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17. Congressman Retreats on "Schindler"--Sort Of
Congressman Retreats on "Schindler"--Sort Of

by Jeff B. Copeland
Feb 26, 1997, 4:20 PM PT

Yesterday, Congressman Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma and an activist on the issue of TV-content ratings, denounced NBC for airing Schindler's List Sunday night. The broadcast, he said, took network television "to an all-time low, with full frontal nudity, violence and profanity being shown in our home."

Even though the network rated the show TV-M and introduced it with a taped appeal from director Steven Spielberg to keep children out of the room, Coburn still thought that NBC's action "should outrage parents and decent-minded individuals everywhere

THESE NEOCONS HAVE BEEN OUT TO DESTROY DEMOCRACY FOR SOME TIME BY PROMOTING A WIERD RIGHT WING JESUS

Who tells us to KILL THE RAG HEADS.
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