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NutmegYankee

(16,177 posts)
42. Pay a fine on what?
Sat May 6, 2017, 07:25 PM
May 2017

It was bleeped out, both sounds and mouth movements. If bleeps are obscene, then every R2D2 scene in Star Wars is obscene.

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
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