Posted on 12/23/2014 4:59:13 AM PST by Din Maker
Huge news just broke which is a major defeat for the political correctness crowd. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rejected a petition which was seeking to stop the Washington Redskins from using their team name or face major fines. The 1st Amendment won!
Sen. Harry Reid and 50 Senate Democrats have worked on a major campaign to stop the Redskins, even though their fans love the name and a vast majority of Native Americans (90%) don’t find the name to be offensive. This is awesome:
The FCC on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by a professor claiming the Washington Redskins name is indecent.
George Washington University Professor John Banzhaf asked the FCC to deny renewal of the broadcast license for a radio station co-owned by Washington team owner Daniel Snyder, because of the repeated use of the word “Redskins.” Attorneys for Snyder have said banning broadcasters’ use of the word would violate free speech and property rights.
The status of similar petitions filed by three Native Americans against TV stations are still active.
The FCC determined that the law defines profanity as sexual or excretory in nature, so it cannot find the word “Redskins” profane.
“We find that there have been no serious violations of the [Communications] Act or the rules involving the station or any other violations that, taken together, would constitute a pattern of abuse,” wrote Peter H. Doyle, chief of the Media Bureau’s audio division.
Banzhaf said he will not stop his effort to get the name banned from the airwaves.
“I’ve got quite a number of options we’re still looking at,” he said in an interview. “I’ve got to sit down with some of my colleagues and see where we go from here. It’s a disappointment, but it’s certainly not the end of the line.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thepoliticalinsider.com ...
Yeah, but they won’t be gagging on each others’ giggle pins like the Cowhomos.
Your Post #39: I agree entirely.
Banzhaf is an intolerant leftwing jerk who has been doing this PC cr@p for decades now. Tenure-protected of course.
Snyder sold the team?
Yeah, but they won’t be gagging on each others’ giggle pins like the Cowhomos.
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You said “giggle pins”???? Apparently you’re not a Texan. Everything is bigger in Texas.
I just watched an episode of Quantum Leap last night where the main character was an Indian returning to the reservation to die. He was listening to the Cowboys/Redskins game on the radio, and talked about how he loved it when the Redskins beat the Cowboys.
You know NOTHING. Do not ever post to me again.
59 posted on 08/22/2014 7:46:22 PM by C. Edmund Wright
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3195397/posts#59
I know this...I know you can’t stop me.....
...Din...he’s still at it.....
Professor Potty Buns Half: Loser.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Not named for Fuzzy Thurston, Green Bay Packers!
Great player!
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