I am going to fail out of university because of Opie and Anthony

This mess that Opie and Anthony have gotten into are going to result in me failing out the university I attend...

Let me give you a little background. I am student a state university working on my spring quarter senior year. I am at the finish-line, I am purchasing announcements, applying for jobs, and generally planning life / debt loan repayment. I should also point out that I don't ride a long board around campus, join in drum circles, and I am not fond of campus protests. In short, I am a dirty liberal college hippie.

Instead of focusing on the big International Relations exam I have tomorrow I've been reading the non-sense that all these bloggers have to say about Opie and Anthony. They don't understand that they are on a pay service. I pay for this service and I defend my right to hear, watch, or read the things that I wish to. This is important, as a scholar, I am also planning GREs and other debt increasing activities, I understand the importance of have information, no matter how offensive, available to me. It's silly that a few conservative bloggers are attempting to take revenge for Imus by attacking Opie and Anthony. What's odder is Opie and Anthony are buddies with Imus and a variety of other right-aligned political commentators.

Anyway, I should get to writing about how Japan's invovlement in UN Peacekeeping activities has not been Liberalism school of International Relations, but rather has been extremely Realism.

Opie and Anthony Akin to Playboy Channel!

This is response to the recent controversy that has arisen in response to Homeless Charlie's comments on the Opie and Anthony show. I am not going to address the comments directly because they are irrelevant to the debate. What needs to be discussed is where such content is allowed socially and legally.

This content was aired on XM satellite radio on a Explicate Language / Content (XL) channel. This channel can be blocked by subscribers at any time during their subscription. This can be done both online and via phone and is described every hour on the XL channels. This was not aired on terrestrial radio, but on a pay-service.

Furthermore, content such as the Playboy Channel exists on both Sirius satellite radio and cable and television satellite providers. I see no difference between the content that Opie and Anthony provide via their subscription service and the content that Playboy provides via their own subscription service.

These issues need to be addressed as many commentators regarding this issue have glossed over this fact. They are attacking the statements that were made solely on the fact that they disagree with the content. They do not address the context or means of delivery of the content, which is very important in this matter.

Sakikibara Responds to Mirko Rumors

Q: ミルコ選手がUFCに参戦するのではないかという噂がありますが (1, PRIDEFC)
A:「ミルコについては明日、正式に私たちからアナウンスしたいと思います。ちょっとそこまで待って下さい」 (1, pridefc)

Q: There is a rumor that Mirko will be particpating in the UFC. (1, pridefc)
A: We would like to make an annoucement tomorrow regarding Mirko. Please be patient. (1, PRIDEFC)



sources:
[1] PRIDE FC Offical Japanese Site, http://www.prideofficial.com/free/news/details.php?id=1167481505