Bullsh*t: FCC Hears It On Novak Outburst
CNN viewers shocked, shocked at journalist's use of 'B-word'
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Bullsh*t: FCC Hears It On Novak Outburst
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Bullsh*t: FCC Hears It On Novak Outburst
SEPTEMBER 2--Robert Novak is no Howard Stern. Unlike the King of All Media, when the right-wing pundit decided to perform blue, he did it on cable airwaves not regulated by the Federal Communications Commission. But that didn't stop about 100 concerned citizens from sending e-mails and letters to the FCC complaining about Novak's August 4 CNN outburst. While facing off with Democratic strategist James Carville, the 74-year-old Novak responded to one Carville dig with, 'Well, I think that's bullshit, and I hate that.' He then walked off the 'Inside Politics' set (the on-air tantrum led to Novak's suspension from the network). Below you'll find a sample of the FCC complaint letters, which TSG obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request (the commission redacts the names of correspondents, some of whose outrage seems exaggerated). The scribes speculate about whether Novak was drunk during the fateful outburst and even consider the profanity's detrimental effect on the unborn. While not even close to the reaction the FCC received after the Super Bowl antics of Janet Jackson or the lingerie parade that was the Victoria's Secret fashion shows, we think these supposedly incensed CNN viewers merit some airtime. (10 pages)
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