Out, Damn Obscenity!

America’s morality police are on the warpath again. “The threat of tougher punishment for those who outrage public decency has the broadcast industry in a semi-panic. The National Assn. of Broadcasters issued a statement last week that, somewhat nervously, said, ‘We hear the call of legislators and are committed to taking voluntary action to address this issue.’ One wonders exactly what that portends.”