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Sunday, February 1, 2004

A Question...

What is this "Super Bowl" that everyone keeps talking about?

Update: Oh, okay...it's yet another venue for pop stars to make shameless spectacles of themselves. Looks like a must-miss...

Update 2: Oh dear...it looks like a lot of folks are coming over from Dean's and expecting a discussion about boobs. Sorry to disappoint...maybe later I'll start a post about Michael Moore, Al Franken or one of the Dem candidates for President. Then we can have a boob discussion. Until then, here's a boob picture to keep you entertained.

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Super Bowl? I think it has something to do with baseball or something.

That and dumb musical productions.

Posted on February 2, 2004 at 4:17 AM

Dean,

Yeah, I knew it had something to do with sports. Although the only thing I've heard about today was the, um, eventful halftime show.

Posted on February 2, 2004 at 8:11 PM

It was simply shameful.

Posted on February 2, 2004 at 8:43 PM

Hi Bird,

No arguments here...I agree. Although I know pretty much nothing about sports, I feel very bad for the teams that played at that game, because nobody is talking about them...everyone is talking about what happened during halftime.

Posted on February 2, 2004 at 8:57 PM
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Here is a copy of the email I sent the NFL:

To Commissioner Tagliabue,

"The only language CBS and MTV speak (besides vulgarity) is money. Unless the NFL acts to impose some kind of financial penalty on them, then it is impossible to escape being implicated in what happened. The NFL brand has been severely damaged. Who, I ask you, is talking about what was one of the better Superbowl games ever played? Answer: Very few people. Your showcase was highjacked by a bunch of selfish hedonistic perverts. If you fail to act, how can fans reach any other conclusion but that you approve, no matter how vigoruously you protest?

Below is a copy of the email I sent to CBS and MTV. I copied this to the FCC and my Federal Senator. I also contacted the office of The Dallas Cowboys to express my anger. I have been an NFL fan for almost 30 years, since the age of nine years old (specifically the 1974 Thanksgiving game between the Cowboys & Redskins.) I expect better from you, and I will be watching closely to see how you handle this situation."

Here is a copy of the email I sent MTV and CBS.

"I am incensed at the crude and rude spectacle that was the Superbowl halftime show. In the past, while my wife and two daughters would not watch the game, they would watch the show at halftime. Fortunately, this year they were working on a school project.

Nevertheless, my youngest daughter, 9 years old, looked up to watch the show. After watching Nellie pull on his crotch about a couple of dozen times, and hearing the explicit lyrics, I muted the TV. Then watching Timberlake stalk Jackson around the stage like she was some bitch in heat, including feeling her up, grinding hips and slapping her butt, I mumbled something like, "Can't even watch the Superbowl anymore" and turned off the channel just moments before Jackson, Timberlake, et al, assaulted us even further.

Unfortunately my teenage son, at a church-sponsored Superbowl party, for God's sake, was exposed to this blatant display of public rudeness. I am sick of hearing artistic types whine about artistic freedom, and then pull a obviously purposeful stunt like this. That entire show was utterly disgusting.

If I want to watch Porn, I know where to get it. The Superbowl is not the place. What ever happened to simple human consideration for one another? I wonder what all those suddenly proclaiming this is "No big deal" would think of a halftime evangelistic crusade put on in the name of religious freedom of expression. Do you think all the supposed civil rights advocates would be defending that display? I didn't think so.

Go ahead and push the envelope. But don't do it on my time. There is a thing called "informed consent." I was neither informed, nor did I consent to exposing my children, and the teenagers in my church to this blatant display of juvenile sexuality.

And also don't give me any crap about I have the right to change the channel. As a matter of fact, I did change the channel. But not until after I was visually and morally assaulted. There is no civil right to "surprise" me and my family with your utter contempt for the values of American families.

Maybe this is "no big deal" among music industry types. But that is why I have blocked access to MTV, VH1 and other channels on my TV. What you did was simply rude. I hope the FCC hits you with a $50 million fine. Maybe then you idiots will get the message that it is NOT ok to impose your vulgarity on the unsuspecting American public."

And here are some websites you can contact to express your outrage as well.

mailto:fccinfo@fcc.gov Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Attention: Chairman Powell

http://www.cbs.com/info/user_services/fb_global_form.shtml CBS Feedback

http://www.mtv.com/news/youtellus/ MTV Feedback

mailto:sbcomments@nfl.com NFL feedback

Make your voices heard!

Posted on February 3, 2004 at 12:57 PM



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