According to a report in Radio and Records (http://www.radioandrecords.com/Newsroom/2005_11_09/senatortedstevens.asp), Senator Ted Stevens told some broadcasters gathered in Washington, DC, that he intends to seek indecency restrictions for cable TV and for satellite TV and radio.
In other words, "Hey, wait a minute. This guy wants to censor Sirius's content!"
Personally, while I did not subscribe to Sirius in order to hear raunchy material, I'm not terribly offended by what I've heard so far. If I do hear something I don't like, I have no hesitation to "change channels."
What does offend me is the idea that some conservative lawmaker could step in and let the government censor the radio stations I listen to. It also offends me that, now that I've paid for satellite (back when I could still afford it, I splurged on a subscription good for the lifetime of my radio), this senator wants to pass laws fiddling with the content after the fact (of my paying for it).
In a word, "Yuck!"
The rhetorical question occurs to me: Do I need the government to protect me from myself, or does anyone else need the government to protect them from themselves, where subscription radio is concerned? I say no.
Anyone else have thoughts on the matter?
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(By the way, as an aside, I might add that although Sirius does not have everything I'd like to hear, someone else on this board had it right in that there's something for everyone -- including myself, very much so -- not everything for someone. For my own part, while I do have my favorites I return to again and again, I don't restrict myself to only a few streams; to me, one of the beauties of Sirius is the rich variety of programming. It actually frustrates me, but in a good way for a change, that I don't have the time to hear everything I'd like to. I might also add that Sirius is a channel-surfer's dream, in my opinion... In short, if I hear something on Sirius I don't like, there are plenty of alternatives. I don't need the government keeping me from listening to it. Also, it just occurred to me that maybe this is a solution waiting for a problem, or something -- LOL...)
(And one other thing. I'm actually bothered more by all the conservative religious programming that seems to be popping up, at least on paper, than by any putative smut. Now I ask you, rhetorically: Will the government protect me from THAT? ... By the way, my real attitude is more realistic, I think. I started to feel tempted, momentarily, to wax political about politics and the religious right, something I feel strongly about. But in terms of Sirius, the conservative religious programming is there for those who need/want it, and I don't have to listen to it if I don't want to. There's a surplus of other material on Sirius for me to listen to instead.)
In other words, "Hey, wait a minute. This guy wants to censor Sirius's content!"
Personally, while I did not subscribe to Sirius in order to hear raunchy material, I'm not terribly offended by what I've heard so far. If I do hear something I don't like, I have no hesitation to "change channels."
What does offend me is the idea that some conservative lawmaker could step in and let the government censor the radio stations I listen to. It also offends me that, now that I've paid for satellite (back when I could still afford it, I splurged on a subscription good for the lifetime of my radio), this senator wants to pass laws fiddling with the content after the fact (of my paying for it).
In a word, "Yuck!"
The rhetorical question occurs to me: Do I need the government to protect me from myself, or does anyone else need the government to protect them from themselves, where subscription radio is concerned? I say no.
Anyone else have thoughts on the matter?
*****
(By the way, as an aside, I might add that although Sirius does not have everything I'd like to hear, someone else on this board had it right in that there's something for everyone -- including myself, very much so -- not everything for someone. For my own part, while I do have my favorites I return to again and again, I don't restrict myself to only a few streams; to me, one of the beauties of Sirius is the rich variety of programming. It actually frustrates me, but in a good way for a change, that I don't have the time to hear everything I'd like to. I might also add that Sirius is a channel-surfer's dream, in my opinion... In short, if I hear something on Sirius I don't like, there are plenty of alternatives. I don't need the government keeping me from listening to it. Also, it just occurred to me that maybe this is a solution waiting for a problem, or something -- LOL...)
(And one other thing. I'm actually bothered more by all the conservative religious programming that seems to be popping up, at least on paper, than by any putative smut. Now I ask you, rhetorically: Will the government protect me from THAT? ... By the way, my real attitude is more realistic, I think. I started to feel tempted, momentarily, to wax political about politics and the religious right, something I feel strongly about. But in terms of Sirius, the conservative religious programming is there for those who need/want it, and I don't have to listen to it if I don't want to. There's a surplus of other material on Sirius for me to listen to instead.)
