I’ll play this one straight

by Erick on April 23, 2008

I’m sure there are lots of jokes to be made about soldiers discharging their weapons, but I’ll refrain from doing so and just point out this article.

Concerned that the military is selling pornography in exchange stores in spite of a ban, one lawmaker has introduced a bill to clean up the matter.

“Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit,” said Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., unveiling his House bill April 16.

His Military Honor and Decency Act would amend a provision of the 1997 Defense Authorization Act that banned sales of “sexually explicit material” on military bases.

I don’t think publicity like this will hurt Broun in the least little bit in a Republican Primary. In fact, I suspect Barry Fleming would not disagree on the campaign trail with this legislation.

Likewise, a lot of the feminist on the left who might be tempted to now pick off Paul Broun by jumping into the GOP primary in Athens to vote against the guy they initially supported might be neutralized.

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Icarus April 28, 2008 at 6:09 pm

I now believe the TMC may actually be right. This man should not be sworn in:

http://www.foxnews.com/video2/video08.html?videoId=63db7f9a-27ea-4a52-a3dc-139ba929c4a7&sMPlaylistID=

Romegaguy April 28, 2008 at 7:34 pm

Next he will want to get rid of National Geographic magazines, too

joe April 28, 2008 at 7:38 pm

Broun gets most of the issues right, but he is so far off the mark on this one that it isn’t funny. He acts like a Libertarian, mostly right, but occasionally needing an aluminum foil hat.

Icarus April 28, 2008 at 7:47 pm

I think he should include a ban on the sale of Land O Lakes butter at the PX’s too. Those knees on the box are just a bit too provacative.

Icarus April 30, 2008 at 5:28 pm

…And then there’s this guy, also “a bit” outside the Republican mainstream, who is also obsessed with porn:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,353536,00.html

Romegaguy April 30, 2008 at 6:01 pm

nice find Icarus. I heard GOPeach is going to work on his campaign

Icarus April 30, 2008 at 6:10 pm

Well, Rome, you know, if politics meets porn, I’m there.

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