free speech and music

             Paging Mr. Zappa
             Where's Frank Zappa when you need him? The
             last time U.S. senators took to wagging their
             fingers at media executives and threatening
             legal restrictions if pop culture didn't get just a
             bit less ... well ... popular, Zappa shook his
             finger right back. He unleashed a torrent of
             righteous outrage at the assembled politicos
             and their busybody wives -- and he even looked
             cool doing it.
             One of the political wives to feel Zappa's wrath
             was Tipper Gore, whose hubby, Al, is currently
             laying into media executives as the Democratic
             candidate for president. Along with
             running-mate Sen. Joe Lieberman, Gore
             threatened restrictive legislation within six
             months if the entertainment industry didn't stop
             marketing violent films, recordings and
             videogames to America's youth.
             Lord knows, sixteen-year-old boys need
             powerful inducement to lure them away from
             chick flicks at the multiplex.
             Lieberman himself has been described by
             Wired as being "as strident as the most
             right-wing Republican" when it comes to calling
             for restrictions on sex and violence in music,
             TV, and videogames.
             As Wired implied, this isn't a pur...

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