Several democrat senators were upset that an actress was smoking an electronic cigarette. On the Golden Globe Awards?
Did anyone watch the Golden Globes? Besides the media, Hollywood and Congress?
Never let a “crisis” go to waste.
David DeGerolamo
Democrats miffed at NBC for smoking gag during Golden Globes
Senate Democrats were not amused to see Julia Louis-Dreyfus puffing away on an electronic cigarette during the Golden Globe Awards.
The lawmakers said the Louis-Dreyfus, who plays a fictional vice president on HBO’s “Veep,” helped glamorize smoking on the broadcast, and are pressing NBC Universal to ensure that the “e-cigarettes” are not featured again.
“The Golden Globes celebrates entertainers who are an influence on young fans,” the Democrats wrote. “We ask the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and NBC Universal to take actions to ensure that future broadcasts of the Golden Globes do not intentionally feature images of e-cigarettes. Such action would help to avoid the glamorization of smoking and protect the health of young fans.”
The letter was signed by Sens. Dick Durbin (Ill.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio) and Edward Markey (Mass.), and sent to NBC Universal CEO Stephen Burke and Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Theo Kingma.
The senators cited studies showing that on-screen smoking contributes to young people adopting the habit, and said such images amounted to “celebrity endorsements” of the behavior.
But all these same democrats are happy to promote the legalization of marijuana smoking! I am sure that is because “happy stoned peons” are easier to control in their planned socialist world!