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That Time John Kasich Tried to Ban a Coen Brothers Movie From Blockbuster

JL;DR SUMMARY During his political career, John Kasich, a former GOP candidate, was so disturbed by the Coen Brothers' film "Fargo" that he attempted to have it removed from Blockbuster, criticizing its graphic content and mistakable comedic billing in his book "Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Political Views1990sBlockbusterCoen BrothersMedia CensorshipJohn KasichFilm CensorshipComedy FilmsFargoContent Labeling

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"Its properly labeling movies at Blockbuster. Since its no longer the mid 90s, he probably wont make it a large part of his platform. During the usually even-tempered GOP candidates lengthy political career."

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