Media Feb 22, 2010 at 7:38 am

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As much as we might all think Beau is a crass, attention-grabbing media whore, is it really necessary to get the FCC involved? Exactly what we don't need is a Matt Davis trolling the airwaves and calling the FCC whenever he finds something offensive.
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Thanks for the input, KUFO supporter. But it's against Federal law to air indecent or profane language, and the FCC sure as hell comes down on KBOO like lightning when that happens. Breedlove said two "shits" and a "fuck." Case closed. The date, 2/22. The time, 8:20am. The show? "Kidd Chris." That's all the info you need for the FCC's online complaint form, people.

I wouldn't have been so motivated to file a complaint if the DJ hadn't asked Breedlove if the cop who shot Aaron Campbell was "handsome." But he did. And in my book, that's crossing all the homophobic and offensive lines. I hope the FCC comes down hard.
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It's been pretty amusing the last few months watching the Mercury take the "there's that little slut that brought down our poor, glorious mayor" tack when it comes to the Beauner.
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I'm surprised there's no 7-second delay at KUFO for stuff like this, especially if they're dealing with potty-mouthed shock jocks / guests.

And I'm also surprised Breedlove didn't get a thorough lecturing about profanity prior to the broadcast. Since the fines for these infractions run pretty high-- often several thousand dollars-- the station manager should have been shitting bricks at the first profane utterance. Is KUFO running on autopilot or what?

It'll probably take more than one Matt Davis to get the FCC to act, though, so unless some big org steps up its media blitz to encourage complaints (sorry Blogtown, you're no Focus On The Family), it's likely nothing will happen.
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That scrolling Twitter feed item is really annoying.
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Anytime someone mentions Beau Breedlove it's annoying. Shit. I just annoyed myself.
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@Twang It's called a Twidget. And thanks for your input. I love it.
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"(sorry Blogtown, you're no Focus On The Family),"

Excerpt comment of the week.
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I love the days when Matt acts like a naive 12 y/o in his posts. Always entertaining.
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Breedlove's response to the show:

http://beaubreedlove.wordpress.com/2010/02…

"

Just home from my interview on the KIDDCHRIS radio show on KUFO. Was great! The guys were fun, and entertaining. I was more than happy to have my girl Kristine at my side for support. Even after the experience Iโ€™ve had, I still feel best with a good friend at my side.

I must say, I was a bit disappointed at the direction some of the conversation took, talking about sex and such. But itโ€™s to be expected with a comedy radioshow. I figured they would have a few raunchy comments to make, and I was prepared.

The second bit of the show though, I really let loose! I got riled up about the Adams investigation and the way Iโ€™ve been treated by some of the public and the media. I even spoken about being punched in public for the first time- Some jerk hit me in a restaurant a few months ago because of the whole โ€œScandalโ€. Rediculous. People forget that Iโ€™m a real person, and not just a creation of the media.

Had fun though! Glad I had the opportunity to talk about the book, and how I really feel about the current political climate in Portland."

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Someone punched him in a restaurant?!
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@CC Yes. That's what he's saying.
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If that interview didn't make him feel like a second class citizen, a whore, and a media joke he is a complete moron.

Which he is.


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@kiala But a sexy whorish moron.
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Ever since KUFO fired Cort&Fatboy they are dead to me. Make them pay some fines on their crappy morning show.

(And yeah, they've never heard of tape delay?)
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Did anyone actually hear the swearing on the air, or just online?
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Technically, Matt, there is a significant precedent in broadcast statutes that allows for what Beauner (looove that nickname) did. It's called the "fleeting expletive," and it applies to guests on live shows who let one go that the producers and programmers have no way of anticipating.

Which, as someone noted above, is why many programs have a 7-second delay to prevent even that. But, it is still not grounds for FCC action.
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Fleeting expletives are ruled by the FCC and the Supreme Court upheld their ability to fine last year.

Delays have been added because the ruling has been in and out of the courts for close to a decade. There is no technical or legal reason why you can't delay a broadcast, nor are "live" broadcasts truly live, there is a real delay in satellite transmissions, / adding a few more seconds is trivial.

There isn't a TV/radio newsroom in the country --backed by investors-- that doesn't have a procedure to manage these types of outbursts, they can cost their license to broadcast and/or face significant fine.

(All of which I find truly pathetic and sad given the 1st Amendment.)
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The Supreme Court ruled last year that fleeting expletives could still be punished:

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/opinions/08p…

Or for a more easy-to-digest article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte…

But the problem is that KUFO is now saying that the words were dumped on-air. Since there's no air recording, that's hard to disprove. I've asked multiple people who heard it, but they all listened online.
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These cuss words were not aired people. I listened to it live and it didn't go through. There was a slight pause and Chris said no profanity please(or something to that effect). I would have never known he cursed if it wasn't for Chris saying that.

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