Sounds like they were pretty liberal parents to me. I saw the spot, no way this kid could have gotten away with buying from an on-line op w/out some kind of trail for his parents to find (i.e. credit card). I grew up in suburbia getting everything I wanted - all I had to do was ask my parents. I was never given a credit card and my parents always knew what I was doing. They were strict w/who I hung out with and where I went. I would never dream of giving my kid a credit card. Although, I guess he could have used a site that allows C.O.D.

Actually, my whole point before I got sidetracked was that the media is liberal. I agree with lardaman. Now everyone will jump back on the conservative bashing bandwagon because people are going to bring up the shutting down on OP's yet again.