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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Tue May 23, 2017, 05:58 PM May 2017

Following Complaints About Trump/Putin Joke, FCC Won't Take Action Against Colbert

Source: Mediaite


by Justin Baragona | 5:53 pm, May 23rd, 2017

Earlier this month, late-night host Stephen Colbert caused all kinds of outrage — especially among the right — when he delivered an anti-Trump monologue that included a joke about the president’s mouth being Vladimir Putin’s “c*ckholster.”

Well, following the Late Show broadcast, the FCC received more than five thousand complaints with concerns over indecency and hate speech, among other objections. Today, the agency let it be known that no action will be taken against the host or the program.

In a statement obtained by Variety, the FCC noted that there was the joke didn’t break any rules:

“Consistent with standard operating procedure, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau has reviewed the complaints and the material that was the subject of these complaints,” the FCC statement said. “The Bureau has concluded that there was nothing actionable under the FCC’s rules.”

Read more: http://www.mediaite.com/online/following-complaints-about-trumpputin-joke-fcc-wont-take-action-against-colbert/

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Following Complaints About Trump/Putin Joke, FCC Won't Take Action Against Colbert (Original Post) DonViejo May 2017 OP
Fuckim if they can't take a joke. Snotty little snowflakes chelsea0011 May 2017 #1
Yup LOL Lib May 2017 #30
Ajit Prop was not pleased. sandensea May 2017 #2
What is it we're supposed to do if they can't take a joke? Fritz Walter May 2017 #24
Neener Neener! sheshe2 May 2017 #3
The Butternut cry baby can suck it liberal N proud May 2017 #4
Wooohooooooo! The Butternut Crybaby! calimary May 2017 #10
"Suck it up, Butternut!" Beartracks May 2017 #28
Whoohoo!! lark May 2017 #5
The problem is he wasn't bragging about sex assault Bradical79 May 2017 #6
YES! lisa58 May 2017 #7
Cons sure do hate Free Speech....and Truth amuse bouche May 2017 #8
Yep Hayduke Bomgarte May 2017 #29
Suck it Trump underpants May 2017 #9
Sounds like there was an organized effort to complain to the FCC. Honeycombe8 May 2017 #11
I think the FCC controls the airwaves, i.e., broadcast television like the old days. Ligyron May 2017 #18
Oh, I see. Thanks. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #32
The FCC does not regulate "indecent" content on cable channels. onenote May 2017 #21
Shorter FCC statement: NastyRiffraff May 2017 #12
Even shorter FCC statement: meow2u3 May 2017 #13
LOL. That's probably because, in addition to the 5,000 complaints, they had PatrickforO May 2017 #14
Less Government Interference... dlk May 2017 #15
Oh,no no no... WinstonSmith4740 May 2017 #17
Long as youre not pregnant nt 7962 May 2017 #23
What I'd say to Brennan is: if you have the goods on Trump, damn the torpedoes - LEAK THOSE SUCKERS. sandensea May 2017 #16
so I guess it must be true! gopiscrap May 2017 #19
Whoo HOO!! Leith May 2017 #20
Truth is a defense. Trump IS Putin's cock hammock. nt SunSeeker May 2017 #22
LOL! Hayduke Bomgarte May 2017 #31
"...concerns over indecency and hate speech..." ailsagirl May 2017 #25
don't slow down their goal of crushing net neutrality rurallib May 2017 #26
they ARE the ones who said they were tired of everyone having to be 'politically correct' luvMIdog May 2017 #27
Poor little snowflakes HAB911 May 2017 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author niyad May 2017 #34

lark

(23,061 posts)
5. Whoohoo!!
Tue May 23, 2017, 06:27 PM
May 2017

I was a little worried that these asshats would take him off TV. So glad we get to continue to see him every night.

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
29. Yep
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:46 PM
May 2017

It's like throwing water on the witches of Oz. I imagine truth and free speech are actually physically painful to all the RW hemorrhoids.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
11. Sounds like there was an organized effort to complain to the FCC.
Tue May 23, 2017, 06:59 PM
May 2017

I know there was an effort to get him fired, which failed.

This was a joke. Rightwingnuts have no sense of humor when it comes to their own, but they sure do find it funny when Obama is portrayed as an African witchdoctor, or Michelle is called a chimp in high heels (as she was called publicly).

Out of all the garbage that is shown & stated on late night tv, this joke doesn't come close to immorality for that hour of the evening. If htey're that prudish, they shouldn't be watching shows like that.

Doesn't the FCC control HBO and stations like that? They have shows that are practically porn! Maybe the FCC doesn't have control over HBO and Showtime, etc., though. Not sure.

Ligyron

(7,616 posts)
18. I think the FCC controls the airwaves, i.e., broadcast television like the old days.
Tue May 23, 2017, 07:28 PM
May 2017

Cable isn't broadcast over the publicly owned airwaves as it's a private medium.

At least I think that's how it works...

PatrickforO

(14,558 posts)
14. LOL. That's probably because, in addition to the 5,000 complaints, they had
Tue May 23, 2017, 07:15 PM
May 2017

over 100,000 calls supporting Colbert.

dlk

(11,512 posts)
15. Less Government Interference...
Tue May 23, 2017, 07:17 PM
May 2017

I thought Republicans were in favor of less government interference in our lives...

rurallib

(62,379 posts)
26. don't slow down their goal of crushing net neutrality
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:35 PM
May 2017

get out of the way, peons, there's work for the wealthy and corporations to be done!

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