The President Gives Hollywood a Pass on Violence

[Commentary] There was something missing from President Obama's speech in Denver about gun violence. He focused almost exclusively on passing gun-control laws, and not at all on one of the nation's biggest promoters of violence: the entertainment industry.

A more creative chief executive would have used this moment to widen the discussion by drawing attention to the increasingly graphic violence so pervasive in television shows, movies and videogames. The President has been more than willing to challenge the National Rifle Association, but that is like a Republican president standing up to labor unions—not a move that risks anything with his core supporters. President Obama could show some real bravery by taking on Hollywood. Brown is a former anchor for CNN and NBC News