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...addition to Anker, Balderas is being represented by Paul Glickman and Ellen Sullivan of Glickman Turley...
Former Democratic Representative Dan Glickman, who left Congress in 1995 and went on to lead the Motion Picture Association of America, pointed to the growing pressure of fundraising as a prime factor. Not only must politicians spend more time raising money, but also the need to raise money often distorts the incentives for bipartisanship. "There are not a lot of incentives in the system to solve problems," says Glickman, who noted that segmentation of the media plays a role. "Solving problems is seen as being a kind of weakness, because it means that you have compromised...
...boons, since wealthy interests are forced to keep working the Hill if issues are left unresolved, pouring more and more money into campaign coffers. "In many cases, the incentives are to keep problems lingering, because if you keep problems lingering, there is the opportunity to do more fundraising," says Glickman...
...Glickman: This subject comes up a lot with European colleagues, who look at our ratings system and say, "Oh, you're too restrictive on sexuality, but you allow so much violence." First of all, I'm not 100 percent sure that's true. But I do think that the American culture is one that historically has been more tolerant of violence than sexuality in entertainment...
...Glickman:First of all, it's a legitimate rating. It's not pornography. It's a movie for adult, not for kids. Frankly, we wish more filmmakers would use the rating. One of the things we've talked to them about is not to shy away from the rating if they think the subject matter is worth it. It's been said that theaters won't play the movies, but most will...