And later, we shall try to cut off your hands for your dirty remote habits

[Nimble_Idea]

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005030113370002099374&dt=20050301133700&w=RTR&coview=

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens said on Tuesday he would push for applying broadcast decency standards to cable television and subscription satellite TV and radio.

"Cable is a much greater violator in the indecency area," the Alaska Republican told the National Association of Broadcasters, which represents most local television and radio affiliates. "I think we have the same power to deal with cable as over-the-air" broadcasters.

"There has to be some standard of decency," he said. But he also cautioned that "No one wants censorship."

Stevens told reporters afterward that he would push legislation to apply the standards to cable TV and satellite radio and television. It could become part of a pending bill to boost fines on broadcasters who violate indecency restrictions or of an effort to overhaul U.S. communications laws.

If Stevens is successful, it could pose new problems for raunchy radio host Howard Stern, who has said he was forced to leave broadcast radio for satellite radio to avoid decency limits -- and Federal Communications Commission fines.

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:scared:
......I can't even comment because everything I say would be censored anyways.


But ....:grr::grr::grr::grr::grr::grr:

[punpirate]

1. Well, I guess Ted can kiss his campaign contributions...

... from the cable industry goodbye, then.

Wonder how much of Alaska depends upon satellite TV? More than a few people, I would guess.

[politicaholic]

2. Ted Stevens is obviously infalible just like Powell 2 - The Deboobulator..

Powell takes 1st class airplane rides to Las Vegas on tax payer money.

He's better than all of us.

Obviously this Stevens guy is also better than all of us.

Ahhh, democracy. Has a nice ring to it doesn't it? I wish I had some.