April 20, 2004
Conservatives Bitch About Shit on TV
There's a lot of shit on TV, and anyone who ever sat through an episode of Suddenly Susan knows exactly what I'm talking about. In a Broadcast and Cable News report, we learn:
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."
Oh no! Call out the SWAT team! Good thing there isn't anything more important going wrong in this country, like — let's say — criminals running the country.
I'm not all that surprised to see the newly reinvigorated FCC censors going straight for political opponents of the Bush Administration. 60 Minutes is about the only mainstream (read: network) news show that regularly embarrasses them -- mind you, it's pathetic when just repeating their lies and pointing out that they're lies counts for "journalism" these days.
Posted by: Steven Staton at April 20, 2004 01:27 PMI watched that interview on Sunday ( it was right after Woodward ) and I didn't notice it.
I did notice Woodward talking about the Bush administration spending $700 million planning the Iraq war without the consent of Congress.
Incidentally, I wouldn't mind seeing a little more boobage from Janet Jackson. That's the kind of obscenity that I can live with. ;-)
Posted by: Mike at April 20, 2004 02:47 PM