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16. The safe harbor is 10 pm to 6am

Sat May 6, 2017, 01:09 PM

May 2017

Not 6 pm to 10 pm as the article states and thus the show is in the safe harbor and the FCC can't do anything unless they find that the monologue was obscene taken as a whole. And under the constitutional standard for obscenity there is no chance such a finding could withstand judicial scrutiny.

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Snowflake underpants May 2017 #1

a triggered one at that nt Abu Pepe May 2017 #2

Political witch hunt. Coventina May 2017 #3

Well that oughta make 'em brand new! eleny May 2017 #22

Investigate Colbert?? Laf.La.Dem. May 2017 #4

When I play with fire... Wawannabe May 2017 #5

Welcome orangecrush May 2017 #13

Oh I think he's up to it.. annabanana May 2017 #18

A correction to the article: Initech May 2017 #6

Ajit Pai is likely to find a way to fine Colbert. LiberalFighter May 2017 #7

Very unlikely onenote May 2017 #19

Oh noes, a fine! Ligyron May 2017 #8

Complete Joke SoCalMusicLover May 2017 #9

CBS will fight any action by the FCC tooth and nail onenote May 2017 #20

CBS lawyers are gonna eat Ajit Pai's lunch. GeorgeGist May 2017 #10

Absolutely, and make Colbert "The American Hero Trump OnDoutside May 2017 #28

It's an obscenity they would do that. rzemanfl May 2017 #11

Yeah, Trump is siccing his little lapdog Ajit Pai on media critics dalton99a May 2017 #12

You will not criticize Hair Fuhrer! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #14

The word "cock" was bleeped. 6000eliot May 2017 #15

The safe harbor is 10 pm to 6am onenote May 2017 #16

Yep, straight from the FCC: Cal Carpenter May 2017 #21

Thanks for the post. Doesn't it come on at 930 PT? Alice11111 May 2017 #32

Actually you got me curious. Looks like it airs at 11:35pm Pacific Time Cal Carpenter May 2017 #34

I'm MT.We get it at 1035. Clearly,CBS had plenty of time to edit it. Free publicity. Highest ratings Alice11111 May 2017 #37

Pay a fine on what? NutmegYankee May 2017 #42

There were no obscene comments broadcast - it was all bleeped out. NutmegYankee May 2017 #17

But he's an entertainer. Baitball Blogger May 2017 #23

Pryor and Carlin are doing somersaults in their graves. briv1016 May 2017 #39

He's a comedian, get over it, who cares. Kimchijeon May 2017 #24

Meh. If CBS was worried about this, they would have bleeped out more than they did... Princess Turandot May 2017 #25

Investigate drumpf! democratisphere May 2017 #26

Are the complaints public? Can they be viewed? I think so. mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #27

I've seen Ted Nugent do far more graphic things than that. Alice11111 May 2017 #29

Funny how the anti-PC crowd suddenly cares about homophobia. Initech May 2017 #30

Trumpster Dumpster *is* an obscene joke. n/t Different Drummer May 2017 #31

I've just changed my av and sig line to reflect my support for Stephen Colbert's Crunchy Frog May 2017 #33

Let's be more like...Turkey!!! moondust May 2017 #35

His words were bleeped. forgotmylogin May 2017 #36

Because the FCC doesn't have anything more important to do. JudyM May 2017 #38

Yes the Rethugs are totally hypocritical on this issue. And so is any "ally" pnwmom May 2017 #40

It wasn't a gay slur. NutmegYankee May 2017 #43

it is sickening what bothers repukes, and what does not Skittles May 2017 #41

Since when is vulgarity at that time of night against the rules? (It WAS vulgar; I'm not saying not WinkyDink May 2017 #44