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FCC Considers Fining Stephen Colbert Over Controversial Trump Joke (rollingstone.com)

Posted by msmash on from the it-has-come-to-this dept.

FCC chairman Ajit Pai said on Friday his agency will be looking into complaints made against Late Show host Stephen Colbert for what some labeled a homophobic joke about President Donald Trump. From a report: On Monday's Late Show, Colbert quipped that "the only thing [Trump's] mouth is good for is being Vladimir Putin's c**k holster." The joke drew accusations of homophobia, a viral #FireColbert campaign and FCC complaints against Colbert. In an interview Friday, FCC chairman Ajit Pai told a Philadelphia radio station, "I have had a chance to see the clip now and so, as we get complaints -- and we've gotten a number of them -- we are going to take the facts that we find and we are going to apply the law as it's been set out by the Supreme Court and other courts and we'll take the appropriate action." Pai added, "Traditionally, the agency has to decide, if it does find a violation, what the appropriate remedy should be. A fine, of some sort, is typically what we do."

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  1. Haha by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    The Libs are eating their own now

    1. Re:Haha by ChromeAeonium · · Score: 3, Informative

      Or he means to imply that Trump and Putin really, really like each other. The terms like 'being in bed with' have existed for a long time to describe ties like the one Trump is accused of having with Russia (e.g. Senator Johnson opposes Bill X because he is in bed with Big Oil!). To me this simply seems like a more crass variant.

      That said, even if it was homophobic, a fine for a joke is absolute bullshit. What is this, Germany? Besides that, since when has the Trump administration given a shit about homophobia? Do they realize who the VP is?

  2. The truth hurts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    The only thing Donald Trump's mouth is good for is a cock holster for Vladimir Putin.

    It's true.

    It's poetic.

    Go fuck yourself, fascists.

  3. Re:Fake News by PopeRatzo · · Score: 3, Informative

    In any case, I have no sympathy. Angry millenial democrat bots have been filing complaints or resorting to violence for anything that offends their tender beliefs (see Berkeley).

    The difference is that the FCC is a government agency.

    --
    You are welcome on my lawn.
  4. Re:Explicit profanity by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 3, Informative

    It's the explicit profanity, and Colbert knows better.

    It was bleeped, and it was within the Safe Harbor period (10 PM to 6 AM). The FCC knows better.

    --
    "BSD: Free as in speech. Linux: Free as in beer. Windows 10: Free as in herpes." --Man On Pink Corner in #52607549.
  5. Re:Minus one brazillion, Offtopic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    News for libertards.

  6. Joking aside by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    It's worth looking at what's happening while we're distracted with this. Because what's happening is just not funny:

    Russian violated the mid range missile treaty. Trump said nothing.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/world/europe/russia-cruise-missile-arms-control-treaty.html?_r=0

    Russian flaunted the artic military base treaty, Trump said nothing.
    http://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-flaunts-arctic-expansion-military-bases/story?id=47091750

    When Trump bombed the Syrian airbase, he informed Putin ahead of time, Putin told Assad. Assad removed all his fighters and bombers from the base. US blew up a bit of tarmac as a result. If Trump did that with ground troops, Assad would have ambushed them.

    Not funny I know, but that is why we need Colbert.

  7. Good by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    I've never liked Steveo Coldberg. He's an idiot.