Romney, Gingrich, Santorum: We Will Make Porn Illegal[views:21774][posts:67]____________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 9:24am - arilliusbm ""] http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2012/01/...eading-gop-nominees-porn/?mobile=nc Last October, Morality In Media (MIM), the “leading national organization opposing pornography and indecency through public education and the application of the law,” launched an effort to get presidential candidates in both major parties to commit to strict enforcement of obscenity laws. In both face-to-face meetings and written statements, three candidates made this pledge: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Rick Santorum. Here are the three statements the candidates provided to MIM promising to be tough on porn: Former Senator Rick Santorum in a written statement: “Federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced. If elected President, I will appoint an Attorney General who will do so.” Former Governor Mitt Romney in a written statement: “(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: When MIM’s Executive Director Dawn Hawkins asked former Speaker Gingrich if he will enforce existing laws that make distribution of hard-core adult pornography illegal, he responded: “Yes, I will appoint an Attorney General who will enforce these laws.” Patrick Trueman, MIM’s President and a former Department of Justice official in the Reagan and Bush I administrations, said that “our nation is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography that is readily available,” and that “pornography is a common cause of the destruction of marriage. It leads to misogyny and violence against women and is a contributing factor in sexual trafficking.” Whatever one’s view is on pornography and obscenity, one would hope that if the GOP candidates can take the time to endorse MIM’s war on porn, that they could also endorse progressive policies that would be guaranteed to strengthen families. These include mandating paid vacation days — the United States is the only developed nation that lacks them — sick leave, parental leave, and other policies that allow families time to spend together. |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 9:27am - arilliusbm ""] ATTN: Douchebag Patrol |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 9:28am - Craven Moorehead ""] What does porn have to do w/ good parenting? |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 9:29am - arilliusbm ""] I don't know, I just copy pasta thread from ATS. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 9:52am - xmikex ""] Porn isn't going anywhere and neither is Obama. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 10:01am - arilliusbm ""] Obama porn or GTFO |
| _________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 10:01am - xmikex ""] Rule 34 |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 2:56pm - arilliusbm ""] LOL at the view-to-post ratio |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 3:15pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] this thread needs TITS or GTFO-ing |
| ____________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 4:18pm - THE TRUTH ""] FUCK THE GOP AND FUCK IDIOTS WHO VOTE AGAINST THEIR INTERESTS |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 4:20pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] DONT TELL ME HOW TO VOTE PAUL PIERCE |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 6:55pm - Goatrider ""] Porn ruins families? Fuck that, a bunch of dudes sucking each other off has nothing to do with raising kids. Especially if they have long hair and titties and aren't black or white. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 7:17pm - goatcatalyst ""] Will never happen |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 7:28pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] nds moar Ron Paul rule 34 |
| _______________________________ [Jan 12,2012 8:07pm - yummy ""] xmikex said:Porn isn't going anywhere and neither is Obama. Agreed |
| _________________________________ [Jan 12,2012 11:34pm - ASLDK ""] [img] |
| _________________________________ [Jan 13,2012 10:20am - xmikex ""] rule 34. amen. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 13,2012 10:29am - douchebag_patrol ""] [img] |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 13,2012 10:29am - douchebag_patrol ""] [img] |
| _______________________________ [Jan 13,2012 10:32am - Yeti ""] ^ hahahahaha i was out sick from work on Tuesday and i watched Robocop. that part was more hilarious than i remembered. |
| _____________________________________________________ [Jan 13,2012 10:36am - RustyPS should be working ""] Way to alienate the vast majority of your voters, gentlemen...as if any of them have a chance against Obama |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 7:06am - arilliusbm ""] http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/...sses-pornography-pandemic-position/ "Addiction to pornography is now common for adults and even for some children,”Santorum’s website read . “The average age of first exposure to hard-core, Internet pornography is now 11. Pornography is toxic to marriages and relationships. It contributes to misogyny and violence against women. It is a contributing factor to prostitution and sex trafficking.” |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 7:14am - arilliusbm ""] Any law that inhibits our ability to freely value sexual acts (made for viewing pleasure, mind you) stands against the freedoms in which this country was founded on. To automatically assume that it is toxic to relationships, contributes to misogyny and is a contributing factor to prostition is pathetic. Prostition should be legalized and placed under a standard system where tax dollars are made. It's amazing how we turn our head to sexual ideals, when in Europe it is much more profound. Not to mention that in Ancient Greece and Rome, sexualism was a proud and important topic in their society. Sexual inhibition is about as retarded as Mr. Sanfagum himself. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 8:52am - arktouros ""] Bible belt watches the most porn. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 19,2012 9:13am - yummy ""] Just read an article out of the Ukraine where women were protesting topless in an attempt to legalize prostitution. We need women like that in the U.S. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 9:15am - arilliusbm ""] Oldest profession in the world. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 19,2012 9:23am - yummy ""] If having sex for money fulfills their pursuit to happiness it sounds constitutional. |
| ____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 9:40am - Alx_Casket ""] Aril 2012 |
| _______________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:21am - goatcatalyst ""] I fucking hate America. May bombs rain upon us. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:27am - posbleak ""] "Today, professional wrestling is more about titillation than ever. The violence has been sexualized." - Rick Santorum after basically causing this with his helpful push to deregulate the WWF |
| __________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:27am - RustyPS ""] As George Carlin put it, "Selling is legal, fucking is legal....why isn't selling fucking legal?" |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:43am - Alx_Casket ""] I'm sure everyone who reads the bible knows that it hasn't been called the WWF since Potiphar's wife tried to get Joseph to rape her in Egypt. |
| ________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:47am - yummy ""] Of course the Iron Shiek was around then |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:48am - arilliusbm ""] Vaginas will now be blurred, like Japan. |
| ____________________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 10:56am - FuckIsMySignature ""] NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 11:07am - Alx_Casket ""] Obama's reelection campaign will support articulated vaginas. |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 11:59am - largefreakatzero ""] Why is anyone still taking Santorum seriously? One of the biggest crackpots out there. |
| _______________________________ [Mar 19,2012 12:40pm - Yeti ""] all porn will be covered up like those SFW pics. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 12:41pm - Shithawks ""] bennyhillifier |
| ________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 12:41pm - Mutis ""] By waging war on porn, Santorum and Romney risk alienating porn's largest demographic: repressed religious conservatives. |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 3:55pm - middle finger ""] I'd only worry about Santorum may'be Gingrich. Obama has stuff up his sleeves also. Watch out if he gets in for another 4 years. Romney is going after internet porn. Thats fine. Too many kids looking at it. Ron Paul he's not going after any of it. |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 4:15pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] everyone is worse than everyone else. give up. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 4:50pm - Josh_Martin ""] largefreakatzero said:Why is anyone still taking Santorum seriously? One of the biggest crackpots out there. Because he keeps winning primaries in the bible belt. I've said it before and I'll say it again, FUCK Abraham Lincoln |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 6:17pm - goatcatalyst ""] Repeal the 13th!!! |
| ________________________________________ [Mar 19,2012 8:48pm - josh_hates_you ""] Josh_Martin said: Because he keeps winning primaries in the bible belt. I've said it before and I'll say it again, FUCK Abraham Lincoln Does not compute. Abraham Lincoln was an atheist. What does he have to do with the bible belt other than being born in Kentucky? |
| ______________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:22am - Josh_Martin ""] josh_hates_you said: Josh_Martin said: Because he keeps winning primaries in the bible belt. I've said it before and I'll say it again, FUCK Abraham Lincoln Does not compute. Abraham Lincoln was an atheist. What does he have to do with the bible belt other than being born in Kentucky? Think it through. If Lincoln had just let the south secede, we wouldnt be stuck with those idiots today. I'm sure it seemed like a good idea at the time. But no one apparently knew about the law of unintended consequences back then. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:25am - arilliusbm ""] How does this thread have 3000 more views in one day? |
| __________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:26am - RustyPS ""] Because it has the word porn in it, probably comes up in a lot of Google/Yahoo searches. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:27am - Alx_Casket ""] The internet values rttp's opinion on this matter. |
| _____________________________________ [Mar 20,2012 11:28am - arilliusbm ""] More important question: how does Alx_Casket's profile have over 200,000 views? |