32 AM
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
Haha, oh I'd love to see the hell that would be unleashed if any of them attempted this. People would go batshit insane if all porn was outlawed, it would cause so many more problems for the whole U.S. Hmmm....Porn Cartels, anyone?
"When government surveillance and intimidation is called "freedom from terrorism" or "liberation from crime," freedom and liberty have become words without meanings." - Deus Ex
02-26-2012 08:29 PM
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RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
Here it is again, blame the media for the behaviour of citizens. Scapegoat too much and people will realise what you did... Columbine wasn't caused by video games and heavy metal, rape isn't caused by porn, youth crime isn't caused by Grand Theft Auto... by making these forms of entertainment illegal you're not preventing crime, you're just pissing people off, and as people would have no safe, legal alternative to violent games, heavy music and porn, it'd in fact increase crime rates. Also, I bet this politician doesn't realise that the average 30-40 something parent probably doesn't know enough about the internet to know how to use parental control software properly, and would end up blocking Facebook and SS, maybe even Google Images if they're paranoid enough. Such joy in today's overly paranoid society where bad is somehow good, and good is somehow bad.
RE: Gingritch, Santorum and Romney pledge to take away your pr0nz.
(02-26-2012 10:49 PM)Waterlootube97 Wrote: Here it is again, blame the media for the behaviour of citizens. Scapegoat too much and people will realise what you did... Columbine wasn't caused by video games and heavy metal, rape isn't caused by porn, youth crime isn't caused by Grand Theft Auto... by making these forms of entertainment illegal you're not preventing crime, you're just pissing people off, and as people would have no safe, legal alternative to violent games, heavy music and porn, it'd in fact increase crime rates. Also, I bet this politician doesn't realise that the average 30-40 something parent probably doesn't know enough about the internet to know how to use parental control software properly, and would end up blocking Facebook and SS, maybe even Google Images if they're paranoid enough. Such joy in today's overly paranoid society where bad is somehow good, and good is somehow bad.
Agree but as long as their are stupid people who buy into this there will be politicians who take advantage of it. I bet rick doesn't even give a shit about what he says.