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	Reinhold Albert Aman was born in Germany, emigrated to Montr��al, Canada, and in 1959 to the USA, where he earned teaching degrees in languages and literatures. He speaks Bavarian, English, French, German, Spanish, and Yiddish and reads or understands about 20 other languages. Since 1965 he has been researching verbal aggression in some 220 languages and dialects from the past 5,000 years. Related Site: Maledicta Press
	Steven Bochco has become a brand name for American quality television in the 1980s and 1990s. Among his many credits, Hill Street Blues earned him several Emmies (for "Outstanding Drama Series" and "Outstanding Writing", among others) and a Golden Globe for "Best Television Drama Series". Later, for 20th Century Fox, Bochco developed another long-running hit, a legal drama called L.A. Law. Steven Bochco has earned himself a reputation for re-inventing the formula of the cop-show with Hill Street Blues and NYPD Blue. He certainly has introduced a new understanding of television realism, complete with partial nudity and four-letter words, into prime time--despite network Standards and Practices and actual boycotts of advertisers and network affiliates around the country in the case of NYPD Blue. See More Info
	Pat Boone In the years immediately prior to the British Invasion, only one performer rivaled the chart dominance of Elvis Presley, and that was Pat Boone. With his trademark white buck shoes, perfectly combed hair and gleaming smile, Boone was the very essence of wholesome American values, and at a time when the rise of rock & roll was viewed as a sign of the apocalypse, he made the music appear safe and non-threatening, earning some 38 Top 40 hits in the process. By the 1970s, Boone had shifted almost exclusively to recording gospel material, although he later scored a handful of country hits. In 1983 he began hosting a long-lived contemporary Christian syndicated radio show, all in addition to his extensive charity work. While his recording career continued to taper off, he did issue "Let Me Live," which became an anthem for the anti-choice movement. By and large, Boone spent much of the 1980s and 1990s out of the secular media spotlight, but in 1997 he made a splash with the LP No More Mr. Nice Guy, a tongue-in-cheek collection of covers of heavy metal tunes like "Smoke on the Water" and "Stairway to Heaven." See More Info
	Ben Bradlee's career as a journalist encompassed many of the most important events of the late 20th century: from World War II to Watergate, from the domestic revolutions of the '60s to the international revolutions of the '90s. While serving as the Washington Post's Executive Editor from 1968 to 1991, the newspaper became a world-renowned and respected model of fearless and innovative journalism. During Bradlee's tenure, he oversaw arguably the greatest journalism story of the 20th Century, Post reporter's Woodward and Bernstein uncovering of the Watergate break in and cover up which led to the resignation of U.S. President Richard M Nixon.See More Info
	Drew Carey With the success of The Drew Carey Show and Whose Line Is It Anyway?, this comic-turned-actor/producer has had the rare honor of having two concurrent hit shows on network television. He began his successful career as a comedian in 1986 at the Cleveland Comedy Club. He experienced a dream come true during his first appearance on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson, when Johnny bestowed upon him the rare honor of having the comic come over and sit on the couch after his set-and kept him there during the whole show.
	Chuck Conconi was an editor-at-large for Washingtonian magazine for 14 years. Conconi formerly wrote The Washington Post's "Personalities" column in the Style section and ran the magazine's Capital Comments section. Previously, he was a reporter/commentator for Washington and Baltimore television and radio stations.
	Chuck D As the founder of Public Enemy, Chuck D. is one of the most colossal figures in the history of hip-hop, not to mention its most respected intellectual. He redefined hip-hop as music with a message, and his strident radicalism ushered in an era when rap was closely scrutinized for its content. His group's groundbreaking album, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back was acclaimed by many critics as the greatest hip-hop album of all time, and was instrumental in breaking rap music to white, alternative rock audiences. Related Site: PublicEnemy.com
	Billy Connolly is a world famous comic, an actor on stage, screen, and television, a playwright, and a folk musician. It is as a stand-up comedian that Connolly is best known. His observational humor is idiosyncratic. He talks about himself, who he is, where he's been, what he thinks and how he reacts to the world around him. He has outraged audiences, critics and, of course the media, with his free use of the word fuck. He has used masturbation, blasphemy, defecation, flatulence, sex, his father's illness and his aunts' cruelty to entertain. By exploring these subjects with humor, Connolly has done much to strip away the taboos surrounding them. Yet he does not tell jokes in the conventional way. At the end of a concert the audience can be convulsed with laughter but few can remember a specific "funny" line. Billy Connolly's Official Website
	Robert Corn Revere is a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, specializing in First Amendment, Internet and communications law. He has served as counsel in First Amendment litigation involving the Communications Decency Act, the Child Online Protection Act, Internet content filtering in public libraries, public broadcasting regulations and export controls on encryption software. He has written extensively on First Amendment, Internet and communications-related issues and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences. See More Info
	John Crossley is Associate Professor of Religion at the University Of Southern California and serves as the Director of the school of Religion. He is considered a foremost authority on the subject of church and state, theology and ethics and the history of Western religious ethical and political thought. He has served on the Board Of Directors for the American Civil Liberties Union.
	Sam Donaldson, a 35-year ABC News veteran, served two appointments as chief White House correspondent for ABC News, covering Presidents Carter, Reagan and Clinton. Mr. Donaldson is also the host of The Sam Donaldson Show - Live In America, a daily news/talk radio program broadcast on ABC News Radio affiliates across the country. In the two-hour show, Sam tackles the day's top stories and important issues - getting comment from newsmakers, engaging listener calls, and of course, inserting his own unique experience and opinion.See More Info
	Janeane Garofalo has turned in a variety of memorable comedic and dramatic performances in film and on television. She began her career as a stand-up comedian before venturing into television and feature films. She has appeared in a wide range of films including Mystery Men, 200 Cigarettes, Steal This Movie, Clay Pigeons, Permanent Midnight, The Matchmaker, Cop Land, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Larger Than Life, The Cable Guy, The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Bye Bye Love and Reality Bites. For television, Garofalo was a series regular on "Saturday Night Live," "The Larry Sanders Show" and the Emmy Award-winning "Ben Stiller Show."Janeane Garofalo's Official Website
	Ice-T has proven to be one of hip-hop's most articulate and intelligent stars. At his best, the rapper has written some of the best portraits of ghetto life and gangsters, as well as some of the best social commentary hip-hop has produced. All the while, he has withstood a constant barrage of criticism and controversy to become a respected figure not only in the music press, but the mainstream media as well. Released in 1989, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say album established him as a true hip-hop superstar by matching excellent abrasive music with fierce, intelligent narratives, and political commentaries, especially about hip-hop censorship.Ice-T's Official Website
	Timothy Jay received his PhD in Cognitive Psychology from Kent State University. He has won the G. Stanley Hall Award from the American Psychological Association for Excellence in Undergraduate Education. He has dedicated his career to studying the role of cursing in America. He writes, researches and gives presentations on the subjects of language, education and censorship. See More Info
	Ron Jeremy There is hardly a more recognizable face in American porn than Ron Jeremy's a.k.a. Ron Jeremy Hyatt. He is the mainstream-approved poster boy of the industry that nurtured his talents for more than two decades. The New York native has starred in more than 1700 adult flicks and has directed about 250 of them. Ron landed his first porn gig in 1978 after his girlfriend had sent a nude picture of his to Playgirl magazine. Pre-porn Ron had worked as an actor, high school teacher and waiter. As an actor he had secured roles in plays based on Nikolai Gogol's and Oscar Wilde's writings. The man they now call the "hedgehog" has become ubiquitous, to the point that AVN (Adult Video News) named him the Top Porn Star of All-Time, no small feat indeed.Ron Jeremy's Official Movie Website
	Alan Keyes has a PhD in government from Harvard University and was one of the U.S. representatives to the United Nations during the Ronald Reagan administration. In the 1990s he became known as an outspoken champion for conservative causes via his radio talk program, The Alan Keyes Show. A Republican, Keyes ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in Maryland in 1988 and 1992, for the Senate in Illinois in 2004, and for U.S. president in 1996 and 2000. Related Site: RenewAmerica.us
	Janet M. LaRue is Chief Counsel for Concerned Women for America. She shapes legal policy for CWA, analyzing, commenting, and writing about court activity and the ramifications of legal decisions for American families. Mrs. LaRue has testified before Congress and numerous state and local legislatures regarding pornography, and helped to successfully defend statutes with briefs in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and in the U.S. Supreme Court. See More Info
	Bill Maher is one of the most politically astute humorists in America today. In 1993, Maher created Politically Incorrect, bringing together some of the most interesting politicians, entertainers, and journalists to participate in some of the most controversial, topical and comical discussions. Winners of four CableACE Awards combined, Maher and his program grew in popularity year to year, eventually catching the attention in 1997 of ABC and capturing the post Nightline time slot. A cutting-edge contender of provocative late night television, Politically Incorrect survived for five years on ABC and concluded its final run in July 2002. Politically Incorrect received a total of 18 Emmy nominations since 1995. In 2003, Maher launched a new show, Real Time with Bill Maher, on HBO, a network that's a perfect fit for his irreverent style. His unflinching honesty and commitment to never pulling a punch have garnered him the respect and admiration of millions of fans. Bill Maher's Official Website
	Dave Marsh has written almost 20 books about rock and popular music, as well as editing that many more. He co-founded Creem, the legendary Motor City rock and roll magazine that helped launch heavy metal, glam and punk, among other styles, and spent five years as an associate and contributing editor of Rolling Stone, where he was chief music critic, columnist and feature writer.
	Judith Martin's 'Miss Manners' newspaper column - distributed thrice-weekly by United Feature Syndicate and carried in more than 200 newspapers in the United States and abroad - has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. "Judith Martin is The National Bureau of Standards," states columnist George Will. The New York Times declares her work "an impassioned plea for a return to civilized behavior." The Los Angeles Times deems her "an authentic visionary" and her writing "a kind of study in cultural anthropology, even if she dresses up her field notes with artful parody and self-deprecating humor." Mrs. Martin writes an additional Miss Manners column for the Microsoft Network, and is also a Contributing Editor at Family Circle Magazine and a columnist at Child Magazine. She is a frequent lecturer and guest on national television and radio shows. As a reporter, feature writer and critic, she spent 25 years at The Washington Post, where she was one of the original members of the Style and Weekend sections. See More Info
	Michael Medved is a film critic, best-selling author and nationally syndicated radio talk show host. Medved is the author of eight non-fiction books, including the national bestseller What Really Happened to the Class of '65, as well as the definitive history of the White House chiefs of staff, The Shadow Presidents. His most influential-and controversial-work was a best-selling indictment of the entertainment industry, Hollywood Vs. America. Michael Medved's Official Website
	David Milch In 1982, David Milch, a lecturer in English literature at Yale University and neophyte screenwriter, wrote a script for HILL STREET BLUES. The episode, "Trial By Fury," premiered HILL STREET'S third season and won the Emmy, the Writers Guild Award, and the Humanitas Prize for that season. He spent five seasons with HILL STREET BLUES, first as Executive Story Editor and subsequently as Executive Producer. During that time, Milch earned two more Writers Guild Awards, a second Humanitas prize, and another Emmy. He is currently in production on the second season of DEADWOOD for HBO. The hit new series based on actual events in Deadwood, South Dakota, during the 1870's, received 11 Emmy Nominations for its first season. See More Info
	Alanis Morissette shot to fame as a singer/songwriter with her 1996 album Jagged Little Pill. Morissette won several Grammy awards for it, including Album of the Year and Song of the Year. The singer transformed herself into a confessional alternative singer/songwriter, in the vein of Liz Phair and Tori Amos. However, she added enough pop sensibility, slight hip-hop flourishes, and marketing savvy to that formula to become a superstar in the music world. Alanis Morissette's Official Website
	Geoffrey Nunberg is a senior researcher at the Center for the Study of Language and Information at Stanford University and a Consulting Full Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. Nunberg serves as usage editor and chair of the usage panel of the American Heritage Dictionary and has written on language and other topics. He writes a regular feature on language for the Week in Review section of the Sunday New York Times. He also does a regular language commentary on the NPR program "Fresh Air" and has contributed "letters from America" to the BBC4. See More Info
	James O'Connor is the founder of the Cuss Control Academy. He speaks at companies, civic groups, and schools about language and civility, and offers classes for people wanting to reduce their use of profanity. He is also the author of CUSS CONTROL, The Complete Book on How to Curb Your Cursing. Related Site: CussControl.com
	Tera Patrick is one of the world's sex superstars. Born in Montana to a Thai mother and an English father, she became a nurse and considered going on to become a doctor before some modeling work led her to try out the adult film industry, where she has become one of the most popular and recognized porn stars in the world. She hosts the popular webcast The Tera Patrick Show and is active in the adult community, raising money for both the Free Speech Coalition and A.I.M. Healthcare. Tera Patrick's Official Website
	Robert W. Peters is president of Morality in Media, Inc., a nonprofit, interfaith organization founded to combat illegal hardcore pornography and uphold standards of decency in the media. Mr. Peters has drafted state and local obscenity and related laws; and prepared official Comments submitted to the FCC regarding broadcast indecency and TV ratings. Related Site: MoralityInMedia.org
	Dennis Prager is one of America 's most respected radio talk show hosts. He has been broadcasting on KABC Radio in Los Angeles since 1982, and may also be heard live on the Internet. His most recent book, Happiness Is A Serious Problem, about which he has lectured worldwide for ten years, appeared on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list for 15 weeks. His writings have also appeared in Commentary, the Wall Street Journal, and the Los Angeles Times. His newsletter essay on homosexuality and civilization was awarded the $10,000 Amy Foundation First Prize. Voted "one of America 's five best speakers" by Toastmasters International, Prager has a unique ability to talk about virtually every subject, take strong ethical positions, and yet be entertaining. Dennis Prager's Official Website
	Evan Seinfeld is bassist-vocalist for the Metal band Biohazard. Seinfeld also had a recurring role as Jaz Hoyt on HBO's critically acclaimed drama "Oz" and is married to adult film star Tera Patrick. Quoting Evan regarding his success, "I mean, if you believe that anything is possible, it truly is. We're from f---ing Canarsie, Brooklyn. If we can make it, f---ing anybody can make it." Biohazard.com
	David Shaw was a nationally-recognized media critic with more than 35 years of experience as a reporter and analyst. He won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for criticism for his series on media coverage of the Virginia McMartin Pre-School child molestation trial. He has also received top awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Greater Los Angeles Press Club, California State Bar Association, American Bar Association and the American Political Science Association. He was a reporter for The Los Angeles Times for six years before becoming media critic in 1974. Early in his career he worked for the Long Beach Independent, The Press-Telegram and the Huntington Park Signal. His books included "The Pleasure Police," "Press Watch," "Journalism Today: A Changing Press for a Changing America," and a biography of NBA basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain, "WILT: Just Like Any Other 7-Foot, Black Millionaire Who Lives Next Door." Shaw also was a contributor to national publications, including Gentleman's Quarterly, Washington Monthly, Esquire, Cigar Aficionado, Food & Wine, Washingtonian, New York, Bon Appetit, TV Guide and Cond Nast Traveler. Shaw passed away in August, 2005 from complications from a brain tumor.
	Jesse Sheidlower, is the principal editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (North America)The OED recruited him from Random House, where he had been running the new-words and citation-gathering programmes. His experience in historical lexicography comes from the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, of which he was project editor. He is now responsible for overseeing the Oxford English Dictionary North American Reading Program and for contributing new and revised American material to the current full-scale revision of the dictionary. Jesse Sheidlower's Official Website
	David Skover, author/First Amendment scholar & law professor, is the co-author of The Trials Of Lenny Bruce, which the LA Times named one of the best books of 2002. The book was also awarded the Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award for Book Publishing, which is given to individuals who have made significant contributions in the vital effort to protect and enhance First Amendment rights for Americans. Mr. Skover is a law professor at Seattle University.
	Kevin Smith In the few years since his entry into the indie film community, director Kevin Smith has seen it all from the surprise critical and commercial success he received for his debut film, Clerks, to the disappointing critical and commercial drubbing he took on his second outing, Mallrats. He has been awarded the Filmmaker's Trophy at the Sundance Film Festival, for Clerks; the Prix de la Jeunesse and the International Critic's Week Award at the Cannes Film Festival, also for Clerks; the Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay for Chasing Amy and a Humanitas Prize for Good Will Hunting.Kevin's Smith's View A Skew
	Hunter S. Thompson was an integral part of the American journalism machine. He was a social critic, a political junkie, and the father of Gonzo Journalism. He was the spokesman for an entire counterculture in America. Thompson, a child of the drug culture was on hand for almost every landmark event of the '60's and '70's. He ran with the Hell's Angels during their rise to notoriety, he was gassed in Chicago, he protested with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, and he personally covered every presidential election from 1968 to 1992. And surprisingly enough, he lived to put it all on paper. His social criticisms have been insightful, if not a little disturbing. He has been there throughout the last 30 years to give the American public the harsh, brutal realities of life when no one asked for it. He was a stoned, twisted, ripped, good person. This film is dedicated to the memory of Mr. Thompson.
	Sandra Tsing Loh is an L.A.based writer/performer/musician. Her books, include a novel, If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home By Now, which the Los Angeles Times named one of the best books of 1997. Loh has also been featured at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, the HBO New Writers Project, and on NPR's "This American Life." She is also a regular commentator on NPR's "Morning Edition" Loh is most musically active as a composer for film. She composed and performed on the score for Jessica Yu's 1997 Oscar winning documentary Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien. Sandra also has appeared on tour performing her darkly comic semi-autobiographical tale of growing up middle class Chinese-German in Southern California - "Aliens in America."

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