"Triggering" a gun incident was O.K., but will Tweety get "warned" over his on-air potty mouth?

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Tweety gets away daily with partisan crap of the anti-Dem variety and with his man-crushes on Rethugs (RAYGUN, Shrub, McCAIN, St Rudy, Fred THOMPSON) and with the triviality of his theories regarding how voters WANT manly Rethugs who strut, fart, and otherwise "look" like a pretzledunt.

But his recent oblivious use of the s-word on the air brings this item speculating whether he will be "warned." Uh, back when his reckless spoutings caused a gun incident (below), nothing seemed to happen-- no apology, no known reprimand...


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http://www.cjr.org/the_kicker/chris_matthews_burning_up.php



COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW


The Kicker

Chris Matthews burning up
#$@*&!

By Alexander Heffner Wed 20 Jun 2007 12:22 PM

Is he trying to appeal to a younger audience? Or is the hyperactive Chris Matthews taking his "Hardball" style to a pick-up game's trash talk? Last night, blissfully unaware that he had returned from commercial break, Matthews yelled at his producers: "We're all reacting here and we're putting on shit, we have nothing going." Matthews was referring to his program's breaking news coverage of New York mayor Bloomberg's departure from the Republican Party to "unaffiliated" status. ....

But this wasn't the first time he "slipped" on the air. In January, in the heat of a Middle East foreign policy debate, he told a guest, "We are not going to fight it out with Iran for the next thirty years to see who the big shit..." Then, smiling, he said "I'm sorry...I shouldn't have said that...get that off the tape!"

Matthews' second gaffe was on--where else?--"Imus in the Morning!" Attacking President Bush, Matthews fumed, "I'm so sick of Southern guys with ranches running this country...I want a guy to run for president who doesn't have a fucking ranch..." He tried quickly to speak over his expletive, but, ironically, Don Imus interrupted Matthews and asked his producers if the delay kicked in. Asked why he was swearing, Matthews said "I don't know...I get excited."


Who knows if the FCC and MSNBC will deliver any warnings to Mr. Matthews' desk. But, once again, we see the perils of live TV.

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How Tweety "Triggered" a Gun Incident (re: Kathleen WILLEY). At the height of the FAKE impeachment, Ms WILLEY claimed that a mystery jogger had threatened her or her cat or somebody. Several months later, there was gossip that the jogger had been identified. Tweety hosted her and it appeared they had discussed the identity off camera. He tried mightily to get her to say the name on the air, which she wouldn't do. Finally, he himself blurted it out, "Was it Name/Surname?" She would not confirm it. Within days there was a bizarre incident, with the mentally disabled brother of Pat and Bay BUCHANAN going with a gun to the house of the supposed jogger, where there were only some foreign exchange students present. Later it was determined that the person Tweety named on the air had NOTHING to do with the supposed jogger incident.

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1. Cable shows aren't governed by the FCC --

FCC only covers broadcast shows. If Tweety want's to say "sh*t" he can because he is on cable.

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2. I wonder why the CJR doesn't know that n/t