|
|
Article: Dole's bad rap.(Senator Bob Dole criticizes motion picture violence and gangsta rap music)(Cover Story)(Editorial)
- Article from:
- The Nation
- Article date:
- June 26, 1995
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Tossing a j'accuse at the entertainment industry may boost Bob Dole's standing in the polls. It will do little, however, to clarify or correct the problems to which he has drawn attention. As a public intellectual and ordained Baptist minister. I'm in favor of changing the moral climate of our nation. I just don't believe that attacking movies, music and their makers is very helpful. Besides, right-wing talk-radio hosts wreak more havoc than a slew of violent films.
A far more crucial task is figuring out what's wrong with our culture and what it needs to get right. Nailing the obvious is easy. That's why Dole, along with William Bennett and C. DeLores Tucker, goes ...