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Still a Democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-10 12:43 PM
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Sharpton: Rush Limbaugh May Have to Attend FCC Hearings to Explain 'Racist' Remarks

Sorry for the source, finding no coverage in mainstream media when I searched for this.



Al Sharpton said Thursday he spoke to the Federal Communications Commission about holding public hearings next year that Rush Limbaugh would be forced to attend to explain so-called "racist" statements he's made on the air.

Chatting with MSNBC's Ed Schultz, Sharpton said he had a "very good meeting on Tuesday" with FCC officials and that "some of the commissioners" were interested enough in following up on his concerns that this could come to fruition in the coming months



Read more: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2010/12/16/sharpton-rush-limbaugh-may-have-attend-fcc-hearings-next-year-explain#ixzz18OMHMXkC
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Dogmudgeon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-10 12:45 PM
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1. But probably not
Racism isn't considered obscene by the FCC. Only flashes of titty, and bad words like "penis".

--d!
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safeinOhio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-17-10 01:07 PM
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3. can they get him
for being a dick?
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