I'm officially boycotting KTAR and 12 News for breaking away from the Pat Tillman memorial out of fear they would be fined for language. If the FCC is so narrow minded that they don't realize people say things out of emotion, they need to get a life.
I, for one, was very interested to hear the little stories from his close friends and family. Those were the people who really knew him, who had the funny stories that no doubt Pat would have preferred to be remembered by. If people are so uptight that they don't want to listen to his brother-in-law say, "This fucking sucks," then don't watch. 'Cuz ya know what? He was right. This fucking sucks.
Kudos for ESPN (TV and Radio) for having the balls to stick with the coverage.
Posted by geekchik at May 3, 2004 05:06 PMI'm going to vent here a bit. I'm glad to see you agree. I am sick of radio, television and the FCC. Everyone's got their panties in a bunch. Tonight, I'm driving home with my windows down and Eminem blaring out of my speakers. Ahh, I feel better now. www.stopfcc.com
Posted by: Erin at May 3, 2004 05:58 PMIn my opinion, we can thank Janet Jackson and her "wardrobe malfunction" for all the heightened sensitivity to this crap.
If she'd have whipped out her boob at the MTV Music Awards, nobody would have given a crap. Why she had to choose the SuperBowl to pull her stupid stunt, I'll never know. It pisses me off.
Posted by: geekchik at May 4, 2004 09:38 AMHere's a news article about the whole thing:
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0504tillman-tv04.html
Even the ASU Media Professor says that news stations probably wouldn't be held accountable for language at a news event. So screw them for dropping the coverage.
His family and friends were the ones who really needed to be heard. Who gives a crap what Maria Shriver says? She never met Pat.
Posted by: geekchik at May 4, 2004 10:32 AM