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>> tv proving that these days, its always happy hour somewhere. as you can see and as we all know, theres lots and lots of drinking on tv and in movies these days. no news flash there. whats interesting is whats happening on screen compared to smoking. check out the charts from a new jama pediatric study, in the year since the tobacco history took a heat with the master settlement, that ban the the product placement, theres been a decline in smoking, and meantime, an increase for boozing in fill...

Of rounds in a magazine, couldnt you? i mean, what -- how would that be problematic? well, and i pointed out, well, once you make it ten, then why would you draw the line at ten? whats wrong with 9 or 11? its kind of like marriage when you say its not a man and a woman anymore, then why not have three men and one woman or four women and one man? why not, you know, somebody has a love for an animal. there is no clear place to draw the line once you eliminate the traditional marriage. >> he hit it...

At an event during this years cpac, conservative political action conference, santorum said attitudes on marriage its basically safe to say for 30 years after the sexual revolution didnt change until one program on television started changing it. that was "will & grace." next, the group 1 million moms says its nbcs "the new normal" which features a gay couple. its attempting to desensitize american and our children. next, the parents television council called out "the simpsons." for a 2005 episo...

Which tv show. the atlantics politics blog picked up on the trend. first rick santorum says, "will & grace" is the culprit. at an event during this years cpac, conservative political action conference, santorum said attitudes on marriage its basically safe to say for 30 years after the sexual revolution didnt change until one program on television started changing it. that was "will & grace." next, the group 1 million moms says its nbcs "the new normal" which features a gay couple. its attemptin...

Gay, in addition to being black or jewish or whatever, you start to say, oh, there is a real person here. how does it make you feel as a gay person when rachel maddow pours a drink. >> i think rachel is more of an advocate but when i see cnns objective news people like don lemon or anderson coming out publicly it means something to me. im out as a gay man, im not being forced out of the closet. i see that and im proud. it even matters to me. so, i think you cant really separate the personal from...

From atlanta, because we are sending fewer troops abroad. public opinion on same-sex marriage has been changing fast, according to polls, while some of it could be generational, nbcs kristen dahlgren takes a look at the role of popular culture and politics in the evolution on same-sex marriage. >> reporter: when ellen degeneres came out in 1997 -- >> gay woman in aisle 5. >> reporter: it was front-page news. "will & grace" soon brought gay men into american living rooms every week. >> do you s...

Their living room who may never had a gay person in their living room. media an entertainment. there was ellen and "will & grace" and backlash. the existence of gay characters on the new normal and glee goes almost entirely unquestioned. case in point, severely conservative candidate mitt romney, whose self-admitted tv show is modern family, a show where two of the lead characters are gay parents and while a baptist church continues its hate, gay culture is american culture. let us turn to frank...

Brings gay characters and their stories into the living rooms of their living room who may never have had a gay person in their living room. media an entertainment. there was ellen and "will & grace" and backlash. the existence of gay characters on the new normal and glee goes almost entirely unquestioned. case in point, severely conservative candidate mitt romney, whose self-admitted tv show is "modern family," a show where two of the lead characters are gay parents. and while a baptist church ...

>> i am, i am. >> its just a tv show, a situation comedy, not even a drama. >> tonight at dinner ill tell my mother im gay. >> vice president biden has credited "will & grace" with changing americans attitudes about same-sex marriage. >> i think will & grace probably did more to educate the american public than anything anybodys done so far. >> on this, supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage agree, hollywood has been influential of encouraging acceptance of gays and lesbians. it was throu...

What is "friends"? uh, emmy winnersfor $400, . what is "cheers"? uh, emmy winners for $600, please. what is "boston legal"? uh, emmy for $800, please. what is "moonlighting"? uh, emmy winners for $1,000, please. what is "will & grace"? uh, "american experience-- clinton" for $200, please. young bill won so many honors, the hiool principal barred him from running for student body pres in this arkansas town. what is hope? no. john or patrick? what is hot springs? patrick, back to you. uh, "clinton...