Re: the language watch continues

[John Mullaney <john@minutemancomm.com>]

Of course not... Its was live news its covered by the 4th amendment and its
funny.... Its shows a human side. Opponents and  supporters both will all love
it. Lets face it there are a million major league bastards in the media... but
you don't hear the truth coming out of presidential candidates that often.
That's news and news should never be censored.

Donna Halper wrote:

> So without getting into politics, as you know, Gov. Bush referred to a New
> York Times reporter a "major league bastard"-- into an open mike that
> wasn't supposed to be...  From what I have seen so far, Channel 4 bleeped
> the B word, as did CNN.  ABC did not.  Reuters did not.  Would you, given
> that the word is used on assorted talk shows and on night-time dramas?