I don't see this as true censorship.

Post #143,687 by rickw 2/27/04 1:55:49 PM Reply	I don't see this as true censorship. Pussy jokes don't really SAY anything. Neither does talking to a nude stripper about her titjob. Nor did his E! show segement where he fondled Jenny McCarthy's new boobjob onair and talked about it for 20 minutes. I listened/watched for 3 days to see what all the fame is about. I gave him 3 days to see if I could "get" it. I think I do get it, and from what I saw/heard, there's no expression, just crude nonsense. Howard might be capable of articulate thought and speech. That isn't it though. Then there's the difference between government and private sector censorship. This is of course a bit of both--that could make an interesting conversation. WWJD? JWRTFM.
Post #143,692 by boxley 2/27/04 2:14:11 PM Reply	I watched Pat Robertson and Foulwell I listened/watched for 3 days to see what all the fame is about. I gave them 3 days to see if I could "get" it. I think I do get it, and from what I saw/heard, there's no expression, just crude nonsense. Yet you do not see me crusading to remove Robertson/Foulwell/Thrush from annoying MY airwaves. Level playing field folks, thats all play in yer own sandbox and leave mine alone thanx, bill when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #143,703 by rickw 2/27/04 3:19:51 PM Reply	Re: I watched Pat Robertson and Foulwell The fact is, I agree with your statement re sandboxes. That's a different issue though. While I haven't given televangalists the same 3-day chance, I suspect that they _say_ something. Religious mumbling, while frequently reactionary, judgemental, thickheaded, and exclusionary, at least expresses an opinion. I don't see fart jokes doing the same. However, webster defines "censoring" as "to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable" So, my original statement is incorrect, as that's exactly what happened. The spirit of what I said, though, still holds: I don't consider this censorship that is wrong or sinister. At a certain point, I believe that the removal of non-speech from public media is good; I think that's the case here. I'd never tell Howard what to think or not to think, or what to say/not say in private. I believe in a slightly higher standard for public airwaves though. WWJD? JWRTFM.
Post #143,754 by boxley 2/27/04 9:04:02 PM Reply	so rush limbough should be off the air as well? when I was young I envisioned myself as the embodiment of Trinity, Now I realize I have turned into the Bambino questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]

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