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...Gore's job this week is clear. Unless he uses the convention to persuade white male voters that he is, as they say of his running mate, Joe Lieberman, a mensch - and, since Gore is top man, even more of a mensch than Lieberman - then his chances in November start...
...Gore is reportedly excited about his trip to L.A. - aides say he's been loosening up since he named Lieberman as his running mate, making jokes at events, even straying from the script on occasion. The vice president is only too aware that this is his big moment; he's poised to make an uncharacteristically aggressive move toward independence. It's a heck of big shadow that's overwhelmed him these last eight years, and it will take an act of unprecedented strength to escape...
...hope Joseph Lieberman packed plenty of air freshener, because this week the vice presidential nominee-to-be and guardian of America's morals is wading into the sewer. For years, the Connecticut senator and professional scold has given out "Silver Sewer Awards" to the Hollywood productions deemed most offensive, castigated smutty broadcasters like Howard Stern and Jerry Springer and generally impugned the moral responsibility of the same Hollywood bigs who will be feting and writing checks to the Democrats all week at the convention in Los Angeles. And Wednesday night, he'll exercise his right to free expression on television...
...Schoolmarm Joe's moral crusades have so far played well among the media, who lauded him as the "conscience" of the Senate. But Lieberman's efforts go beyond merely speaking out: Lieberman was also one of the chief proponents of the V-chip, the piece of TV hardware that allows a so-called voluntary system of screening programs for sexual and violent content. So-called, that is, because while actually using the V-chip is voluntary, paying for it is not: The chip is mandatory on new TVs, so even if you're not interested in using it - and most...
...More disturbingly, Lieberman has advocated what amounts to government intervention against programming he finds offensive, arguing that the FCC should consider TV stations' content when renewing their licenses and suggesting that the courts hold entertainers liable for "dangerous" content, as they might cigarette or gun manufacturers...