Right wing anti-free speech activist calls for FCC fines against 60 Minutes

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  • Mr.Fiction
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2002
    • 9484

    #1

    Right wing anti-free speech activist calls for FCC fines against 60 Minutes

    Attorney John Thompson, whose complaints about Howard Stern helped prompt Clear Channel to banish the jock and the FCC to fine the company almost half a million dollars, says he has faxed a complaint to the FCC about Sunday night's 60 Minutes broadcast, in which singer Mary J. Blige uttered an under-her-breath "shit."

    According to Thomson, he sent the complaint yesterday to FCC Chairman Michael Powell and his senior legal adviser. He did not contact CBS or 60 Minutes and neither had any comment.

    Thompson in his complaint said: "This constitutes a violation of FCC-enforced decency standards, just a surely as does Bono?s use of the word "fucking" on the prime time telecast of the 2003 Golden Globes. "


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    Same asshole who's trying to get Howard Stern shut down.

    These right wing pro-Bush anti-free speech extremists need to be stopped.
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  • genomega
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    • Feb 2002
    • 1190

    #2
    This has nothing to do with free speech it's just seeing how low in the sewer you can sink.


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    • xenophobic
      Confirmed User
      • Mar 2004
      • 874

      #3
      I thought the FCC removed restrictions on the word "shit", hence southpark using it like 130+ times in one episode?

      *edit* guess that's cable, 60 minutes is on regular TV, doh !
      Last edited by xenophobic; 04-19-2004, 04:40 PM.

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      • CamChicks
        Confirmed User
        • Sep 2003
        • 1552

        #4
        Let's hook this guy up to a lie detector and ask him if he's ever used these words, and how many times, and then let's fine him for each.

        camchicks.com

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        • zzgundamnzz
          Confirmed User
          • Apr 2002
          • 6102

          #5
          I hate these extremist. Trying to impose there views on everybody else. But in private the guys probably a sick pedo or something


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          • gornyhuy
            Chafed.
            • May 2002
            • 18041

            #6
            I REALLY hate cencorship, however I'm glad to see it infecting the most mainstream of shows so that people can't say "I don't care, its only affecting perverts like Howard Stern."

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            • cluck
              Confirmed User
              • Dec 2002
              • 5248

              #7
              Seriously, kill them all. People are getting more and more ridiculous.
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              • Odin88
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                • Jul 2003
                • 3267

                #8
                Originally posted by CamChicks
                Let's hook this guy up to a lie detector and ask him if he's ever used these words, and how many times, and then let's fine him for each.
                There is a difference between saying it in the privacy of your own home, and putting it to air on prime time TV. It is bullshit that this can be used politically to silence certain views (Howard Stern for exmaple), but there is no doubt that some level of decency has to be maintained on prime time TV.

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                • Wrestlingdiva
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                  • Mar 2004
                  • 182

                  #9
                  The FCC can kiss my ass.

                  This shit is really stupid.

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                  • Fletch XXX
                    GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                    • Jan 2002
                    • 60840

                    #10
                    PAGANS ARISE.

                    BURN A CHURCH TODAY>

                    SHOW THEM HOW MANY WE ARE>

                    venus blue.


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                    • The Truth Hurts
                      Zph7YXfjMhg
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 15796

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Mr.Fiction
                      [B]
                      These right wing pro-Bush anti-free speech extremists need to be stopped.
                      come on now... even Bush said "Fuck that whacko" about this guy.

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                      • The Truth Hurts
                        Zph7YXfjMhg
                        • Nov 2002
                        • 15796

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Fletch XXX
                        PAGANS ARISE.

                        BURN A CHURCH TODAY>

                        SHOW THEM HOW MANY WE ARE>

                        venus blue.

                        drunk... high... or both?

                        as for how many you are... six whining drunks who's parents didn't give them an adequate supply of hugs does not a revolution make.

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                        • Fletch XXX
                          GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                          • Jan 2002
                          • 60840

                          #13
                          Originally posted by The Truth Hurts


                          drunk... high... or both?

                          as for how many you are... six whining drunks who's parents didn't give them an adequate supply of hugs does not a revolution make.
                          yeah yeah, blah blah.

                          some clueless idiot who has no clue about whats going on here or anywhere else for that matter.

                          while people in califorinia are being thrown in jail for bomb making material you sit and post on your dsl accouont, hurray for you wannabe.

                          never compare yourself to the ones making a difference. we all know you are just some troll, i wont pay you any more attention than this post.


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                          • The Truth Hurts
                            Zph7YXfjMhg
                            • Nov 2002
                            • 15796

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Fletch XXX


                            yeah yeah, blah blah.

                            some clueless idiot who has no clue about whats going on here or anywhere else for that matter.

                            while people in califorinia are being thrown in jail for bomb making material you sit and post on your dsl accouont, hurray for you wannabe.

                            never compare yourself to the ones making a difference. we all know you are just some troll, i wont pay you any more attention than this post.

                            after that reply... I guess the answer is "both".

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                            • warlock5
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 2808

                              #15
                              come on now... even Bush said "Fuck that whacko" about this guy.
                              During his campaign, didn't he call some reporter a "major league asshole"? I seem to remember something about him not knowing his mic was on at the time.

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                              • 12clicks
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Jan 2001
                                • 19816

                                #16
                                children, children, children.
                                hopefully once you're out of school, you'll understand our laws and their enforcement.
                                The FCC has never allowed foul language over the airwaves. Idiots push the envelope.

                                You children too often confuse "extremist" with "cultured"
                                you see, once you're no longer a teenager, you no longer think its cool to curse in public.
                                I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.

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                                • AlienQ - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                  best designer on GFY
                                  • Mar 2003
                                  • 30307

                                  #17
                                  The Media companies are comming to fight the FCC in the courts.

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                                  • tony299
                                    lurker
                                    • Aug 2002
                                    • 57021

                                    #18
                                    vote vote vote I cant say it enough.

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