Thursday, March 31, 2005
Viagra ads are too racy
The American Taliban matches on.
Jax
HILL NEWS - What if "a tender moment turns into the right moment," but you're not "ready?" What to do then? Rep. Jim Moran doesn't want people finding out - at least not until after 10 p.m. The Northern Virginia Democrat introduced a bill earlier this month that would ban advertisements for erectile-dysfunction drugs such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra until the late-night hours. . . The eighth-term member is especially concerned that, because Medicare will begin paying for ED treatments under the new prescription-drug benefit next year, the "taxpayer will be helping to subsidize" the industry's $400 million in annual ED ad spending. . . "When Bob Dole was doing the ads, it didn't really bother me, but now there' s just too much sexual innuendo," Moran told the Associated Press. (Link)
Jax
HILL NEWS - What if "a tender moment turns into the right moment," but you're not "ready?" What to do then? Rep. Jim Moran doesn't want people finding out - at least not until after 10 p.m. The Northern Virginia Democrat introduced a bill earlier this month that would ban advertisements for erectile-dysfunction drugs such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra until the late-night hours. . . The eighth-term member is especially concerned that, because Medicare will begin paying for ED treatments under the new prescription-drug benefit next year, the "taxpayer will be helping to subsidize" the industry's $400 million in annual ED ad spending. . . "When Bob Dole was doing the ads, it didn't really bother me, but now there' s just too much sexual innuendo," Moran told the Associated Press. (Link)
