Censors set sights on 'world darling' Oprah

[dArKeR]

The crackdown on smut on America's airwaves has entered new and surprising territory after reports that less than open-minded federal regulators have turned their censorious attention to a thoroughly unexpected target - the perennially popular Oprah Winfrey Show.

On a rampage since Janet Jackson let a breast slip during the Super Bowl, the Federal Communications Commission has acknowledged it is looking into complaints that Winfrey may have crossed the decency line in at least one of her shows.

Winfrey has US radio shock jock Howard Stern, to blame. Stern has been under relentless Washington pressure to tone down his broadcasts and struck back by suggesting Winfrey was surely a worse offender.

'If they fine me, they gotta fine Oprah - the darling of the world'
The DJ directed listeners to his website for a transcript of a Oprah broadcast about teenage sex and included instructions how they could file a complaint with the FCC.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=3&art_id=ct20040402194110544O160371&set_id=1

[LittleApple81]

1. This is great!!! What are all the conservative (mostly women) Oprah

fans going to do about this???
Love it.

[kalian]

2. Something is definitely going on....

the right-wingers are definitely out to get the "lefties". They want
to paint us in an ugly image in order to reaffirm their "beliefs".
This is getting worrisome...

[slor]

3. Oprah went easy on the bush and his war...

did she really think they would always play nice-nice with her?

[pepsi]

5. Oh please

Please, oh please, tell me this is true. Tell me that their(the rights) hatred of Oprah will be exposed. Lets seeeee. Judging from their lack of understanding the human brain, I say they will. Woo Hoo! Go after Oprah, Fox will pick it up followed by their examples of her "liberalness", oh....it's Christmas in April!

Yes.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

6. Oprah also kissed hind end for DAS Gropenfuhrer!!!

This was after she condemed Bill Clinton for his womanizing.

See, Bill Clinton's womanizing is bad, Ahhnuld's womanizing is good because Exoskeleton Maria is Oprah's best FREIND!!!!

Oprah :puke:

[dArKeR]

10. warmongering oprah - I posted this article on the DU between 2001 and

2004 but I don't find it in the search. It was about how some European stations were going to cancel the 'Warmongering Oprah' show.

And for sure it was from

news24 or IOL or MG.

[Sticky]

4. Stern asks people to sign this petition

There are currently 147,925 signatures.

http://www1.stopfcc.com

[ThatPoetGuy]

7. Hmmmm.....

"Sources at the FCC confirmed receiving about 700 complaints about Winfrey.... they are enough to prompt a formal investigation."


That's interesting -- think 700 of us could complain about O'Reilly? Everything that shitbag says is offensive to me.

[kiahzero]

8. Especially calling for a "Final Solution" in Iraq.

I find calling for genocide far more offensive than the word "fuck."

[Lorien]

9. All it would take is a little organization

something that, sadly, the left has never been known for. but hell, get some addresses, start a new thread, and I'm in!

[ThatPoetGuy]

11. Sadly...

Hi jen!

> get some addresses, start a new thread, and I'm in!

I'd do that, but I can't start a new thread -- I don't have enough posts yet.

Matthew

[bonemachine]

12. If we are going to organize a campaign against Bill

We need a specific statement or set of statements that are clearly offensive/obscene...