…so they can change the channel…
The latest from my friends at the AFA below… They want you to contact CBS and pull programming. I find it funny that instead of telling their concerned members to avoid the channel they instead tell them to contact CBS and try and force them to change.
You know every Sunday I find a bunch of repugnant, annoying, indecent programming with a bunch of religious fat cats trying to bilk the unwitting public out of the little money they have in the name of “the lord” as if their god is cash strapped and is about to lose the house because of his two variable rate balloon payment mortgages coming due. While I find this programming disgusting and morally bankrupt, I do not, for an instant, feel it is my place to stop them from broadcasting it. I turn the channel and find something else I would rather watch or go work in the yard.
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From: AFA ActionAlert [mailto:afapetition@afa.net] Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:59 AM
To: Joe Richards
Subject: CBS To Air Profanity-Laden Program
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Donald E. WildmonÂ
Founder and Chairman
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August 28, 2006
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CBS To Air Profanity-Laden Program
The Washington Briefing – 2006 Values Voter Summit – September 22-24, 2006Â Network testing waters to see how far they can goDear Joe,
Not content with all the profanity already on TV, CBS has decided to air the profanity-laden unedited version of “9/11” on Sept. 10. The decision by CBS is a slap in the face to the FCC and Congress, which recently raised indecency fines to $325,000 per incident.
“9/11,” which will be shown in prime-time, contains a tremendous amount of hardcore profanity. CBS has stated they have not, and will not, make any cuts in the amount and degree of profanity. In addition, the network is suing the FCC over the indecency law, saying they should be able to show whatever they desire whenever they desire. CBS wants no limits.
This is a test case for CBS to see how far they can go. If there is no out-pouring of complaints from the public, they will go further the next time.
The profanity is so bad that CBS has warned their affiliates that they could be subject to huge fines. The FCC says it will fine not only the networks, but also affiliates if the law is violated. Under the new Broadcast Decency Act the $325,000 per incident could run into millions of dollars not only for the network but also for local affiliates. CBS could very easily bleep out the profanity, but they refuse. The network wants no restraints on their programming. If they are allowed to get away with this, they will simply air even more profanity in the future.
Take Action
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It is time to tell CBS and the other networks that enough is enough!
Send an email, asking the FCC to enforce the law. Your email will go not only to the FCC, but also to CBS.
Contact your local CBS affiliate and ask them not to air “9/11.” Click Here < http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/07/31/utility/main517034.shtml> to find their contact information or use your local phone directory. Please forward this to your friends and family. Share this information with members of your Sunday School class and church, and urge them to get involved.
If no changes are made and your CBS affiliate carries the program, AFA will provide you with information for filing a formal complaint with the FCC.
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Click Here to Email the FCC and CBS Now! < https://secure.afa.net/afa/activism/takeaction.asp?id=209>
[1] This post was not written with Windows LiveWriter. When I tried to paste the email above into the livewriter GUI, it decided the whole thing was a link and chopped it down…
Somehow I think hearing a NY firefighter taped on 9/11 say that there were “body parts all over the fucking place” is kind of what I’d expect to hear him say. Not body parts all over the ‘bleeping’ place, not body parts ‘everywhere’, body parts all over the fucking place. ‘Cause that’s what it was. CBS sucks ass generally as a news organization, but it’s nice to see that even they can get it right once in awhile. Fuck the AFA.
–Geoff