FCC to regulate Cable/Satellite?

the united states is suuch crap. like redrock skins said. we go after entertainment than issues like education, war, and a growing deficit. but our entertainment should be limited.

I disagree with the idea of the FCC closely regulatin cable, but come on. This country is crap? What's that all about? There are people dying to get in here.

Tony Blair said he looks at a country's immigration/emigration rates to judge how "great" it is. Well, by those standards we're doing pretty damn well.

BTW,

The French, who so many far lefters seem to love, are even more instrusive in the media than we are. The French have the "Ministry of Culture" which has made it illegal to say the word "e-mail," or any other non-French word, on television. Talk about xenophobic Big Brothers.

yeah, you can't say email, but you can have a pair of lucious naked breasts on the tv screen...figure that one out.

The French are an odd bunch (having been several times to see relatives, since my mother's side is entirely French), but they have more of a passion for politics and pride than even Americans do. I'm not saying that Americans aren't proud or patriotic, because they are...however there are more empathetic people in this country. but, the French are also very stubborn people, and prefer to have things their way, including having no non-French words on tv. They still talk about e-mail, just don't use a translation for e-mail to talk about it.

Powell was put in office by Clinton, but thanks to the new administration has the power and the support to be a total dick.

Powell submitted his resignation in January, so I don't think you'll have to worry about him being in office when the Alaskan senator is sponsoring such legislation, but that's beyond the point.

I don't believe that this will fly, nor do I whole heartedly support it (and I'm a republican, wouldn't you know). I believe there is a time and a place for everything. I do not think that junk (as defined by public decency standards) should be allowed on public airways. I have no problem with it on satellite or cable as long as it does not come with standard packages and is offered in an a la cart fashion (similar to Stern's plans on Sirius).