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Santorum renews promise to root out obscene pornography

Rick Santorum doubled down Sunday on a campaign promise to crack down on the distribution of explicit pornography if elected president, saying exposure to the content "can be very damaging."

A position paper on Santorum's campaign website argues that current obscenity laws already prohibit the distribution of "hardcore (obscene) pornography," and that the Obama administration has failed to enforce these restrictions. As president, Santorum says he would instruct his attorney general to prosecute those who distribute content his administration deems "obscene."

"We would, of course, as president enforce those laws, because obviously Congress in its wisdom understood that hardcore pornography is very damaging, particularly to young people, and that exposure on the Internet can be very damaging," Santorum said during an interview on ABC's "This Week." "There are laws against purveying hard-core pornography. And that--we have attorney generals in the country, at least under the Bush administration, who did prosecute that. And this administration isn't. And I simply said I would follow the law, which I know in the case of Barack Obama can be somewhat of a hefty challenge for him, but we're going to do it as president."

Santorum, however, has yet to provide a specific definition of what kind of pornography his attorney general would prosecute. Under former President George W. Bush, the Justice Department focused primarily on small distributors that produced what it considered extreme content, but largely left the major production studios alone.

In interviews with Yahoo News last week, porn industry leaders--who produced their content throughout the Bush Administration--said they weren't worried about Santorum's threat to shut down their business.

Van wrote:No way a guy who can't even consolidate a voting base faced with no other choice but Rick Santorum is going to do squat against the massive media/money machine Obama will have behind him come November.

This has all become much ado about nothing. Short of something disastrous happening between now and the election, Obama is a lock.

Van wrote:No way a guy who can't even consolidate a voting base faced with no other choice but Rick Santorum is going to do squat against the massive media/money machine Obama will have behind him come November.

This has all become much ado about nothing. Short of something disastrous happening between now and the election, Obama is a lock.

Van wrote:Mace, it just seems to me that the Republicans need to quit with all this empty pandering to the religious far right. They're always going to own that voting block anyway, so why make themselves appear so foolish to everyone else?

Van wrote:Mace, it just seems to me that the Republicans need to quit with all this empty pandering to the religious far right. They're always going to own that voting block anyway, so why make themselves appear so foolish to everyone else?

Van wrote: You know, Nick, for a reasonably bright guy...

Papa Willie wrote:The funniest thing thus far is occasionally dropping by MSNBC. Those lib faggots don't report on ANYTHING other than the Republicans now. The only thing they're interested in is trying to find out which one of them they're going to dig up shit on and cry about. It's actually good, humorous entertainment.

Papa Willie wrote:crappie fishing accident.

Papa Willie wrote:The only thing they're interested in is trying to find out which one of them they're going to dig up shit on

Van wrote:Mace, it just seems to me that the Republicans need to quit with all this empty pandering to the religious far right. They're always going to own that voting block anyway, so why make themselves appear so foolish to everyone else?

mvscal wrote:

Van wrote:Mace, it just seems to me that the Republicans need to quit with all this empty pandering to the religious far right. They're always going to own that voting block anyway, so why make themselves appear so foolish to everyone else?

It doesn't stop democrats from pandering to nigggers, does it?

Van wrote:I can? Cool. See, I don't even want Obama to win, and still I'll offer you a hungus bet over this presidential election.

Care to back up your big mouth with a bet that will finally force you to leave this place for good?

bradhusker wrote:Ed Shultz Lawrence O donnell and Rachel Maddow are so corrupt in their liberal bubble, they totally shun any and all debate.
Their shows revolve around patting each other on the back and pushing their propoganda.

Felix is a fuckin fool, he defends msnbc??? A network that can be summed up like this,

THEN, the sick libs like felix try to paint Bill O'reilly in the exact same vain, HOWEVER, thats a lie.

mvscal wrote:

Van wrote:Mace, it just seems to me that the Republicans need to quit with all this empty pandering to the religious far right. They're always going to own that voting block anyway, so why make themselves appear so foolish to everyone else?

It doesn't stop democrats from pandering to nigggers, does it?

Van wrote:I want you gone badly enough that I'm willing to risk punting myself.

Van wrote:brad, you scurrilous cunt, look, you're the one who boasted that I could "take it to the bank."

So, can I or can't I? Are you going to man up and stand by your claim or are you going to pussy out? I'm offering you a chance to punt me from this board with a victory in November by your plastic milquetoast hero. As confident as you supposedly are of Romney defeating Obama, what have you got to lose?

See, I can't stand seeing you tard the fuck up every thread in which your trolling posts appear, and the Admins have yet to see fit to punt you for your incessant spamming. That being the case, I figure, okay, how else can I get this plague on the board to leave?

I want you gone badly enough that I'm willing to risk punting myself. Based on your own big mouth, you've been handed a smashmouth challenge. What's your answer, vaghusker?

Van wrote:It's a win-win. Either he accepts the challenge and we're finally rid of him, or he pusses out and has to live with everyone here knowing he's not just a horrible troll but also a coward.

I'm betting on the latter.

Terry in Crapchester wrote:

Van wrote:I'm offering you a chance to punt me from this board with a victory in November by your plastic milquetoast hero.

I want in on this action myself.

So what do you say, brad? You have a two-for-one in place right now.

Truman wrote:

bradhusker wrote:Ed Shultz Lawrence O donnell and Rachel Maddow are so corrupt in their liberal bubble, they totally shun any and all debate.
Their shows revolve around patting each other on the back and pushing their propoganda.

I don't believe they care how you feel, brad. All they care about is that you watch.

You DO realize these "opinion" shows are designed to entertain a specific, target audience while infuriating others, correct? If you don't like the message, change the channel. Dumbass.

Felix wrote:

Felix is a fuckin fool, he defends msnbc??? A network that can be summed up like this,

THEN, the sick libs like felix try to paint Bill O'reilly in the exact same vain, HOWEVER, thats a lie.

where do you dredge this shit up? I've said numerous times I'm not a big fan of Obama but o'reilly is an idiot...... if the republicans are going to continue down the path they're on they don't stand a chance in the general election.....Romney has all the charisma of my living room couch and Santorum is a religious nut job who's hell bent on imposing his moral standards on everyone else.....good luck on that....

bradhusker wrote: . . . nothing much . . .

Jsc810 wrote::cry:

bradhusker wrote: I watch it so I can inform others of the sheer lies and distortions.

ANY channel that does NOT embrace all sides of an issue, is dangerous.

A show like this is dangerous to stupid people.

My job is to expose this bullshit, one day at a time.

You must be a Fox News watcher as well. Keep up the good work.

Get fucked wrote:

bradhusker wrote: . . . nothing much . . .

Do us all a favor and go suffocate in a semen crusted toilet full of trucker diarrhhea. Breath deeep. Drink until you are sated.



and Get Fucked

bradhusker wrote:as you may or may not know, censorship of any kind is deplorable.

Van wrote:Good deal.

And no, it's not censorship. The board isn't banning you. You're agreeing to leave of your own free will should your candidate lose.

How fucking freaky is this, anyway? I've been here over ten years, and now I'm pinning my continued presence at T1B on the success of Barack freaking Obama, a guy who represents everything I completely loathe about modern American politics?



Well, that's it. If Romney wins, I will never post here again—and by "here" I mean T1B as a whole, not just this main board—nor will TiC or Felix. If Obama wins, you're gonzo. No coming back under a different nic, either. This is your honor at stake. Don't even try to Mickey Mouse your way around your word. The day after the election, either you or we will go forever silent.

Van wrote:he's a sure thing to roll Romney in November, and that's what I'm banking on. I just have to hope nothing too major happens between now and then.