Look out Kate Upton, AZ pol pushing anti-Photoshopping bill! (Nanny of the Month, Feb 2012)
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GoogleThis month's slate of busybodies includes a familiar name as
well as some nannying newcomers.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), ever watchful for the new "club drug,"
is waging yet another crusade against yet
another new product, and guess who he's doing it for? The
kids!
And then there's Utah state Rep. Tim Cosgrove (D-Murray). Faced
with the fact that law enforcement was wasting resources on
anti-prostitution sting operations at salons that offer new age
healing techniques Cosgrove didn't suggest legalizing prostitution,
nor did he advise cops to ditch the stings and focus on catching
bad guys (you know, those who hurt people and steal things).
Instead he introduced a bill that would jail Reiki practitioners
and other business owners unless they spend hundreds of hours and
thousands of dollars
to obtain massage licenses. (He's probably doing it for the
kids.)
But this month, the top slot goes to someone else.
In the midst of the Kate Upton Sports Illustrated airbrushing
controversy comes word that a Grand Canyon state pol decides it's
time to crack down on
post production techniques that make models smoother and
sexier. (But hey, she's doing it for the kids!)
Presenting Reason.tv's Nanny of the Month for February 2012:
Arizona state Rep. Katie Hobbs (D-Phoenix)!
Approximately 90 seconds.
"Nanny of the Month" is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Opening animation by Meredith Bragg. Special thanks to Kevin R. Breen.
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