FCC cites Stern and Bono

[Forge]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...&e=3&u=/ap/20040319/ap_en_mu/fcc_howard_stern

One part of the article really bothers me:

"The Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) overruled its staff and said an expletive uttered by rock singer Bono on NBC was both indecent and profane. It marked the first time that the FCC (news - web sites) cited a four-letter word as profane; the commission previously equated profanity with language challenging God's divinity."


Since when has the FCC been a government religious watchdog? Has it really given out fines for broadcasts that challenge religion???

 

[KillahBee]

that is what it's all about. there is barely any separation of church and state in this country and it is really out of control. you have people in office taking up valuable time and resources fighting to get "shock jocks" off the radio and ban Marilyn Manson's CDs from the shelves, when, almost everyday in the news you hear about people committing murders and the likes all in the name of religion.

 

[the nature boy]

it's getting to be re-goddamn-diculous

 

[jerkbox]

the religious right......

 

[strongsmartsexy]

the religious right......

religious right is a nisnomer. It should be religious pathetically wrong.

 

[avenirup]

it's getting to be re-goddamn-diculous

That is the best sound bite from Stern--I say it all day now...