Yahoo! News - Wal-Mart Finds 'Daily Show' Book Too Racy
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart canceled an order for a best-selling book by Jon Stewart and the writers of "The Daily Show" after executives learned that it contained a photo of nine naked, aged bodies, each with the superimposed head of a Supreme Court justice.

"America (The Book)," a mock school text that lampoons the American government in much the same way the Comedy Central show spoofs the news, includes cutouts of the justices' robes and a caption asking readers to "restore their dignity by matching each justice with his or her respective robe."

Executives for the Bentonville-based retail giant deemed the book inappropriate for its shelves this week.

"We were not aware of the image that was in the book (when Wal-Mart ordered it) and we felt the majority of our customers would not be comfortable with it," said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spokeswoman Karen Burk. "We offer what we think our customers want to buy. That just makes good business sense."

Wal-Mart has a well-known policy of refusing to carry magazines with racy covers or CDs with explicit lyrics.

Ah, yes, the protector of all that is decent in America, Walmart. Now they are censoring humor to go along with the CD's and magazines that they deem objectionable. Don't you feel better knowing that they are making those kinds of decisions for you?