Posted on 06/05/2007 7:39:01 AM PDT by toddlintown
Saying he finds it "hard to believe that the New York court would tell American families that 'shit' and 'f---' are fine to say on broadcast TV during the hours when children and families are most likely to be in the audience," Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin J. Martin today blasted an appellate court decision that overturned the FCC's attempt to impose new limits on "fleeting expletives" on broadcast TV.
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I like how writers like to work the suffix "-gate" into stories. It's so '70s.
So keep the kids away from the TVs. Get them out and playing with other kids.
Stuff like that which turns them into zombies, and I regret daily ever getting in front of a computer.
Where is the ‘but’ in the First Amendment?
It won’t matter in a few years. All-digital internet TV will be taking over broadcast.
New? Excuse me?
Sh__ and Fu__ haven't been acceptable on broadcast television ever, in my memory. Where did this title of "new limits" come from?
Most TV shows have content ratings and just about every cable box and TV out there can filter shows based on said rating. I don't see why the FCC should regulate content at all since undesirable programming can be easily filtered out by those who do not wish to watch it.
Man, I love to see a bureaucrat with his panties in a twist.
So does that mean the FCC can be eliminated too? Along with the IRS?
I ignore most anything I see with that word appended to it: it's too immature.
Sh__ and Fu__ haven't been acceptable on broadcast television ever, in my memory. Where did this title of "new limits" come from?
You're absolutely right. I'm 57 and have watched TV since the early 50's. It was NEVER allowed. It has recently been allowed on cable. But NEVER on broadcast. I disagree with the ruling. It coarsens society just "that" much more.
That'd be nice. The FCC does have a legitimate role to ensure that wireless signals of all types themselves are regulated and one user doesn't trample over another. But we certainly don't need to waste time and money enforcing content regulation.
Good...the FCC has no business regulating content.
Regulating frequency & broadcasting power maybe, but not content.
The difference is between a live broadcast versus taped shows (NFL Playoff Game versus House as an example). Tyhe question up for debate was if stations could be held responsible and pay fines for actions during live broadcasts.
It has been allowed, under the FCC’s ever-changing “when does f*ck mean f*ck” pretzel logic. They go back and forth, and forth and back, and tell broadcasters, “We’ll let you know when you cross the line, but won’t tell you ahead of time what crossing the line entails”. And the court is slapping them down for it.
So then the FCC can be downsized.
The "live" issue is a red herring. Broadcast delay technology--delaying live broadcasts by a number of seconds--has been around for decades, allowing broadcasters to censor things within a few seconds.
The simple fact of the matter is some people want to erode the standards. It "pushes the envelope" (a more conscience-soothing way of saying "lowers standards")
I propose we substitute the word "dome". After all, the Teapot Dome scandal is just as relevant to , say, Plame as Watergate is.
“The “live” issue is a red herring. Broadcast delay technology—delaying live broadcasts by a number of seconds—has been around for decades, allowing broadcasters to censor things within a few seconds.”
Of course it has. The question was, should it be enforced. If it was a genuine desire to “erode the standards” then they would have gone after taped shows as well. They didn’t so it isn’t.
Very true, but they also don't need a governmental nanny extorting fines from people when they do use a vulgarity.
All the FCC has to do is come up with a concrete policy. That particular group of presumably well-educated people doesn’t seem to be able to do that.
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