EtceteraA weblog by Jack HodgsonPatrick Henry Quote- July 6, 2008 "The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." -- Patrick Henry, revolutionary (1736-1799)...http://www.jackhodgson.com/weblog/archives/04/002323.html I'm Gay, but I'm not gay- July 1, 2008 So there is this web site - OneNewsNow - that publishes news stories for the traditional family. The American Family Association set up this website, and it has a strict policy of never using the word "gay" on the site because the homos stole that word. The site has a strict policy to always replace the word "gay" with "homosexual" with an automated system for changing the forbidden word. But it wound up publishing a story about a world-class sprinter named...http://www.jackhodgson.com/weblog/archives/04/002322.html What is appropriate- July 1, 2008 What is okay for children to watch Movie ratings in America have often repressed sex and rated movies with sex out of the range of kids, but lets them see all the violence they want. In Venezuela, sex is not repressed at all -- but four-fingered yellow people are. From today's AP: Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TV station to show public service announcements as punishment for broadcasting "The Simpsons" during a time slot reserved for children's programs. The Televen...http://www.jackhodgson.com/weblog/archives/04/002321.html |