Wonder What They Think in Beijing of LA Guy's Media Reviews?

Coinciding with "with a bout of national hand-wringing over a perceived decline in public morality," the Chinese Government have decided to limit the amount of "overly entertaining" programming satellite channels can provide during prime time. Instead, such channels must provide programming which promotes traditional core values (which here of course happen to be socialist but I think the emphasis is more them just being "not fun").

I recently read and enjoyed Albert Brooks' 2030 where, among other various prognostications, he envisions the Chinese executive in charge of China's stepping in to rebuild an earthquake-damaged California (since the senior-burdened bankrupt American government can't afford it) being the front runner for American presidential election. With this move it seems like the Chinese are getting a jump on things and making a bid for the "he's not a conservative" anti-Mitt voters in the upcoming Republican contest.

No wonder Jon Huntsman's jokes are suppressed.