Thursday, July 27, 2006

Talk About Indecent? Start with FCC Fines

This story about PBS scares me. It's a horrific example of what happens when Bush and his appointees use their self-righteous "moral" compasses to decide what's best for the American people. PBS is concerned about airing a documentary on WW II by acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns because in the soldiers' descriptions of the war some profanity is used.

Fines for profanity have increased from $32,500 to $325,000 under the Bush administration. According to Salon.com, the total of all fines in 2001 was $440,000 and grew to nearly $8 million in 2004. The people who complain about saying "shit" on television are zealots. Here's an idea: A) turn your tv off if you don't like what's on; and B) if you wanna claim hundreds of complaints against a show, best to make sure that it's not really only 20 or so people sending the same form letter more than once.

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