Va. rep. Jim "Moron" thinks Erectile Disfunction ads are "indecent."

[bushmeister0]

From the annals of the greatest economic crisis since the great depression; Va. rep. takes the bull by the horns (or not, as the case may be).

CNN's amfix blog:

"A number of people,” (Moran) says, 'have come up, including colleagues, and said I’m fed up. I don’t want my three or four-year old grandkid asking me what erectile dysfunction is all about. And I don’t blame them.'

Enter H.R. 2175. That’s a bill that Rep. Moran introduced last month that would prohibit any ED ads from airing on broadcast radio and TV between 6AM and 10PM. The bill advises the Federal Communications Commission to treat these ads as 'indecent' and instruct stations to restrict their broadcast to late night and overnight hours."

http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/07/erectile-dysfunct... /

"Including colleagues"? Which ones, I wonder? And why are they so concerned about having to explain droopy pee-pees? Hitting a little too close to home, congressman?

I say, sure, whatever. They're annoying anyway. But, if ED ads have to go, I want those tampon, pad and douche ads off the air, too. Now, they're indecent!

[Catshrink]

1. I think those ads are really creepy.

I wouldn't say indecent, but certainly creepy!

[customerserviceguy]

4. Well, I guess I do find it weird

that either one person or the other has to leave their bathtub in the Cialis ad, to join up with the other one, and then, what do you have? Sex in a bathtub!

Of course, arena football looks that way, too...

[ewagner]

5. I get a laugh

out of how far those ads go to make sure they photograph the WEDDING RINGS on the fingers of the actors.....obviously trying to make the ads "wholesome".

[gkhouston]

23. When in reality they're banging somebody else's spouse... outdoors... in a bathtub!

This is all just a subliminal advertising campaign to bring back clawfoot tubs.

[bushmeister0]

9. I agree. but what's worse

is those ads they show during the Sunday chat shows with the guys who can't have fun because they can't stop peeing. I can't even listen to "Good Lovin' anymore.

[enlightenment]

25. I love the new language they're inventing.

My personal favorite is 'premature stamina'?

What the heck does THAT mean? I know what they want it to mean, but who came up with that?

I'd love to see far fewer of all the ads, personally. I am now convinced that every man over the age of 25 has some kind of problem with his plumbing.

And they can take the ads for menstrual products while they're at it.

[snake in the grass]

87. Heard that one for the first time...

...a few weeks ago in a radio ad for some local clinic and thought to myself how ridiculous it sounds; not to mention it doesn't adequately describe what it attempts to describe. My girlfriend and I talked about it for a while trying to figure out what the motivation was behind the new term. We figured people are still to repressed and queasy about the word "ejaculation" (because that's nasty, sexual stuff, you know?), so some word genius came up with the term. Since my return to the U.S. I've noticed a lot of weirdness in the language like 'pre-owned' instead of 'used' or 'guest service' instead of 'customer service' in department stores. Pray tell, when exactly did U.S. Americans lose their collective minds?

[JerseygirlCT]

34. The viagra ones are the worst

The circle jerk ones... literally turn my stomach.

The Cialis ones don't bother me so much.

[Captain Hilts]

57. Cialis ads are aimed towards women rather than men, oddly enough. nt

[JerseygirlCT]

98. I think that's smart, not odd

This isn't much of a problem unless the man has a partner...

[SoCalDem]

75. Amen.. I'm glad there are no 5 yr olds living in the house

I cringe at MOST commercials..

Right now the ones that are hitting a 10 on the creep-o-meter are the ones with "bicycle" and "fishing pole".. These allergic people are a little TOO "into" those items of amusement.. Maybe they should hook up with each other and spend less time pining away for their bike & fidhing pole..

[Hepburn]

92. That "Smilin' Bob" one is the worst, IMO.

The guy looks like the pill went to his lips and not his dick!

[Zynx]

2. I'm inclined to agree. They are a little on the creepy side.

[madinmaryland]

8. Yeah. The six guys hanging out jamming about viagra?

And then all leaving. Just weird.

[Zynx]

14. Yeah. They're all essentially saying "Hey! We can get it up again! YAAAAAYYY!!"

"Let's go to the bars and pick up some chicks!"

It makes me think of gross, fat, sweaty men hitting on good looking younger women. It's nasty.

[izquierdista]

33. Chicks?

Did you look at the bar closely? I think there was a reason there were no chicks in the ad.

[Zynx]

44. I was referring to the idea that they were probably going to go out "wenching" to use

an old phrase.

[madinmaryland]

51. Damn. I really didn't need that desciption floating around my brain.

[JerseygirlCT]

35. The circle jerk ad nt

[kittykitty]

11. I agree about the creepiness. His point was that they shouldn't be on during

the hours when little kids are watching. 6 AM to 10 PM! OK with me as I really don't want to hear about someone having a 4 hour erection and possible blindness while were eating dinner.(although the vision of a guy walking around blindly with a hard-on strikes me as funny)

[konnichi wa]

63. Remember the old riddle, "What's next to nothing"?

When a guy with an erection walks into a wall...and breaks his nose.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

60. Its annoying to me, but I'm not thrilled that children hear about 4 hour long erections either

Do we have to hear about hard ons all day, all of us, any poor saps who watch TV?
Can't we opt out of that shit somehow?

[Hepburn]

93. I gotta say this...

...my best gal pal and I (both senior females) were watching TV together one day and the "lasting more than 4 hours" mem was stated in one of those "viagr" ads and we both said nearly at the same time, "What the hell is the problem with a hard on lasting more than 4 hours?" And started laughing so hard we ended up crying!

[bullwinkle428]

3. Ugh. Why do Democratic representatives feel the need to

waste their time with shit like this, when there are so many genuine problems affecting this country?

[ShortnFiery]

12. When our daughter was younger, it was disgusting to see these old farts on TV bragging

about "the little magical pill" to support their hard-ons.



It's vile considering all the medical breakthroughs, THIS is just not something to be proud of. Especially when these drugs are blackmarkedted and used by SEX PERVS and ABUSIVE husbands and boyfriends.

The "abuses" far outweigh the potential "perks."

[Warren DeMontague]

42. Erections = Evil!!!! Bad, Bad Erections! HELP STAMP OUT PRIAPISM!

Now, there's a bumper sticker.

[customerserviceguy]

6. What's offensive

is that we cannot have condom ads on regular TV, those might actually do some good.

[Hekate]

46. Condom ads would be fine with me, especially during shows with lots of sex going on. ..

Jeez, it's like we learned nothing from Bristol and her boyfriend.

Hekate

[ShortnFiery]

7. Hey, our beloved Jim Moran (rep-VA) has a point. Those adds are just damn creepy especially when

they come on during dinner-time.

"Regular Cialis OR Cialis for daily use."

When the moment is right! Also sponsored by CIA agents to bribe the old fart Taliban "tribal elders" so they can DO their 17 y.o. wives multiple times a day.



Trust me on this: Viagra and Cialis are not doing THE WOMEN of patriarchal countries any favors.

I don't know where they get the bimbo gals with big breasts who brag about how wonderful it is that THEIR men can stay horny.

[ControlledDemolition]

81. But why are Republicans the biggest customers for related remedies? n/t

Is it that they want to ensure an abundant supply for themselves?

[ejpoeta]

10. i find them rather annoying. and i don't want to explain erectile dysfunction to my

10 year old, though, i will if she asks. There are actually a lot of ads that I would rather NOT have to see on tv, if they are asking... how about those ky commercials. condom commercials? there are so many i would rather they not have on. pretty much any of the pharma ads i do not like. the birth control pills ones... YAZ. definitely.

[bushmeister0]

86. I don't want to explain to a 10 year old why it's spelled "Dysfunction"

and not "disfunction." Damn the Normans! No wonder why no one from another country can speak or spell our language.

[jimshoes]

13. Yes, biology is evil don'tcha know

How can we encourage abstinance if everybody knows what thier equipment is used for?

[ShortnFiery]

18. When biology is perverted and the Taliban elders, et. al., are bribed with these drugs so

they can have sex with many young women than their dried up old bodies would normally allow, yeah, this PERVERSION of nature that often is used to ABUSE young teen muslim brides, women or prison sex rapes is SICKO.

[dustbunnie]

68. I don't know if nice elderly couples would agree with that.

Many drugs are abused, but we don't ban them.

People well into old age still want to enjoy intimacy, or at least "cut the rug" or whatever they used to call it. From what I've heard, women don't exactly die after menopause, and if their partner can't perform anymore, well that ain't no fun.

[LostinVA]

118. Except ED ads don't have anything to do with biology

Like, say, condom ads or tampon ads.

I also am against ads for script drugs on TV.

[ProgressiveFool]

15. I think all drug ads are "indecent" and I'm heartily sick of seeing them

But then, I hate pretty much all advertising unless it's nominated for a "Funniest Commercial" award somewhere.

[Inspired]

16. I'd like to see all those ads off the air, too.

They just make everyone, well most people anyway, uncomfortable. I always feel so bad for my daughter when one of these ads comes on when she is watching TV with her dad! Ewww!

[Eric J in MN]

17. Maybe we shouldn't have indecency laws, but...

...if we're going to ban someone from saying expletives on TV from 6AM-10PM, then it makes sense to ban these ads during those hours as well.

[El Supremo]

19. Fine with me.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

20. These ads are more disturbing than......

....Janet Jackson whipping off her top.

[Mopar151]

101. My boss was watching the Super Bowl

"One little titty last year, and the world goes crazy! Theis year, 17 ads for hardon pills, nobody blinks. And four hours? Dood, you might as well go to the hospital, 'cuz your wife is locked in the bathroom and the dog is under the bed!"
(My boss being Carole, the French lesbian welder)

[yellerpup]

21. My dear, departed Aunt Francille

slammed out of the room every time the Prell shampoo commercial (1960's jingle for shiny hair: shimmering, shimmering...) came on because it was too suggestive. The threshold of what constitutes indecent is on quite the sliding scale--sorry, was that too insinuating?

[Donnachaidh]

32. guess she never saw the Herbal Essence orgasm shampoo?

THOSE ads were stupid.

[yellerpup]

48. I'd blocked those Herbal Essence ads from my memory. Totally stupid.

No, Aunt Francille would not have liked them or probably even understood them. Mr. Pup and I make fun of the ED ads--that separate bathtubs-on-the-beach makes no sense at all. Neither does a bunch of horny geezers gathering in an old barn in the woods to sing about getting wood. Nobody builds a barn that far away from the house!

[cherish44]

22. I do like the "Smilin' Bob" commercials

Full of double entendre and subliminal messages that kids probably don't get

[konnichi wa]

64. Geez, I always assumed those commercials were written BY kids

[mainer]

91. What IS that product he's advertising?

"Male enhancement" -- what's he selling? When I first saw one of those "smiling Bob" ads, I thought I was watching a comedy skit.

[NoPasaran]

95. The first time I heard "male enhancement" I figured it was another beer commercial

[LeftyMom]

24. Just ED ads?

I don't see how they're any better or worse than ads for menstrual products, lube, douches and deodorizers, herpes drugs (why does herpes cause people to walk on deserted beaches, anyhow?) and all that other shit that implies that people have a reproductive tract?

Oh, and why are there ads on broadcast TV for birth control women can use, but not for condoms? Especially since the former are prescription and the latter can be bought from a machine in the gas station bathroom?

[JitterbugPerfume]

26. I think they are creepy and offensive

and I don't give a damn about their four hour erection

[Vinca]

27. I don't think any prescription drugs should be advertised on television.

The vast majority of people watching do not have the knowledge to know whether something is good for them or bad for them or not meant for them at all. It must be annoying as hell for doctors when idiots come in with their request for a television drug that's not at all appropriate for their condition. (The ED drugs are creepy as well. Who wants to visualize these people doing the nasty? And how are 2 bathtubs involved?? )

[Hekate]

47. I can endorse that. nt

[anigbrowl]

49. +1

If I can't legally buy it over the counter, then you shouldn't be marketing it to me. People who need to know their medical options have many ways of doing so. If a drug is all that, good doctors will already be aware of the fact.

[PBass]

55. +2... get ALL pharmaceutical ads off TV, IMO.

America's crass over-commercialization of medicine and health care is just plain wrong.

[olegramps]

106. If people have to tell their doctor about some drug, they need to change doctors.

[Warren DeMontague]

28. I like it where they say "if you experience an erection lasting more than four hours,

consult your doctor"

Hell, buddy, I experienced an erection lasting four YEARS. It was called "High School".

[bulloney]

54. LOL! Sounds to me like you suffered from REPTILE DYSFUNCTION!

Seriously, these prescription drug ads on TV are a joke. Cripe, 90% of the ad is the disclaimer telling you when and how NOT to use the damn stuff.

[this_side_up]

29. the toilet paper commericial is worse

because their paper doesn't leave bits stuck to you like other brands do.

[bulloney]

89. And what's with the bears using toilet paper? Stupidest ad campaign on TV!

What next? Will they answer the age-old question if the Pope shits in the woods?

[truebrit71]

113. I agree...we all know that they use rabbits, not toilet paper...

...

[LostinVA]

30. Jim Moran is not a "moron" -- he's a good Rep for VA

And, I don't liek those stupid ads, either, and I'm not in the least a prude.

[Captain Hilts]

102. Yeah, what you said. nt

[Donnachaidh]

31. Many of those ads have a grey haired guy with some hot young thang.

Talk about wishful thinking. Yeah right, buy those drugs, and the girlies will be streaming into your house for your wrinkled, droopy ass.

Personally, I'm sick of those ads. They are on CONSTANTLY, far more than the tampon ads and the ones you complain about.

[izquierdista]

36. I understand his point

I would even support it, if he would amend it to include all pharmaceuticals advertised during the evening news. If you were to construct a picture of the average viewer of the evening news just from the advertising, you would picture them as a bunch of gassy, incontinent insomniacs with migraines and allergies.

[bushmeister0]

82. Well ...? That explains how easy it was to manufacture the Iraq war.

They know their audience. Mad Ave knows it's business.

[damntexdem]

37. Well, they are, but not the way he thinks.

Do you really think that "if an erection lasts over four hours, call a doctor" scares many guys away from ED drugs? Yes, it warns of serious possible effects, but as stated is more likely to draw more guys to the drugs.

[sakabatou]

38. O NOOOOOES!!

[mitchum]

39. When I first saw the "Got My Mojo Workin'" ad, I thought it was a brilliant parody...

but then I realized it was real. It's indicative of the sneering contempt in which the companies hold their customers. They may as well just bark out, "Hey Rube!"

[Arkana]

40. Virginia DU folks, I'm gonna go ahead and assume

that this assclown is from "Real Virginia". Am I right?

[Captain Hilts]

69. No. Alexandria. nt

[foo_bar]

97. IIRC Moran's claim to fame was blaming teh Jews for the (most recent) Iraqi war

(http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/11/moran.jews / (unfortunate URL))

I get the sense he likes to blame people. Before everyone jumps on me and insists he really, really loves his country, the crusade referenced by the OP could have originated from the desk of Joe Lieberman; all they're asking of the drug makers is less innuendo in marketing their product, which is to say advertisers can only discuss the hint of a penis (as Moran surely possesses) in hushed, reverent tones, unlike the barrage of male porn our innocent children are subjected to during daytime TV. What's that, you can't even show a penis on TV? Well then, let's ban throwing a football through a hoop, that can only lead to dancing.

[LostinVA]

104. No, he's a really good guy -- read up about him -- not an "assclown" at all

[bushmeister0]

41. Now, this is indecent!

[Ilsa]

43. I'd rather see ED ads that commercial with roaches in them. The one where

a roach is trying to deliver a pizza just about makes me vomit.

[Liberal_in_LA]

77. I think that commercials kind of cute. I hate the commercial with the REAL cockroaches. ugh.

[Hekate]

45. They are indeed creepy. And incessant. Every man in America now knows there's a magic pill...

... just for him. Not her. Him. A magic sex pill.

Hugh Hefner was right when he immediately pointed out that this is the "first legal sex drug" and that it would sweep the nation for all ages of men. Notice how quickly the advertisers dropped poor old BobDole in favor of younger and younger men. Some of the guys in those ads are even younger than the Viva Viagra garage band.

Every so often even conservatives get something right.

Hekate

[ecstatic]

50. aww. Did his young side bimbo find out his secret?

[TheKentuckian]

52. I don't care about the offense and/or creepiness

but I have no clue what purpose there is for prescription drugs being advertised. Why would you go to a doctor that has less of an idea of what you should be prescribed than you do?

Certainly, the ads that promote a consumer going to their doctor to talk about random drugs for conditions that the consumer probably doesn't have should be illegal.

[Hansel]

53. Obama mentioned in one of his books that he doesn't like them either

He doesn't want to be forced to have to explain them to his daughters, so I think Moran has some support from the White House on this. Obama's mention of his dislike for these commercials really hit a note with my daughter. One of the 1st things she said after Olbermann announced he had won in November is "good, now maybe we can get rid of those whimpy penis ads!"

[Captain Hilts]

56. He's right. I'm glad I don't have kids watching tv with me. nt

[jillan]

58. Nothing like sitting there with your kids having ads on about 4 hour erections.

Sorry BOB, I agree.

Get that shit off my tv.

[miyazaki]

59. if it lasts more than 4 hours, call more girls. n/t

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

61. lol

its ridiculous.

[Generator]

62. Yes but if you take that magic pill

You can take a bath in a bathtub OUTSIDE sitting next to your partner in another bathtub! The miracle of pharmaceuticals. Sure I can't explain it to the kids. But try explaining 9.11 to a kid.

See these people are mad at us and fly planes into buildings (killing themselves too-my kid really thought that made no sense!) and then we have a war with a country that had nothing to do with that to make us feel better or to please the president's inferiority over his competing with his daddy-who was president too.

Bathtubs are easier!

[Egnever]

65. I am going to have to agree with him

these things dont belong on TV or at the very least should be relegated to late night.

[bushmeister0]

84. Same goes for those incessent ambulance chasing ads during the afternoon

during judge Judy. Remember when lawyers weren't allowed to advertise?

[Mudoria]

66. Please don't take "Smiling Bob" off the airwaves

Where else can I see just how much innuendo can be squeezed in minute commercial???



http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:x3PjFxKXHfgqCM:http...

[Blue_Tires]

67. they used to cram a lot more in some beer commercials!

[OmahaBlueDog]

70. I hate to say this on DU: I agree with him

Not the "indecent" terminology, but that I'd like to see those ads aired at hours where kids are less likely to be awake.

Long run - ban all prescription pharmaceutical TV advertising; it really has not served the health interests of the publix.

[Raineyb]

71. I think the fact that prescription drugs are advertised like cereal and toys is obscene

To paraphrase Bill Maher, if you tell your doctor what drugs you want he's no longer your doctor he's your dealer.

There shouldn't be any prescription drugs allowed to be advertised on air period.

Regards

[depakid]

72. Just get rid of ALL pharmaceutical ads on TV- as sane countries do

Bunch of disease mongering....

[edbermac]

73. Why not ban tampon/feminine hygiene ads as well, Mr Moran?

They got this new thing nowadays. It's called a remote.

[eowyn_of_rohan]

76. We girls had to tolerate those and douche ads for decades

when there were NO comparable "embarrassing" ads pertaining to males.

[bushmeister0]

83. But what about the children? They don't know how to use these so-called "remotes."

[Captain Hilts]

103. Actually, I'd love to ban those too. No more 'feeling fresh' ads with women hiking in white shorts

[cagesoulman]

74. Viagra: Fixing the peckers of old dudes with crappy sperm

Now THAT'S offensive shit.

[citizen snips]

78. I don't get it

one brief boob shot during shot during the suberbowl causes the world to end, but nonstop erection commercials are allowed on television.

[Kaleva]

79. Most complaints I hear about this are from older women

Not just about the commercials but also about their own husbands wanting to use the pills.

[Missy Vixen]

80. The NFL is going to be hurting due to the sponsorship dollars drying up

We can't believe how many ED ads run an hour during any NFL broadcast.

Looks like the Representative may be outvoted by free enterprise.

[bushmeister0]

85. Good point. But I wonder if there's any correlation to the frequency (if you'll pardon the phrase)

of these ads being played during games involving perennial losers like, for instance, the Detroit Lions, the Cincinnati Bengals or, even worse, big time losers like the New York Jets. There might be a bigger chance that whoever might be a fan of either team might be considered to be more prone to needing some sort of stiffener. Hence a bigger push for that audience.

As opposed to spending money on showing these ads to fans of the Giants or the Steelers, who might not be so in need of hardening agents, because they totally rule. Of course, Dolphans' fans are always ready, willing and able and in no need of chemical enhancers, because we still have the perfect season.

Just saying: "AFC Championship -- Dolphins 21, Steelers 17," makes me pretty damn randy!



Grrr!

[Missy Vixen]

109. Bushmeister, LOL!

>Just saying: "AFC Championship -- Dolphins 21, Steelers 17," makes me pretty damn randy!<

I'm a Seahawks fan. We're the witness protection program of the NFL. At the same time, we manage to sell our our stadium for every game, our fans are hopelessly devoted, and we're coming back!

I have that same reaction every time I dwell on the words "Seattle Seahawks, NFC Champions"

[truebrit71]

112. Don't you mean "shrivelling up"....?

[Missy Vixen]

120. Hey, hey, hey

Last season wasn't great, but we've been NFC West champions for the past five out of six years, we went to the Super Bowl, and we've rebuilt our team on the offseason.

I'm looking forward to September! Wooo-hooo!

[DFW]

88. Are they still featuring such indecent characters as....

former Senate Majority leader Bob Dole, R-Kansas?

And what's this jerk doing letting a 4 year old stay up til 10 PM anyway? Damn permissive liberal Republicans!

[rucky]

90. All Prescription drug ads should be re-banned. n/t

[Earth Bound Misfit]

94. Whatever happened to "Smilin' Bob"?

[Hepburn]

96. The viagra went to his lips...

...

[elizfeelinggreat]

100. His boss stopped paying him (because he's in jail)

"A federal judge today sentenced the founder of Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals to 25 years in prison and ordered that he and the company pay back more than $500 million. Berkeley distributes various products alleged to boost energy, manage weight, reduce memory loss and aid sleep. The company's main product, Enzyte, which promises sexual enhancement, has ads featuring "Smiling Bob," a happy man with an exaggerated smile.

A federal jury convicted the company, founder Steve Warshak and several others of participating in a massive scheme that included fraud, money laundering and bogus claims about the effectiveness of Berkeley’s products. U.S. District Judge S. Arthur Spiegel ordered Warshak, 42, to begin serving his sentence within 30 days."

http://www.uslaw.com/library/Criminal_Law/man_behind_sm...

[Earth Bound Misfit]

107. Smilin' Bob Not Smilin' Anymore

Consumerist reports an Associated Press release that Steve Warshak, 42, was found guilty of 93 counts of conspiracy, fraud and money laundering. His 75-year-old mother, who has cancer, was found guilty of conspiracy and other charges, and was sentenced to 2-years, but is free pending appeal...



http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/01/202024...

[Kaylee]

99. I would love to get all these pharmaceutical ads off the tv.

Half the time they don't even tell you what it's for, you are just supposed to ask your doctor for it.

[olegramps]

105. How about the natural male enhancement ads.

The have this goofball smiling and losing his swimming trunks in the pool while all the women admire his enhanced member.

[Orsino]

108. "Decency" crusades are *always* distractions from the real work that needs doing. n/t

[truebrit71]

110. I don't know about indecent, I do know that they gross my 17 year old daughter out...

...and I am at a loss to understand how Janet Jackson's nipple is deemed MORE offensive during a super bowl than having to put up with being bombarded with "grampa can't get it up anymore ads" at the same event...

[truebrit71]

111. What the hell is the deal with the outdoor bathtubs? I have NEVER understood that...

...

[truebrit71]

114. I also LOL with the possible side-effects..."DELAYED back-ache"...

..

[DainBramaged]

115. So is this the third or fourth thread on this? Fifth/ We are sorely lacking topics to talk about

[VenusRising]

116. The "chubby Santa" with the "sack full of pride" commercial is the worst.

If they want to do us all a real favor though, why not just ban all drug ads?

[Warren DeMontague]

121. Oh, I missed that one.

How on Earth did I miss that one?

[VenusRising]

124. Here ya go.

It's a video of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqffNjcxMDg

Enjoy!

[JVS]

117. One would think that a pill that brought your loins back to life wouldn't need to advertise much.

[rcrush]

119. All those prescription drug ads are 'indecent'

Every damn one of them. They all make me sick.

[Warren DeMontague]

122. You know what's funny? I occasionally read magazines like (...wait for it) Popular Science

and Popular Mechanics.

Seriously, I block out the ads in magazines... I'm go right past them, I'm not even aware that they're there.

But my wife will occasionally pick up a copy of one of 'em while they're lying around, and she points out all the "male enhancement" ads. (No, I don't think she's trying to give me a hint ) It's true, these magazines are full of 'em.

Her reaction, generally, is "Do people honestly buy this shit? With money? .....What the hell is WRONG with you guys?"

[Fireweed247]

123. After reading this thread, I am even more grateful that we do not have a TV antenna

Something is seriously wrong with our culture, and it seems as if it is by design. The 'man' wants us obsessed with sex, thinking about sex, thinking about being sexy...could it be they are trying to help distract the population?

I happen to think that the media lying to us is indecent. I think that using the lies to kill millions of people is beyond indecent. And I think that our Congress, who has been bribed and blackmailed, overlooking all of these lies and enabling cold blooded murder for resources...are criminals. How about we focus on that Moron!