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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsStephen Colbert Cleared in FCC Review of Trump Joke
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-05-23/stephen-colbert-cleared-in-fcc-review-of-anti-trump-diatribeComedian Stephen Colberts profanity-tinged tirade against President Donald Trump, aired nationally on CBS, doesnt merit any action by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, the agency concluded after a review.
After receiving thousands of complaints about the May 1 Late Show monologue, which included a joke suggesting a sexual relationship between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the FCC reviewed the material and decided not to take further steps, the agency said Tuesday in a statement.
Colbert has offered no apology for his remarks, though the late-night host said he should have been less crude. The comedians biting political humor helped propel The Late Show to first place in the ratings for total viewers in the season that just concluded, CBS said in a statement Tuesday.
The FCC regulates programming broadcast on television. Programs like The Late Show that air after 10 p.m. have looser rules, but they still are prohibited from including obscene content -- overtly sexual, offensive and lacking serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value. Its rare for the FCC to take action against a broadcaster under the rules.
Like any of us were worried LOL You go Mr. Colbert!
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Stephen Colbert Cleared in FCC Review of Trump Joke (Original Post)
steve2470
May 2017
OP
Yeah, rump, the most dangerous, obscene, perverted, and stupidest person ever elected to office
Jack-o-Lantern
May 2017
#10
We can kill 100,000's innocent iraqis, but we get upset about some mean words.
lindysalsagal
May 2017
#14
Gothmog
(145,195 posts)1. Yeah
Takket
(21,564 posts)2. what a fucking waste of time and taxpayer resources
riversedge
(70,208 posts)3. I imagine the deplorables are having a Big SAD
Martín? @martinm12987 8m8 minutes ago
Replying to @politico
Sorry, CONS, the verdict is in: you have no sense of humor.😄🤣😄🤣
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gopiscrap
(23,759 posts)4. So what Colbert said:
must be true!!!
onecent
(6,096 posts)5. I LOVE Stephen Colbert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MagickMuffin
(15,937 posts)6. Well the CBS crew did their job at self censoring
They blurred his mouth and bleeped the audio.
I thought the joke was rather funny.
a kennedy
(29,658 posts)7. "thousands of complaints"
WTH????
Crunchy Frog
(26,582 posts)8. From bots operating out of Moldova most likely.
LeftyMom
(49,212 posts)9. A bunch of RW groups absolutely live to send in complaints about this stuff.
It takes ten seconds for their followers to generate a form letter and hit submit, and once they're engaged and righteously angry about something dumb One Million Concerned Women for Christian Family Values has their email and can hit them up for a donation.
JCanete
(5,272 posts)13. even if those are legitimate, what a drop in the pan. nt
Jack-o-Lantern
(967 posts)10. Yeah, rump, the most dangerous, obscene, perverted, and stupidest person ever elected to office
has supporters who found offence in the comments of a comedian on the TeeVee roasting rump in the most tolerant of criticisms.
In their 100% fake Christianity they think name calling an evil person is worse than that same evil person starving and killing Americans so more money can be spent starving and killing people in foreign lands... and Jesus wept.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)11. So I can put the bumpersticker on now? nt
riversedge
(70,208 posts)12. i imagine many deplorables are have a big sad.
lindysalsagal
(20,682 posts)14. We can kill 100,000's innocent iraqis, but we get upset about some mean words.
Can I resign from the human race?