Jim DeMint's and Marco Rubio's Florida: aimed at five year olds

Florida Republican legislators have unveiled another really cool economic development model:

One thing seems certain -- no movies or TV shows with gay characters will be eligible for the "family friendly" tax credit provision that was inserted into a $75 million incentive package that House Republican leaders hope will attract film and entertainment jobs to the state. That's because it explicitly bars productions with "nontraditional family values" from receiving a tax credit.

That would seem to target gay characters and plots -- though State Rep. Stephen Precourt, a Republican from Orlando, told The Palm Beach Post that he was not singling out gays by including the term "nontraditional family values" in his bill. But when the Post asked Precourt if shows with gay characters should get the tax credit, he said, "That would not be the kind of thing I'd say that we want to invest public dollars in."

Not that sun-baked Florida would have worked as a set for "Brokeback Mountain." But does "nontraditional family values" mean anything beyond excluding beyond gay characters?

The bill defines a family friendly movie as one suitable for a 5-year-old, that has "cross-generational appeal," and includes "a responsible resolution of issues," according to the Post. No smoking, no cursing, no drunkenness, no sex, no nudity and no gay people, even if fully clothed.

"Think of it as like Mayberry," Precourt said, referring to "The Andy Griffith Show" of his youth. "That's when I grew up -- the '60s. That's what life was like. I want Florida to be known for making those kinds of movies: Disney movies for kids and all that stuff. Like it used to be, you know?"