The War on Porn
Well, it seems the Bush administration has decided to spend money fighting a war on their own soil this time:
The FBI is joining the Bush administration’s War on Porn. And it’s looking for a few good agents.
Early last month, the bureau’s Washington Field Office began recruiting for a new anti-obscenity squad. Attached to the job posting was a July 29 Electronic Communication from FBI headquarters to all 56 field offices, describing the initiative as “one of the top priorities” of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and, by extension, of “the Director.” That would be FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III.
Mischievous commentary began propagating around the water coolers at 601 Fourth St. NW and its satellites, where the FBI’s second-largest field office concentrates on national security, high-technology crimes and public corruption.
The new squad will divert eight agents, a supervisor and assorted support staff to gather evidence against “manufacturers and purveyors” of pornography — not the kind exploiting children, but the kind that depicts, and is marketed to, consenting adults.
“I guess this means we’ve won the war on terror,” said one exasperated FBI agent, speaking on the condition of anonymity because poking fun at headquarters is not regarded as career-enhancing. “We must not need any more resources for espionage.” […]
So, it looks like the honeymoon is over. Although Republicans were rubbing shoulders with Mary Carey and Mark Kulkis earlier this year, it seems like the relationship was too good to last. Instead, Bush has declared a war on pornography and he’s asking for the FBI’s help.
You’ve got to hand it to him, he does have a flare for the dramatic… I just wish he was kidding about it. I wonder if he will formally announce his war on porn in a speech or whether he will lead his holier-than-thou struggle on the sidelines. How about worrying about the war on poverty or the war on international child slavery? < sarcasm > Nah, concentual porn must be the worst of all evils. < /sarcasm >
Just as the Iraqi people have tried to deter US troops by blowing themselves up… I wonder if porn stars will try and deter imprisonment by the FBI with blow jobs. Hmm… I guess being an FBI agent isn’t so bad…
September 20th, 2005 at 12:26 pm
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September 20th, 2005 at 3:40 pm
Per your cited Washington Post article (which is hilarious), the following jumped out at me:
“But Gonzales endorses the rationale of predecessor Meese: that adult pornography is a threat to families and children. Christian conservatives, long skeptical of Gonzales, greeted the pornography initiative with what the Family Research Council called “a growing sense of confidence in our new attorney general.”"
Aha. Stirring up the Christian Base. Sounds like the war-drums of 2006 are starting to echo softly across the land.
I wonder if 2006 is going to be The Great Christian Base Crusade and Tent Revival. We had Terry Schiavo, now we’ll have Abortion, Gay Marrage, per your other post “decent” Sex Education, and now, a Porn crusade.
Rove, Rove, Rove your boat, gently down the stream…
September 20th, 2005 at 9:49 pm
as soon as I saw this artical I came over to drop you a link to it…but you are already there…damn
September 21st, 2005 at 4:05 pm
Um… yea I read this myself in the Seattle Times. Had a few of my own comments at myspace.
September 26th, 2005 at 8:25 am
[…] Hello, everyone. This is War on Pornography Correspondent Mr. Penis, here on the front-lines. Just yesterday the Bush Administration sprayed the first (no-cum-)shots all over the Suicide Girls. Xeni Jardin: Boing Boing reader Chuck says, Apparently, [U.S. Attorney General] Gonzalez’s War on Porn has affected one of your sponsers. SuicideGirls.com has started taking down ‘questionable’ pictures and sets that they think the FBI would have a problem with. Bambi’s Bathroom Beauty set is one good example of this. So much for freedom of speech. BB Reader Jeff Fries seconds that emotion, and says: SuicideGirls admin Olivia started pulling photosets that the new FBI porn crackdown team has deemed offensive. Since, as you know, SG has always been as artistic as it has been pornographic, it’s doubly egregious. This is a stupid crock of shit that has made everyone mad. Link. Now, it seems the Bush Administration and I share a common policy; sticking it to women. But when it’s the Suicide Girls that are being stuck, and I ain’t doing the sticking, well, I get large with angry … and you wouldn’t want to see me when I’m angry! […]
September 26th, 2005 at 9:36 pm
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October 27th, 2005 at 10:19 am
[…] Well, it looks like Thailand thinks so. It’s been just over a month since President Bush declared a war on porn and now the Prime Minister of Thailand is jumping off the cliff to follow him: At long last, social problems are gaining the attention of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Speaking on his weekly ‘’Meet the People’’ radio programme last Saturday, the prime minister said he would launch a ‘’D-Day’’ against social problems on Dec 1. The month-long campaign will target pornographic materials now available in shops, roadside stalls and on the Internet. Internet cafes which promote online gambling and sexual encounters will also be eliminated. […]
November 17th, 2005 at 11:55 am
[…] Every country has a different way of treating pornography. While it’s banned in India, and those caught watching are punished with humiliation, the United States and Thailand both declared an all out war on it this year. […]