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Art Bell opens the phones for a wide-ranging Open Lines session dominated by Bob Dole's explosive speech attacking Hollywood for producing movies filled with gratuitous violence and deviant music. Art Bell questions whether Dole's blast is sincere conviction or transparent political pandering to the religious right, noting that Dole has never targeted Hollywood before and that Time Warner, one of his targets, was a contributor to his campaign. Callers from across the political spectrum largely agree the move feels calculated, with even self-described religious right callers declaring Dole has not fooled them.
Art Bell contrasts Dole's remarks with Norman Lear's sharp rebuttal that Congress operates on the same short-term profit motive as Hollywood. The discussion touches on the difference between adult entertainment choices and protecting children during television hours, with Art Bell defending Natural Born Killers as having genuine production value despite its violence. The program also covers the worsening Bosnia crisis, Bosnian Serb threats of a bloodbath if U.S. troops attempt to rescue UN hostages, and a caller's revelation that his son's battalion is already stationed yards from the Bosnian border. Art Bell closes the evening by reading the Pope's predictions to the year 2000.
Art Bell contrasts Dole's remarks with Norman Lear's sharp rebuttal that Congress operates on the same short-term profit motive as Hollywood. The discussion touches on the difference between adult entertainment choices and protecting children during television hours, with Art Bell defending Natural Born Killers as having genuine production value despite its violence. The program also covers the worsening Bosnia crisis, Bosnian Serb threats of a bloodbath if U.S. troops attempt to rescue UN hostages, and a caller's revelation that his son's battalion is already stationed yards from the Bosnian border. Art Bell closes the evening by reading the Pope's predictions to the year 2000.