Monday, February 02, 2004

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I almost agree with Howard Dean on this issue, almost:

Howard Dean, a physician and a Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday dismissed as "silly" a government inquiry into whether indecency rules were broken during the broadcast of the Super Bowl halftime show when pop diva Janet Jackson's bodice was ripped to expose her right breast.

"I find that to be a bit of a flap about nothing," the former Vermont governor said. "I'm probably affected in some ways by the fact that I'm a doctor, so it's not exactly an unusual phenomenon for me."

During the break in the National Football League's championship game, singer Justin Timberlake reached for Jackson as they sang a duet and tore off part of her black leather bustier.

Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell promised a "thorough and swift" investigation of the stunt aired during one of the most popular American television broadcasts, which also attracts a major worldwide audience.


Emphasis mine. What the hell does it have to do with being a doctor? Did Dr. Dean have women exposing their breasts with kung-fu weapons protruding from them on a regular basis? The problem Howie, is that millions of kids were watching. If this happened during the Grammy Awards or the MTV Awards that's one thing, it happened during the Superbowl. Conservatives are going nuts over this for no reason. It was done purely for marketing purposes. Timberlake is appearing at the Grammy's later this week , the ratings should go through the roof.

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