Broadcast Indecencies

The fines are going up, based on a campaign of lies and deception.  Do you really want the government to protect you from all-things-nasty on radio and TV?

Keeping the airwaves safe for ... who?  

Knee-jerk legislators and right-wing media 'activists' would have the country believe that Congress is acting in response to the public's demand that that feds act to stop a tide of indecency that's swamping the airwaves and endangering the nation's young people. But nothing could be further from the truth. According to an excellent post by Jonathan Rintels, the entire issue of broadcast indecency has been created and stage-managed by a handful of right-wing groups [...]