Thursday, May 8, 2008
News Broun to military: No more tax-funded masturbation
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Thu, May 8, 2008 at 12:29 AM
A pointless, brutal war and serial violations of the Geneva Conventions are apparently not the only things staining the honor of U.S. military personnel.
According to Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia, government-assisted masturbation (in the form of pornographic magazine sales at military facilities) is "denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad."
To protect America's servicemen and women from rubbing one out on Uncle Sam, Broun has proposed something called the Military Honor and Decency Act.
Broun 'splains:
"As a Marine, I am deeply concerned for the welfare of our troops and their mission," said Broun. "Allowing the sale of pornography on military bases has harmed military men and women by: escalating the number of violent, sexual crimes; feeding a base addiction; eroding the family as the primary building block of society; and denigrating the moral standing of our troops both here and abroad. Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit. The "Military Honor and Decency Act" will right a bureaucratic--and moral--wrong."
Idiotic, yes, but it's also kind of sweet. The poor Congressman thinks our troops still get their porn from magazines.
(Tip of the jimmy hat to Erick at Peach Pundit for bringing it to my attention and brownsox at Daily Kos for reminding me today that it was brought to my attention.)
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