FCC changes their mind on "F" word!

[RGR]

I go the following e-mail in my inbox from the AFA:

Dear Ronald,

Because of your efforts, FCC Chairman Michael Powell has changed his mind about the use of the f word on radio and TV. He now wants to prohibit the use of the word and tremendously increase fines for stations that violate the indecency law!

Send a Thank You email to Chairman Powell and the other four FCC commissioners.

Powells 180-degree about face came one day after AFAs corporate attorney for FCC matters met with FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. And it came after the FCC received more than 1.5 million emails from AFA Online supporters like you!

More good news! Because of your emails to your Representative and Senators, a move is under way in Congress to get the FCC to strictly enforce the law regarding obscenity and indecency on radio and TV. Hearings concerning this matter will be held within a couple of weeks.

None of this would have happened without the actions of individuals like you! Thanks for caring enough to get involved.

Please send a Thank You to Chairman Powell and the other four FCC commissioners. Encourage them to work with members in Congress to address this problem.

Send your Thank You today.

Sincerely,

Don

Donald E. Wildmon, Founder and Chairman

American Family Association

P.S. Please forward this email to at least one friend.

Praise God!!! Now can we maybe look forward to losing "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy"?

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and the new sitcom, "The 'L' Word", about lesbian relationships?

i won't hold my breath, though...

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-Wowwwwww-didn't know you were so politically involved Bro.----I'm gonna have to get Patsy to

-fix my email which has been brokededd for a while...Keep up the great work--

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[RGR]

-Wowwwwww-didn't know you were so politically involved Bro.----I'm gonna have to get Patsy to

-fix my email which has been brokededd for a while...Keep up the great work--

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Well, I certainly believe we have a Biblical mandate to make a difference in this world and if part of that is to keep up with the current goings-on, so be it! I've actually written my Senators about the "F" word and some of the junk on PBS that passes off as children's cartoons (remember, our tax dollars fund that carp!). I've also written our State Rep. (who just took a position somewhere in the Bush admin. at a low level) about the ruination of our land caused by the rice fields beside us. In the 3 years they've grown rice, they've simply cut it down 2 of those years which is very agitating. If the stuff was being used for good and feeding people, I wouldn't fuss, but when a dude is just growing it to collect insurance money... :x:

[Hvnly1Rose]

I got this from my weekly K-House e-News Letter also check out related links:

THE F.C.C. AND THE F-BOMB

Television shows are becoming noticeably cruder with each passing season and varying levels of profanity have found their way into sitcom and television drama scripts. In the name of "free speech" vulgarity has been allowed to infiltrate television and the airwaves with little effort to stop it. However, American families are growing weary of the noise pollution and have started to shout in protest, and the shouting is being heard.

It has gotten so bad that when U2 singer Bono dropped the F-bomb on live television at the Golden Globe awards last year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) blew it off as no big deal. The FCC argued that, "the performer used the word as an adjective or expletive to emphasize an exclamation." Since the word was used as an adjective rather than in a sexual context, the FCC ruled in October that the word could be permitted on broadcast television.

Then, during the live Billboard Music Awards in December, Nicole Richie of the Fox TV reality show "The Simple Life" threw out a couple of foul words. While the words were bleeped out on West Coast feeds, they were broadcast live to those watching on the East Coast.

In response to the FCC's ruling that permitted even the most offensive words to be used without penalty, and especially in light of the language used at the Billboard awards, Focus on the Family petitioned the FCC to "clean house" and deal with the problem.

"This latest assault on American families is just another indication that the FCC does not take its job seriously," said Tom Minnery, vice president of public policy for Focus on the Family. "Each year, TV broadcasters grow bolder and bolder, but the FCC acts as if nothing is happening."

Focus on the Family did not stand alone. A large number of family groups protested and millions of Americans wrote to the FCC to reverse its ruling and to take its responsibility seriously. The American Family Association sent its corporate attorney for FCC matters to meet with FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. After the public outrage and with some legal encouragement, FCC Chairman Michael Powell reversed an earlier position he had made and last week called on his fellow commissioners at the FCC to overturn their October ruling.

A couple of congressmen have also taken the issue in hand. In December, congressmen Doug Ose (R-Cal) and Lamar Smith (R-Tex) introduced a bill, the Clean Airwaves Act (H.R. 3687), which defines eight words and phrases that the majority of the public considers profane and indecent. Under the Act, television and radio broadcasters would be penalized if they allowed any of the eight words or phrases to make it out on the air.

"I regret you gotta be specific, but apparently there's somebody out at the FCC who needs that kind of direction," said Ose, the father of two young children.

The Act is already being criticized, however. One free speech lawyer argued that it could hinder legitimate live news broadcasts.

At the same time, Rep. Smith encouraged the FCC to go through with reversing its October ruling. "Profane language on our nation's airwaves is a growing and disturbing trend," Smith said. "We should discourage its use and promote values that strengthen families. Parents should not have to cover their children's eyes and ears when they turn on the television."

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The announcers on Football have gotten so bad it is hard to listen to a game. Not that I know anything about football or care to know.

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-There is even a Straight Guy For The Queer Guy coming sometime which I think will be funny too. Granted it's not appropriate for children but adults are ultimately responsible for what they view.

Anyway, I'm for one thrilled that for now the "f" word is not going to be a part of mainstream TV.

-There is NO-THING funny about sexual perversion being promoted & condoned on TV!!!!

-FOR a christian to take such an outlandish position is just{WRONG!!!!} RESPONSIBILITY??

-YEAH--"THAT'S the right word for it alright.....I will NEVER understand a christian taking such a

-position tho...RESPONSIBLE---RESPONSIBLE---RESPONSIBLE-----yepp----

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- There are some wisecracks remarks and comments that a kid shouldn't hear but there's nothing any worse than one might see on the evening news, Becker, Friends, King Of Queens or Everyone Loves Raymond. Just a show like all of the mentioned that an adult may want to keep young eyes from viewing.

- WeLL these young ears doNOT watch any of that GARBAGE---I get the westerns channal[satellite}

-& watch--the DUKE--turner classic movies---doris day--hank fonda--gary cooper-spencer tracey--

-Movies that are GOOD---wholesome-family viewable---& if the football commentators get any worse

-than{saying--"hell"}every now & then I'LL stop watching football!!!!-& that won't take much more

-fer me.YOU either take a STAND for TRUTH & RIGHTEOUSNESS or ya FALL{condone--allow--

-subscribe to--promote} for anything & everything!!!!---

Matt.5.vs.6---------

-BLESSED ARE THEY WHICH DO HUNGER AND THIRST,AFTER RIGHTEOUSNESS;FOR THEY SHALL BE

-FILLED......

-& "THAT" IS EXACTLY WHERE i AM AT & HAVE BEEN FOR QUITE AWHILE!!!!

-I long for--yearn for--hunger for--thirst for--RIGHTEOUSNESS---TO RULE & REIGN ON THIS PLANET!!!

-MY sin--your--sin--anyones sin makes me SICK--but most especially my own sin......

-There is NO in-between-RIGHT IS RIGHT-WRONG IS WRONG---PERIOD..>>>.........<<<PERIODS!!!!!

-O.K. I'll get off my soap-box-----fer now----- :x: :x: :x:

[RGR]

Yep, I get that Western Channel too on my DISH Network. I watched Shakiest Gun In The West with Don Knotts on there other night. Also seen The Shootist on there the other night. I've also gotten into a habit of watching Bonanza on Hallmark Channel at 6:00 PM. They're showing the later episodes I've never seen. They just started the last season of it, which was the season after Dan Blocker (Hoss) had died during surgery in RL. Candy (David Canary) came back for that last season as well. What an actor. Plays a double part on a soap opera and done Bonanza. Good actor. Let's all applaud good clean TV (though I did watch Dallas today on SoapNet!).

[RGR]

Yep, I get that Western Channel too on my DISH Network.  I watched Shakiest Gun In The West with Don Knotts on there other night.  Also seen The Shootist on there the other night.  I've also gotten into a habit of watching Bonanza on Hallmark Channel at 6:00 PM.  They're showing the later episodes I've never seen.  They just started the last season of it, which was the season after Dan Blocker (Hoss) had died during surgery in RL.  Candy (David Canary) came back for that last season as well.  What an actor.  Plays a double part on a soap opera and done Bonanza.  Good actor.  Let's all applaud good clean TV (though I did watch Dallas today on SoapNet!).

Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh RR! Why'd ya have to go and mention Dallas? I miss that show. It was "bad" in a clean way. And JR was mean...Well, he was just mean but ya loved him. Why can't we have something like that again????

BTW -- what were you doing on the Soapnet?

What was I on the SoapNet for? It's a TV station! I was watching Dallas on there! These are the early episodes right after Jock died. Cliff had embezelled $4 million from Wentworth Tool and Dye and was wanting to sell an oil field for $7 million to recoup his costs. A buyer offered him $4 million for it and was the only buyer around. Of course, the buyer was JR!