Source: Reuters/Variety
By: Pamela McClintock
(WASHINGTON, DC) — Like it or not, Hollywood is betting that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.) will make violent entertainment and music a campaign issue when announcing his bid for the presidency sometime this week.
Lieberman has long criticized showbiz for peddling smut to America’s kids. He made sure to bring up the issue when running as AL Gore’s running mate in the 2000 presidential contest.
Many Democrats in Hollywood have said they won’t support Lieberman, and that his attacks are nothing short of an attack on the First Amendment. Rather, they will throw their support to another Dem, such as Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) or Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), who beat out Lieberman in announcing their candidacies late last week.
