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Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« on: February 22, 2018, 08:42:12 pm »
During a meeting Thursday with state lawmakers, President Trump suggested violent entertainment is to blame for mass shootings in the United States.

His proposed solution? A ratings system for movies.

At first, during the conversation about ways to prevent further massacres like the one that claimed 17 lives last week in Florida, the president connected video games to gun violence.

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“You see these movies, they’re so violent. And yet a kid is able to see the movie if sex isn’t involved, but killing is involved. And maybe they have to put a rating system for that. You get into a whole very complicated, very big deal but the fact is that you are having movies come out that are so violent with the killing and everything else that maybe that's another thing we’re going to have to discuss.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-maybe-they-have-to-put-a-rating-system-on-movies/
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2018, 08:44:22 pm »
What a novel idea.  This is kind of like the time he invented ‘priming the pump’ on the fly.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/332889-trump-tells-economist-he-invented-the-phrase-priming-the-pump
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2018, 08:46:34 pm »
Or when he claimed he was the first person to talk about building a "wall'" in 2016.........     :silly:
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2018, 08:47:04 pm »
Hey Trump, the 90s called and they want Tipper back.
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2018, 08:48:12 pm »
They should make it easy to understand. Maybe some letters, like OG if it requires an old person to be with a child watching it, or RS for Really Scary.

Thank you big brother.
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2018, 08:49:42 pm »
Quote from: goodwithagun on February 22, 2018, 08:47:04 pm
Hey Trump, the 90s called and they want Tipper back.


That’s OK.  Yesterday, he took us back to the 70s and became Phil Donahue.
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2018, 08:58:56 pm »
But at least he's getting the Democrats fired up for turnout!
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2018, 09:01:20 pm »
Next week he may just suggest mandating seat belts in cars.
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« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2018, 09:01:30 pm »
The MPAA will be interested in this development.
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2018, 10:54:36 pm »
Forget for the moment that he is totally ignorant to the fact that there is a rating system...and far more detailed that the old G, PG, & R. I think it was under Clinfon when tney added  PG13 and NC17,  plus a bunch of letters that if you have the code book explain the content. It was with those more complex ratings that movies really started pushing the envelope. As if as long as they could explain with ratings and code what was in the movie, they could get away with more.  TV also went downhill about that time.

More complex ratings will probably make the situation worse, not better.
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« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2018, 10:59:04 pm »
Next thing you know Trump will want to put warning labels on music so parents will know it has graphic lyrics..   
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« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2018, 11:02:20 pm »
Well, we know he is familiar with the X rating.

Stormy: Here’s the weird thing. He had one of my DVDs and he asked me to sign it for him and I did.
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2018, 11:20:31 pm »
Trump is giving Joe Biden a run on being the absolutely dumbest man in politics.
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #13 on: February 23, 2018, 12:03:59 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 22, 2018, 10:59:04 pm
Next thing you know Trump will want to put warning labels on music so parents will know it has graphic lyrics..

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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2018, 12:06:28 am »
Quote from: INVAR on February 22, 2018, 11:20:31 pm
Trump is giving Joe Biden a run on being the absolutely dumbest man in politics.

Nah.......... the guy who thought Guam would capsize is the dumbest.

Those two are #2 and #3.   :dx1:
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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2018, 12:09:35 am »
Quote from: musiclady on February 23, 2018, 12:06:28 am
Nah.......... the guy who thought Guam would capsize is the dumbest.

Those two are #2 and #3.   :dx1:


C’mon....give this guy the credit he deserves.


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Re: Trump: ‘Maybe They Have to Put a Rating System’ On Movies
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2018, 12:15:34 am »
Quote from: goodwithagun on February 23, 2018, 12:03:59 am
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« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2018, 12:53:00 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on February 23, 2018, 12:15:34 am


Yep. Wasn’t John Denver there also? When you piss of John Denver you’ve really proven yourself to be a scumbag.
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« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2018, 12:58:45 am »
Quote from: goodwithagun on February 23, 2018, 12:53:00 am
Yep. Wasn’t John Denver there also? When you piss of John Denver you’ve really proven yourself to be a scumbag.

Yes he was.  And Frank Zappa too!
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