(NC) Republican (State Senator): (Movie) Scripts need reviewing (by government)

[deadparrot]

Raleigh | Citing the controversy surrounding the Dakota Fanning film Hounddog, the leader of the state Senate Republicans says he wants the government to review scripts before cameras start rolling in North Carolina.

That system, said state Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, would apply only to films seeking the state's lucrative filmmaker incentive, which refunds as much as 15 percent of what productions spend in North Carolina from the state treasury.

"Why should North Carolina taxpayers pay for something they find objectionable?" said Berger, who is having proposed legislation drafted.

It is not known whether Hounddog's producers have or will apply for the incentive. A call Thursday to the N.C. Department of Revenue, which oversees incentive payments, was not returned.

http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/NEWS/701260363

[sarcasmo]

1. One more place the Government has no business having their hands in.

[tanyev]

7. Funny how Republicans will scream bloody murder about government

oversight and regulation of business and industry, but have no problem with trying to legislate societal standards and morality.

[w4rma]

10. or political censorship disguised as legislating societal "standards" and "morality". (nt)

[Ezlivin]

2. Perhaps we should all just submit our entire lives over to the government

But I doubt that even then these fascist bastards would be satisfied.

I am coming to the belief that nothing less than a "Matrix" existence for citizens would be satisfactory for those currently in power.

[citizen snips]

3. I find that movie very disturbing.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. If find that congressman very disturbing.

[struggle4progress]

8. Fortunately, the dipsh!t isn't in Congress. Unfortunately, he IS in the NC General Assembly

[wageslave71]

13. Isn't that ironic?

Do you think NC taxpayers should refund money spent by a filmmaker whose movie that you found to be, oh, lets say racist? Let me guess, that would be different, right?

I think the options are to give the incentives to all or none. Elected officials don't have the right to pick and choose based on their own personal values. Personally, I tend to oppose using taxpayer's money as an incentive even in the form of tax relief to lure private business into an area. But, since it already happens in some places, other places have to do the same to compete. It amounts to corporate welfare and is way too widespread IMO.

[sutz12]

4. Good plan...

That way we can tax subsidize all of those "Good Christian" movies the public loves so much. :sarcasm:

[zbdent]

6. It's funny ... wasn't there some totalitarian regime which carefully screened

everything that was made, just to make sure that "the right message" was sent out to the collective?

Hmm, what was their name? I seem to remember the initials U.S.S.R. ...

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

9. not a chance of a snowflake in hot place

NC Dems have the majority in state sen and house.

The republicans will introduce alot of stuff that won't go anywhere.

[DemKR]

11. There's an interesting thing called the "Power off" Button on the TV N/t

[Shakespeare]

12. Oh, fuck THAT.

They can all go fuck themselves.

[Kerrytravelers]

14. Perhaps this idiots needs to take a step into real life.

I've taught eight-year-old girls in my third grade public school classroom who have been rape survivors- gang rapes, rapes by family members and one whose mother sold her child's body to score some meth. So, a scene which shows a child's expression as she's being raped is now controversial? Please, it's a wake up call.

[R_M]

15. Fascists!