GOSH-DARNED DRUG VIOLENCE

So now Sen. Stormin' Orrin is putting out press releases slagging
"Traffic," the anti-drug and anti-Drug War film many expect to be a
Oscar winner. Hatch appears as himself in a scene in the film.

According to Hatch, he originally thought the film would be rated
PG-13. Then, when he found out it would be R-rated, he still went and
saw it, hoping the movie would accurately portray "the tragic,
horrible impact drug abuse has had on the people of this country."

Anyone who has seen "Traffic" knows it does anything but glamorize
drugs, but apparently director Steven Soderbergh portrayed that
"tragic, horrible impact" a little too accurately for Hatch's taste.

"After seeing the movie, I was shocked and dismayed at the gratuitous
amount of violence and profanity in 'Traffic,' " Hatch's statement
said. "It was more than was necessary to reveal the devastation
caused by drugs. I do not condone it. It detracts from its anti-drug
message."

Leave it to a politician to complain about reality getting in the way
of some quality propaganda.