Few "drive by" comments here:
1. We DO live in a FREE country. Or...at least the most free. If you think we dont, travel around the world a bit.
2. Those of you who think Bush and Michael Powell (and Ashcroft??!!??) are the reason why things are the way they are need to wake up and get some historical perspective. The FCC has imposed guidelines for decency and has enforced them to one degree or another since before Powell was BORN. And saying that encorfement of these laws is some sort of Republican cabal is just another beyond dumb knee-jerk "Bush bad" reaction by those who also probably believe what Michael Moore says and that there was no Rosen at the Pentagon on 9/11. Before last year's SB and the millions of complaints that followed, where were these accusations?
3. The idea that anything should be shown on TV and "If I dont like it, turn the set off" is a cop out. If I sit down with my family to watch a tv that is labeled as family entertainment and get boob flashes and erection commercials and then get offended by that, thats not MY "prudishness". Thats me being blindsided and being lied to by those who put this on the air. And thats where me being offended comes in. Im not offended by a boob shot. Im offended by being lied to by the network producers about what the show's content would be and having to explain to my children what the hell they just saw. Yo8u say I should "parent"? Fine. But then allow me to do so by being straight with me about what my family is about to watch so I can properly make the decision to "change the channel if I dont like it".