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**annouhMus** · 02-13-2007, 05:28 PM

Last night at the grammys a lot of artist used obsenity and racist words and the FCC wouldnt Fine CBS.But Oh yeah but when Howard Stern says something obscene,sexest or racist on the air OH Yeah the FCC will fine him!!! But they wont fine CBS for went on at the grammys? The FCC is very Liberal.When obscene,sexest or racist comes out of Hollywoods mouth the FCC turns to other cheek and look away.But when a Conservitive like Howard Stern does it Oh yeah FCC will slap him with a heavy fine.Go figure!

Yep, it sure DOES figure. Howard Stern makes it an intragal Part of his show. not an occasional remark. And for that reason, I would long since have permanently Banned him

**annouhMus** · 02-13-2007, 05:31 PM

That bare boob thing was laughable.

It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy.

FINALLY, someone besides me who sees the ultimate bankrutcy of the US (and likely the world.)(sorta)

**Usogwdkb** · 02-13-2007, 05:38 PM

Remember Elvis Pressley grabbed his balls on the Ed Sullivan show back in 1956? The Camera man kept it right above his pants.If The Camera man showed it all the way down to elvis knees and everyone saw him grabbed his balls i gurantee you the Ed Sullivan show would been pulled off the air the by the FCC next day.

Are you ever misinformed! The cameraman was instructed to keep the camera above Elvis' waist not because he grabbed his testicles but because of the gyrations of his hips in any given performance. He kept it so clean though that Ed Sullivan was thrilled and called him a real decent boy. Do you ever get any of your facts right?

**meteeratymn** · 02-13-2007, 06:19 PM

Then why the Girls were screaming in that pause? There was a guy even said he saw elvis grabbed his testicles caused the girls to scream.Thats why the camera man was lucky enough to keep it above his waist.FCC were very tough back in those days. Even Lucy Ball knew what was the penalty if one foul word slipped out of her mouth.Remember TV shows were live back in those days.Even the Honeymooners were live.

**Usogwdkb** · 02-13-2007, 06:26 PM

Then why the Girls were screaming in that pause? There was a guy even said he saw elvis grabbed his testicles caused the girls to scream.Thats why the camera man was lucky enough to keep it above his waist.FCC were very tough back in those days.

The girls were screaming because he was ELVIS.

**meteeratymn** · 02-13-2007, 06:34 PM

Only Elvis? Why not Bill Haley? Why Not Chuck Berry? Why not Jerry Lee Lewis?

**SmuffNuSMaxqh** · 02-13-2007, 06:37 PM

Why not Bill Haley? Why Not Chuck Berry? Why not Jerry Lee Lewis?

Because they weren't Elvis.

Steve, is there anything or anyone you actually like, or has the insanity finally ripped to shreds every portion of your brain which would otherwise process reasonable, sane thought?

**Usogwdkb** · 02-13-2007, 06:39 PM

Only Elvis? Why not Bill Haley? Why Not Chuck Berry? Why not Jerry Lee Lewis?

Bill Haley and Chuck Berry didn't have as much sex appeal as Elvis. The girls did scream when The Killer took the stage because like Elvis, he had sex appeal.

**DoctoBuntonTen** · 02-13-2007, 07:52 PM

Bill Haley and Chuck Berry didn't have as much sex appeal as Elvis. The girls did scream when The Killer took the stage because like Elvis, he had sex appeal.

The killer?

Varus

**Usogwdkb** · 02-13-2007, 07:55 PM

The killer?

Varus

Jerry Lee Lewis

**casinobonusa** · 02-13-2007, 08:40 PM

Balls or no balls, it's pretty lame that he couldn't pelvic thrust on camera. The things that people do these days is much more provocative. I'm not sure I agree that censorship is oppressed these days. I think that the FCC is a bit contradicting when it comes to radio and TV. They really need to lay off a bit I think.

**Usogwdkb** · 02-13-2007, 09:02 PM

Balls or no balls, it's pretty lame that he couldn't pelvic thrust on camera. The things that people do these days is much more provocative. I'm not sure I agree that censorship is oppressed these days. I think that the FCC is a bit contradicting when it comes to radio and TV. They really need to lay off a bit I think.

You've got to understand the times. Polite people didn't talk about sex, pregnancy, etc. in mixed company and they sure didn't want it on their televisions. When Lucille Ball became pregnant in real life, the pregnancy was written into the script, but the word 'pregnant' wasn't allowed. Hell, Lucy and Ricky, Rob and Laura, Ethel and Fred, etc. all slept in twin beds!
The movie "Love Story" had an R rating at the movies and it could be aired any time of the day now, uncut!

I'm not so sure that so much censorship was a bad thing. Maybe if we had retained a little of that "politeness", we wouldn't be so immune to all the sex and violence we see today.

**corolaelwis** · 02-14-2007, 04:41 PM

It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy.

Oh yeah, a firm boob should do it, and now we have one as the Speaker of the House.

**meteeratymn** · 12-03-2007, 01:10 AM

Last night at the grammys a lot of artist used obsenity and racist words and the FCC wouldnt Fine CBS.But Oh yeah but when Howard Stern says something obscene,sexest or racist on the air OH Yeah the FCC will fine him!!! But they wont fine CBS for went on at the grammys? The FCC is very Liberal.When obscene,sexest or racist comes out of Hollywoods mouth the FCC turns to other cheek and look away.But when a Conservitive like Howard Stern does it Oh yeah FCC will slap him with a heavy fine.Go figure!

**Grizli** · 12-03-2007, 01:12 AM

FCC is run by Republican apointees, in league with a few corporate holdovers from Clinton's tenure.

**meteeratymn** · 12-03-2007, 01:25 AM

Then why CBS didnt pay a huge fine when Janet Jackson showed her bare breast at the superbowl? When didnt CBS Pay a Huge fine for last night grammy awards? But when Howard Stern mentions about private body parts on the air FCC slap him with a fine at least $10,000.And the NFL had to fine Randy Moss with his mooned TD act because if they didnt then FCC would fined the NFL.Its a Double Standard to me.

**Grizli** · 12-03-2007, 01:37 AM

That bare boob thing was laughable.

It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy.

**meteeratymn** · 12-03-2007, 01:40 AM

That bare boob thing was laughable.

It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy.

But its still consider offensive.

**Grizli** · 12-03-2007, 01:43 AM

Community standards, steveox.

**sandracuk** · 12-03-2007, 02:11 AM

Last night at the grammys a lot of artist used obsenity and racist words and the FCC wouldnt Fine CBS.But Oh yeah but when Howard Stern says something obscene,sexest or racist on the air OH Yeah the FCC will fine him!!! But they wont fine CBS for went on at the grammys? The FCC is very Liberal.When obscene,sexest or racist comes out of Hollywoods mouth the FCC turns to other cheek and look away.But when a Conservitive like Howard Stern does it Oh yeah FCC will slap him with a heavy fine.Go figure!

That's because content of a sexual nature (except for educational purposes) is deemed to be the most offensive. If the Grammy's artists had talked about sex in the same graphic way that Howard Stern does, they'd be fined just as heavily as Stern.

When it comes to the FCC, the key element to remember is that sex is the ultimate no-no. But sexest or sexy does not equals to sex. TV can show bikini babes because they're sexy, but they're not having sex or describing the act of sex. Stern, however, often goes into very detailed descriptions of sex.

02-13-2007, 05:28 PM	#1
annouhMus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 621 Senior Member	Last night at the grammys a lot of artist used obsenity and racist words and the FCC wouldnt Fine CBS.But Oh yeah but when Howard Stern says something obscene,sexest or racist on the air OH Yeah the FCC will fine him!!! But they wont fine CBS for went on at the grammys? The FCC is very Liberal.When obscene,sexest or racist comes out of Hollywoods mouth the FCC turns to other cheek and look away.But when a Conservitive like Howard Stern does it Oh yeah FCC will slap him with a heavy fine.Go figure! Yep, it sure DOES figure. Howard Stern makes it an intragal Part of his show. not an occasional remark. And for that reason, I would long since have permanently Banned him Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 05:31 PM	#2
annouhMus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 621 Senior Member	That bare boob thing was laughable. It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy. FINALLY, someone besides me who sees the ultimate bankrutcy of the US (and likely the world.)(sorta) Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 05:38 PM	#3
Usogwdkb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Remember Elvis Pressley grabbed his balls on the Ed Sullivan show back in 1956? The Camera man kept it right above his pants.If The Camera man showed it all the way down to elvis knees and everyone saw him grabbed his balls i gurantee you the Ed Sullivan show would been pulled off the air the by the FCC next day. Are you ever misinformed! The cameraman was instructed to keep the camera above Elvis' waist not because he grabbed his testicles but because of the gyrations of his hips in any given performance. He kept it so clean though that Ed Sullivan was thrilled and called him a real decent boy. Do you ever get any of your facts right? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 06:19 PM	#4
meteeratymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	Then why the Girls were screaming in that pause? There was a guy even said he saw elvis grabbed his testicles caused the girls to scream.Thats why the camera man was lucky enough to keep it above his waist.FCC were very tough back in those days. Even Lucy Ball knew what was the penalty if one foul word slipped out of her mouth.Remember TV shows were live back in those days.Even the Honeymooners were live. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 06:26 PM	#5
Usogwdkb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Then why the Girls were screaming in that pause? There was a guy even said he saw elvis grabbed his testicles caused the girls to scream.Thats why the camera man was lucky enough to keep it above his waist.FCC were very tough back in those days. The girls were screaming because he was ELVIS. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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meteeratymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	Only Elvis? Why not Bill Haley? Why Not Chuck Berry? Why not Jerry Lee Lewis? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 06:37 PM	#7
SmuffNuSMaxqh Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 587 Senior Member	Why not Bill Haley? Why Not Chuck Berry? Why not Jerry Lee Lewis? Because they weren't Elvis. Steve, is there anything or anyone you actually like, or has the insanity finally ripped to shreds every portion of your brain which would otherwise process reasonable, sane thought? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 06:39 PM	#8
Usogwdkb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Only Elvis? Why not Bill Haley? Why Not Chuck Berry? Why not Jerry Lee Lewis? Bill Haley and Chuck Berry didn't have as much sex appeal as Elvis. The girls did scream when The Killer took the stage because like Elvis, he had sex appeal. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 07:52 PM	#9
DoctoBuntonTen Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	Bill Haley and Chuck Berry didn't have as much sex appeal as Elvis. The girls did scream when The Killer took the stage because like Elvis, he had sex appeal. The killer? Varus Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Usogwdkb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	The killer? Varus Jerry Lee Lewis Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 08:40 PM	#11
casinobonusa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 596 Senior Member	Balls or no balls, it's pretty lame that he couldn't pelvic thrust on camera. The things that people do these days is much more provocative. I'm not sure I agree that censorship is oppressed these days. I think that the FCC is a bit contradicting when it comes to radio and TV. They really need to lay off a bit I think. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-13-2007, 09:02 PM	#12
Usogwdkb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 420 Senior Member	Balls or no balls, it's pretty lame that he couldn't pelvic thrust on camera. The things that people do these days is much more provocative. I'm not sure I agree that censorship is oppressed these days. I think that the FCC is a bit contradicting when it comes to radio and TV. They really need to lay off a bit I think. You've got to understand the times. Polite people didn't talk about sex, pregnancy, etc. in mixed company and they sure didn't want it on their televisions. When Lucille Ball became pregnant in real life, the pregnancy was written into the script, but the word 'pregnant' wasn't allowed. Hell, Lucy and Ricky, Rob and Laura, Ethel and Fred, etc. all slept in twin beds! The movie "Love Story" had an R rating at the movies and it could be aired any time of the day now, uncut! I'm not so sure that so much censorship was a bad thing. Maybe if we had retained a little of that "politeness", we wouldn't be so immune to all the sex and violence we see today. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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02-14-2007, 04:41 PM	#13
corolaelwis Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 470 Senior Member	It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy. Oh yeah, a firm boob should do it, and now we have one as the Speaker of the House. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-03-2007, 01:10 AM	#14
meteeratymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	A Double Standard by the FCC and CBS Last night at the grammys a lot of artist used obsenity and racist words and the FCC wouldnt Fine CBS.But Oh yeah but when Howard Stern says something obscene,sexest or racist on the air OH Yeah the FCC will fine him!!! But they wont fine CBS for went on at the grammys? The FCC is very Liberal.When obscene,sexest or racist comes out of Hollywoods mouth the FCC turns to other cheek and look away.But when a Conservitive like Howard Stern does it Oh yeah FCC will slap him with a heavy fine.Go figure! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Grizli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	FCC is run by Republican apointees, in league with a few corporate holdovers from Clinton's tenure. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-03-2007, 01:25 AM	#16
meteeratymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	Then why CBS didnt pay a huge fine when Janet Jackson showed her bare breast at the superbowl? When didnt CBS Pay a Huge fine for last night grammy awards? But when Howard Stern mentions about private body parts on the air FCC slap him with a fine at least $10,000.And the NFL had to fine Randy Moss with his mooned TD act because if they didnt then FCC would fined the NFL.Its a Double Standard to me. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-03-2007, 01:37 AM	#17
Grizli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	That bare boob thing was laughable. It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-03-2007, 01:40 AM	#18
meteeratymn Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	That bare boob thing was laughable. It should all be seen in the context of 'stuff designed to (hopefully) distract americans from an illegal war and looming bankruptcy. But its still consider offensive. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-03-2007, 01:43 AM	#19
Grizli Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 451 Senior Member	Community standards, steveox. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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12-03-2007, 02:11 AM	#20
sandracuk Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 674 Senior Member	Last night at the grammys a lot of artist used obsenity and racist words and the FCC wouldnt Fine CBS.But Oh yeah but when Howard Stern says something obscene,sexest or racist on the air OH Yeah the FCC will fine him!!! But they wont fine CBS for went on at the grammys? The FCC is very Liberal.When obscene,sexest or racist comes out of Hollywoods mouth the FCC turns to other cheek and look away.But when a Conservitive like Howard Stern does it Oh yeah FCC will slap him with a heavy fine.Go figure! That's because content of a sexual nature (except for educational purposes) is deemed to be the most offensive. If the Grammy's artists had talked about sex in the same graphic way that Howard Stern does, they'd be fined just as heavily as Stern. When it comes to the FCC, the key element to remember is that sex is the ultimate no-no. But sexest or sexy does not equals to sex. TV can show bikini babes because they're sexy, but they're not having sex or describing the act of sex. Stern, however, often goes into very detailed descriptions of sex. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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