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GUEST: AND WAS DRIVEN BY RELIGIOUS GROUPS PUT TESTING MATERIAL AND FELONS. THE HEAD OF THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA WAS THE DRIVING FORCE...
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THESE MOVIES IN 1968. IT GOES BACK TO THE 1930'S. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AT ONE TIME HAD BEEN CALLED IN TO CLEAN UP HOLLYWOOD....
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| 00:03:22 |
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FROM BEING REGULATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. GUEST: ALMOST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE IN LIFE THERE IS THE FEAR OF GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND PEOPLE AGREED TO BELIEVE...
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| 00:03:47 |
GUEST, -
BY LAW. SO ALL THE STUDIOS BAND TOGETHER WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATER OWNERS TO COME UP WITH A RATING SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE THEM. IT IS VOLUNTARY....
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OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TO ANOTHER BUSINESS. I DECIDED THAT I HAD TO DO SOMETHING.
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I LEARNED IN POLITICS THAT THE MOST FRIGHTENING SOUND IS THE ANGRY BUZZ OF LOCAL MULTITUDES. IF YOU ARE A PUBLIC SERVANT, YOU LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR CONSTITUENTS...
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| 00:08:13 |
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A SUDDEN YOU HAD PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT HAPPY BUT THEY HAVE TO GO ALONG WITH IT. YOU HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT RATINGS AND THAT REALLY DOES REMAIN PERVASIVE...
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| 00:10:22 |
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THE U.S., 202-628-1084. WE TALKED ABOUT REACTION FROM HOLLYWOOD. WHAT WAS THEIR REACTION IN WASHINGTON TO THE SET UP OF THE RATING SYSTEM? GUEST: WASHINGTON...
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IS THE NEXT BIG BATTLEGROUND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE RATING SYSTEM. OVER THE YEAR WE HAVE SEEN SOME NEW CHANGES. THE DESCRIPTORS OF THE RATING SYSTEM...
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| 00:12:37 |
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AND BUT THERE IS NO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THIS. GUEST: THERE SHOULD HE. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I BEEN IN A MOVIE TO SEE A 3-YEAR-OLD TO SEE "RAMMED HOME...
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THERE ARE DEFINITELY TOOLS OUT THERE FOR PARENTS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT KIND OF MOVIE IN IT BEFORE IT COMES DOWN. A COUPLE COLLEAGUES OF MINE --...
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| 00:14:14 |
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SYSTEM. MY COMING OF AGE WAS 14 WHEN I SAW A MOVIE AND THAT GOT ME TO STAND UP FOR MY INDEPENDENCE. NOTHING LESS, IF I WANTED TO SEE R-RATED MOVIES AND...
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| 00:15:10 |
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POPCORN, TOO, SO THEY WILL BE HAPPY. HOST: SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND. CALLER: THE PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION CAME UP WITH A VOLUNTARY RATING -- SIMILAR TV...
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| 00:15:34 |
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IT RATES ACCORDING TO DIALOGUE, LANGUAGE, SEX AND VIOLENCE, WHEREAS THE MOVIE RATING SYSTEM DOES NOT BE THAT PRECISE. WHY HAS THE MOVIE INDUSTRY NOT...
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| 00:16:27 |
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MPAA NEEDS TO GO THAT MUCH FURTHER. WE ARE GETTING SOME DESCRIPTIONS ON MY SOMETHING RECEIVED A RATING AND WE CAN PROVIDE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION...
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| 00:17:14 |
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THIS WITH TONGUE IN CHEEK. MR. WAFFLE FROM THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. WHAT WAS THE RATING OF "HAROLD AND KUMAR ESCAPED FROM GUANTANAMO BAY." I AM ASHAMED...
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THERE WAS FULL FRONTAL FEMALE NUDITY, MANY INSTANCES OF USING DRUGS IN THE MOVIE. OF
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COURSE, PERVASIVE LANGUAGE. THAT IS ONE, IF THERE WERE MORE DESCRIPTORS AVAILABLE, THEY WOULD HAVE THROWN ALL OF THEM ON THEIR OPINION THAT IS IN IT...
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ARE CONSIDERED NORMAL. ON ANY TELEVISION PROGRAM, AND THEY JUMP INTO BED ON THE FIRST DATE. WHEN YOU WATCH THE OLD 1950'S MOVIES, I KNOW THAT IT MIGHT...
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BUT THE RATINGS BOARD WAS CREATED TO THE VAULT AND REFLECT WHAT WAS -- WHAT IS NOW MORE A MORE MODERN APPROACH TO VALUES. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU FEEL...
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202-628-0205. HE MENTIONED THE EVOLUTION OF HOW THESE RATINGS WERE APPLIED. WITH THE EXAMPLE OF "HAROLD AND KUMAR" MAKE THE COMPARISON WITH THAT AND...
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ITS AUDIENCE TO GO FURTHER. HOST: "CHEECH ANDq CHONG" OR ARE RATED? GUEST: THAT IS RIGHT. CALLER: I AM VERY MUCH IMPRESSED BY YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE...
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THEM FROM
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GUEST, -
WATCHING ANY MOVIES THAT HAVE AN R RATING. WITH THE RATING SYSTEM THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE, THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO WATCH SILLY MOVIES LIKE "KUNG FU HUSTLE"...
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WAS A LANGUAGE. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE MOVIE BUT I THINK IT WAS HUMPHREY BOGART PULLING OUT OF THE ROOM AND SAID TO THE GIRL, FRANKLY MY DEAR,...
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OF THE RATING SYSTEM, WHERE IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT -- SUGGESTED THAT YOU NEEDED A WARNING LIGHT. MOVIE MAKERS NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO COMBAT TELEVISION....
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FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HIM ON HIS WEB SITE, WAFFLEMOVIES.COM. BACK TO THE PHONES, AND ATHENS, GA. CALLER: MR. WALTHALL, YOU ARE FORTUNATE TO BE SITTING...
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| 00:28:16 |
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HAPPENED TO MOTION PICTURES. BECAUSE OF HIS ABILITY AS A LOBBYIST WITH THE CONNECTIONS PER SERVING A CLOSELY TO PRESIDENT JOHNSON IN THE JOHNSON ADMINISTRATION,...
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AND WHY IS THE CLERGY MEMBER IN THE ROOM DURING THE RATING? GUEST: WHEN YOU MAKE A MOVIE, YOU ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO MAKE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. THE RATINGS...
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AND FAMOUS, YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITHIN THE RULES AND BOUNDARIES THAT YOU KNOW EXIST. I KNEW THAT IN SOME WORDS PLAY THE GAME. IF IT IS LIKE IF YOU ARE A...
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AT -- LET THEM HAVE ANONYMITY.
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AND A DOCUMENTARY THAT WAS MENTIONED, THAT CANADA ENGAGED IN A SPY SYSTEM -- KIND OF ENGLISH IN A SLAP -- IN A SPY SYSTEM AND SUGGESTED THAT MAYBE THE...
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THE FUNNY THING I HAVE ALWAYS DONE WITH THE RATING SYSTEM IS THAT WE HAVE SEEN, OVER THE YEARS, EVEN WITH SOCCER AND MUSIC, TIPPER GORE'S GROUPS WHICH...
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GUEST: THIS IS THAT IF A MOVIE IS RATED PG ORGY, -- RATED PG OR G, IT IS SEEN AS A TV MOVIE. KIDS MAY -- SEEN AS A KIDDIE MOVIE. KIDS MAY WANT TO BE REBELLIOUS...
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COMPANIES MAY WANT TO HAVE A PG- 13 RATING TO MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND MAXIMIZE THE NUMBER OF TICKETS. PG-13 IS KIND OF CONSIDER THE GOLD THE...
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SAY WHETHER IT TO BE PG,
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| 00:35:18 |
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PG-13, AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION OF WHAT SHOULD BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE MOVIE. SHOULD WE HIGHLIGHT THE VIOLENCE? IS THERE NUDITY? IS THERE LANGUAGE? AND...
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IS LIKE HOW THINGS WORK IN WASHINGTON. DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE TO MY MONEY BUT YOU
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ON THE BOARD? -- SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT PUT YOU ON ABOARD TRUCK? HOST: NEXT CALLER. CALLER: WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WENT TO SEE A MOVIE IN A REGULAR MOVIE...
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| 00:36:50 |
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AND TEENAGERS ARE ON THEIR OWN AND ARE FREE TO PICK ANY MOVIE IN THAT 10 OR 12-HALL THING. I'D IT HAS ZERO PURPOSE. ADDING THEY SHOULD DO AWAY WITH --...
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AT SITUATION. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING ROLE OF THE GOVERNMENT. IT IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE ORDERS DECIDING WHAT TO ENFORCE -- THEATER OWNERS DECIDE THEY...
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| 00:38:55 |
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SPECTRUM, REP OF THE POPULACE? 25-YEAR-OLD SCOTT 30, 35? WHY IS IT PRIMARILY THE STRAITLACED RELIGIOUS RIGHT-WING PEOPLE? HOST: 0, SA ABOUT THAT. --...
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BOARD IN MARCH. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAD THE NPA, DAN GLICKMAN, CAN SHAKE UP.
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HOST: NEXT CALL FROM FAYETTE FELL, ARK., DEMOCRATS. CALLER: I WAS WONDERING -- TV RATINGS HAVE SOMETHING LIKE TV- 14, VFR, AND WHY DOESN'T THE MPAA DO...
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IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO MAKE A CHOICE ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT OR DO NOT WANT YOUR KIDS TO SEE. GUEST: THE ASSOCIATION DOES DO THAT. WHEN YOU LOOK ADVERTISEMENTS...
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MOVIE. AND WHY. HOST: LET US TAKE A LOOK AT PG- 13.
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HOST: IN ASSESSING THESE PG-13 RATINGS, WHEN THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT VIOLENCE, IS IT MORE THE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE, PERSON-ON- PERSON, OR THE AMOUNT OF EXPLOSIONS...
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OF A VIOLENCE. THE IMPACT OF THE ISLANDS. THAT TYPICALLY DRIVES THE PG-13 RATING. AN EXAMPLE OF A MOVIE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RATED PG-13 THAT IS PG...
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ARTI NARNIA." WE HAVE A BOW AND ARROW FIGHTING SCENE, THE SHOOTING SCENE, SWORD FIGHTING SCENE, AND NEVER REALLY SEE THE BLOOD. THEY MAKE A POINT ITEM...
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THERE WAS A SEQUEL, PICKLES, -- PREQUELS, SPINOFFS. WHY NOT HAVE A RATING SYSTEM BEYOND AGE? SECONDLY, WHY NOT HAVE MULTIPLE READINGS WITH ALTERNATIVESW?...
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BENCHMARK FOR USE IN ALL FACETS OF SOCIETY. TO GET AWAY FROM THAT IS TO GET AWAY FROM WHAT WE'RE USED TO ALREADY. AS FAR AS HAVING MULTIPLE RATINGS,...
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| 00:44:50 |
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HOST: BUT NOW, AS HE WAS SAYING EARLIER, IT IS ALSO A DEATH KNELL TO GET A MOVIE WITH A G RATING.
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HOST, -
GUEST: IF YOU ARE TRYING TO APPEAL TO TEENAGERS, IT IS A DEATH KNELL. UNLESS IT IS SOMETHING AMAZING LIKE "RATATOUILLE,"
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WHICH WAS BRILLIANT AND SMART AND FUNNY AND RATED G. AND YOU FORGOT ABOUT
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| 00:45:11 |
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IT WHEN YOU WERE SEEING A IT. BUT IT IS A SIGNAL TO FAMILIES THAT YOU CAN
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TAKE YOUR 5-YEAR- OLD AUNT HAD A GREAT FAMILY EXPERIENCE. HOST: VISTA, CALIF., BILL AHEAD. CALLER: I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS RATING SYSTEM. IT SEEMS...
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RATE THE MINDS OF PEOPLE. HOST: WHY DOES IT COST PEOPLE MONEY, SIR? CALLER: YOU DO NOT GET IT FOR FREE. THEY HAVE TO PUT IT ON ADVERTISING AND EVERYTHING...
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| 00:46:12 |
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GUEST: THE COSTS OF THE STUDIOS MONEY, BUT THE STUDIOS OF ALL AGREED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCESS. THEY AGREED TO PUT IT IN THEIR ADVERTISING AND...
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| 00:46:33 |
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HOST: WHAT IS THE MPAA AND THE BUDGET? GUEST: I AM NOT SURE, ACTUALLY. THE PEOPLE WHO RATE ARE VOLUNTEERS. THEY BUT IS IT BECAUSE -- THEY PARTICIPATE...
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| 00:46:56 |
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THE RATING SYSTEM, BECAUSE IT LETS ME KNOW AS A NEW
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| 00:46:59 |
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FATHER WHAT MY DAUGHTER SHOULD BE WATCHING OR SHOULD NOT BE WATCHING VERY IT GIVES ME AN IDEA, A HEADS UP. I DO MORE RESEARCH ON MY OWN. BUT SOME OF...
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| 00:47:11 |
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ABOUT THE MORALITY OF THE FILMS. IT USED TO BE IN GETTING A GLIMPSE OF A WOMAN'S ANKLE WAS A MISTAKE. WELL, TIMES CHANGE. -- A GLANCE OF A WOMAN'S ANKLE...
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| 00:48:17 |
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SOCIETY. FOX HAS STARTED THE FOX FAMILY WHERE THEY PRODUCE MOVIES THAT ARE MORE FAMILY-ORIENTED. IF YOU LOOK AT A KIDS' MOVIE THAT IS RATED G., "KUNG...
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| 00:49:03 |
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WAS ALREADY 30 YEARS OLD. I AM IS 70 NOW. I HAVE MR. WAFFLE'S WEBSITE, WHICH I AM GOING TO USE. THE DIFFICULTY I HAVE, NOT AN OPERATING SYSTEM, BUT THE...
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| 00:50:18 |
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AM SURE THAT MOVIE PRODUCERS APPRECIATE IT. GUEST: I DO NOT THINK THAT I AS A MOVIE CRITIC IS THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY. I WILL TELL YOU I THINK IS GOOD....
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| 00:50:39 |
HOST, -
HUNTER FROM "AT THE WASHINGTON POST," I'M SURE THERE WILL BE HAPPY READ EVERY WEEK.
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GUEST, -
THE JOB OF THE MOVIE CRITIC IS TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY THINK. YOU CAN AGREE OR DISAGREE. MUCH LIKE IF YOU READ PAT BUCHANAN ARE DAVID BRODER, YOU CAN AGREE...
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| 00:51:20 |
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MPAA LOOKING AND SEEING IF THERE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE SERVED BY THE SYSTEM. THE GOVERNMENT IS HANDS OFF AND PEOPLE ARE GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH THE RATINGS...
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| 00:51:32 |
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BUT IN GENERAL THE SYSTEM IS WORKING BUT GOOD. HOST: MASSACHUSETTS, LET US GIVE THIS ANOTHER SHOT. CALLER: I GUESS YOU OUGHT MENTION THE MOVIE "THIS...
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| 00:51:59 |
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BOY. THE FACT THEY HAD TO HIRE -- SO SECRETIVE ABOUT SOMEONE -- SO SECRETIVE ABOUT WHO IS ON THE BOARD. I THINK THEY SERVE A GREAT PURPOSE FOR PARENTS....
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| 00:53:05 |
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GIVING SOME ANONYMITY'S FOR THEIR PROTECTION. THE PROBLEM IS IF THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION IS NOT RUSHING THE BOARD, NOT STICKING TO THE CRITERIA...
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| 00:53:39 |
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OLD-FASHIONED MOVIE THEATERS LEFT. NOT TOO MANY FILMS COME OUT. BUT IN THE LAST MONTH AFTER I'VE REKINDLED MY INTEREST. GOING FROM BEING IN MOBILE TO...
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| 00:55:40 |
HOST, -
TRIUMPH OVER ANYTHING YOU BRING FROM OUTSIDE -- OUTSIDE GOOD PARENTING ALWAYS TRIUMPH OVER
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GUEST, -
ANYTHING YOU BRING FROM OUTSIDE THAT HOUSE. YOU WILL RAISE A GREAT IT'S A MATTER WHAT KIND OF MOVIES COME OUT, WHETHER IT IS AT A SYLVESTER STALLONE...
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MONITORS INCOMING
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.