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[penguinofhonor]

But Biden isn't bad, just sorta nondescript. I guess he does enhance Obama's charisma by comparison.

[Jervill]

Great, the the eight craziest candidates of 2012 include the two Republican primary candidates in my district.  It's good that neither stands a chance against Tim Walz, the incumbent.

[kaijyuu]

#6 might be one I'd vote for. I have to respect leading a protest in a pink tutu.

Also I might look up the context of her quote. I can't tell if I disagree with her or not. (if she's promoting a productivist thing = disagree, or if she's just pointing out the double standard = agree)

[Urist Imiknorris]

I like how the title says eight but the url says seven.

Koster voted "Yes" on all 20 of the Campaign for Liberty's questionnaire for candidates, including on questions about withdrawing from the U.N. and abolishing the I.R.S.

I think he just went "Whatever" and said yes to everything. Which is really just as worrying.

[Heron TSG]

So, Gary Boisclair decided to air an ad about the baby-smashing 'criminal syndicate' called Planned Parenthood, and the stations he bought time for were powerless to stop him due to a federal law saying that stations can't alter or refuse to air an ad for a federal candidate within 45 days of the election. (Though most put up warnings.)

Viewer discretion advised.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Holy shit, this man just decided to make an ad about mangled fetuses. NOBODY wants to see that. (Note that the other talking point of his campaign is related to his opponent (Keith Ellison) being Muslim, which is why there's that picture of a smiling guy standing next to an Islamic priest.) Not sure about the quality of that article, but it's the only place I've seen it online. The only YouTube video I saw of it required an account to view to verify that I was at least 18. 

[Urist Imiknorris]

Why is he not on that list?

[Dutchling]

Is it just me, or do mangled foetuses look like baby mummy Pharaohs?

[Truean]

http://www.news-journal.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-black-sacker-ban-from-big-sandy-grocery-store/article_211e8217-acdf-5489-8915-8f6cc7900470.html

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm getting a little tired of "religious freedom" being abused and used as a blanket for pretty much everything including here: blatant racism. [sigh]

[RedKing]

http://www.news-journal.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-black-sacker-ban-from-big-sandy-grocery-store/article_211e8217-acdf-5489-8915-8f6cc7900470.html

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm getting a little tired of "religious freedom" being abused and used as a blanket for pretty much everything including here: blatant racism. [sigh]

That sounds less like run-of-the-mill racism and more like Time Cube racism. "Vedism"? "congoid"? "negroidal"? Dude ate more than his daily recommended dose of paint chips as a kid, I'm thinking.

Also, that neck....wtf?

Spoiler: Negroidal contamination? (click to show/hide)

[Reelya]

So, Gary Boisclair decided to air an ad about the baby-smashing 'criminal syndicate' called Planned Parenthood, and the stations he bought time for were powerless to stop him due to a federal law saying that stations can't alter or refuse to air an ad for a federal candidate within 45 days of the election. (Though most put up warnings.)

Viewer discretion advised.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Holy shit, this man just decided to make an ad about mangled fetuses. NOBODY wants to see that. (Note that the other talking point of his campaign is related to his opponent (Keith Ellison) being Muslim, which is why there's that picture of a smiling guy standing next to an Islamic priest.) Not sure about the quality of that article, but it's the only place I've seen it online. The only YouTube video I saw of it required an account to view to verify that I was at least 18. 

"federal law prevents stations from rejecting or altering ads bought and paid for by registered federal candidates who are actively campaigning."

Does that law mean you could basically make an advert with hardcore pornography in it, and force them to play it at prime-time if you declared yourself a candidate?

[kaijyuu]

There's probably a "within reason" clause somewhere in there. The law sounds to me like it's supposed to prevent news outlets from "hiding" candidates by refusing to show any of their ads.

[Realmfighter]

He put aborted fetuses on TV.

I think a little sex isn't really going to reach that level of distasteful.

[sluissa]

I'm guessing if you could get away with that, the FCC could possibly come down on you for putting it on the air. Normally it would be the station's responsibility to filter that stuff out, but if they're forced to, would the liability then move to whoever actually requested that it be aired?

[kaijyuu]

Am I the only one not really bothered by this? To me it's on the same level as showing something graphically violent, like I dunno... someone getting decapitated or disemboweled. It's just gross, not really offensive.


And I should point out, any time there's something responsible for a lot of deaths, people often pass around pictures of the dead to emphasize how bad it is. That's all he's doing. If you don't think them to be dead people, then apart from how gross it is, I really don't see how it could be that big a deal.



PS: I'd be for showing porn on TV regardless of the context. Shouldn't need to be a politician exploiting loopholes for that.

[Leafsnail]

It's not that it shouldn't be on TV so much as "it shouldn't suddenly come out of nowhere in an advert".  People are sometimes decapitated or disemboweled on TV, and there can be shocking pictures of dead bodies, but they tend to warn you in advance, in a way this advert does not.