Mr. M -
You're blowing my point(s) way out of proportion. You will notice, of course, that there are several different definitions for "fixate"--you chose the words you didn't like, I never tried to infer you were neurotic or the like. Also, I am in no way suggesting that you are not wanted here, nor do I want you to think I want you to go away. That was hardly the point of my post.
HOWEVER
Please do not try and pass yourself off as objective. You are as slanted as I am, just the opposite direction. You are usually pretty fair with your opinion, yes, I will wholeheartedly agree with that. And yes you are one of the first people to admit when you are wrong. But I have never, ever, ever seen you give "Bushco" a fair shake. I do, however, see you go out of your way to critique "Bushco" regardless of the facts or lack thereof. (keep in mind, I don't particularly like the guy either)
Case in point: The FCC
Why is it just Bush that catches the heat here? The most successful censorship campaign that I am aware of was launched by the wife of a leading Democrat: Tipper Gore. Another leading Democrat has launched many efforts to "censor" Hollywood as well: Joe Leiberman. This is hardly a conservative vs. liberal issue like some want it to be.
But, that's just not as fun as making us conservatives out to be evil and repressive.
Anyway, the best number I can get on US Foreign Aid is around .6% of GDP which puts the number around $10B. It seems that every source for porn revenue had a different number. Here is what I found on Forbes:
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The idea that pornography is a $10 billion business is often credited to a study by Forrester Research. This figure gets repeated over and over. The only problem is that there is no such study. In 1998, Forrester did publish a report on the online "adult content" industry, which it pegged at $750 million to $1 billion in annual revenue. The $10 billion aggregate figure was unsourced and mentioned in passing.
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"[Pornography] is an industry where they exaggerate the size of everything."
Anyway, it is moot because we are consistently in the top four for dollar amount of foreign aid. I don't see much praise for the amount, rather I see constant criticism that we should be giving away more money. I give about as much credibility to complaints about America as you give to the complaints made by the PTC.
Lastly, so what if any part of America is adopting conservative core values? Why do you care? It is not like any of the people adopting this position are being forced to do so. There is no gun pointed at my head forcing me to believe in the core values I adhere to, I do it because I want to. But yet, you want to label us as "mad"? (c'mon, you can't possibly think that with your title and opening line that someone wasn't going to be bothered--regardless of the BAC).
That is what really bothers me here. I am very conservative, very pro-family and not even a teency bit religious. Yet, for what I believe, I get people telling me "WTF" and "you're mad".
And, to go back to a point I made previously, I cannot watch TV with my family in the evenings unless it is a DVD. Unlike when I was a kid, there is almost nothing on any network channel that I would consider o.k. for my kids to watch.
There is also a (so much for lastly) reason I chose to bring this up with you. Of the people that share your biases, you are the most likely to actually respond intelligently. There are many, many people here I would love to say similar things to, but that would be an utter waste of time. Usually, with you, I can bring this up and it is responded to appropriately. You must notice, also, that I am one of the few conservatives that has admitted errors. By my own nature I hate to admit, but I do nonetheless.
I will try another word, how is that? I am confused by your attentiveness to the failings, as you see them, of my country. I can see here or there comments, I am just trying to understand the continual comments.
O.k. - the "lastly" thing is officially out the window. I can never be accused of not talking enough.
I just read your last post.
To me, it is a non-issue unless the FCC actually finds in favor of the complaint. We could go nuts trying to debate every complaint made by someone here in the US. Complaints mean nothing. They can be lodged by anybody, regardless of their social/economic/political persuasion. I complain about stupid shit all the time, it doesn't mean my babbling needs to be taken seriously.