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What are the defined boundaries of free speech?

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mr_arbitron

In the 7 o'clock hour this morning, Stacy Taylor of KLSD San Diego (Err Amerika affiliate) stated, and I quote:

"Sean Hannity needs to be taken outside and shot"

I was a little stunned.. So I was wondering, do you think Taylor was exhorting his listeners to do the deed, or maybe he was planning on it, or what?

Where do you find the policy on acceptable speech? Or who defines it? Al Sharpton?
 
The FCC only takes action WHEN they receive a complaint. Since you heard these actual words on KLSD, you could make a complaint against the person speaking those words and KLSD. It would be interesting to see if the FCC takes any action. Let us know the outcome, if you take any action.
 
Stunned? Oh right! I bet you were listening just to find something to get up in a snit about. Now I guess you'll tell me about how bad those folks at FAIR and Media Matters are for doing exactly what you did. Jeeze...

But instead of going to the court of public opinion (maybe putting a recording on youtube? contacting Mr. Hannity's PR people) and contacting the sponsors you go to eeevil government regulators to silence the "free speech". Boy oh boy, lovely day indeed. Maybe you could get the supreme court to chime in.
 
I'd be extremely curious to hear that statement in context. Written transcripts of statements taken out of context, and with no indication from tone of voice or other aural cues to indicate whether the statement was serious, sarcastic, mocking, or whatever aren't very reliable indicators of the true message someone broadcast over the radio.
 
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