Comments on: Another outburst on KBOI

By: RadiooRay

RadiooRay — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:43:34 +0000

I love splaining to my kids the words they’re not to say unless they’re alone and drop a hammer on their toe!!! Real classy! Ethics are gone and the high road is bare. I don’t blame Paul J and his grouchy outtake on life. If Igan was talented he could work clean. But he can’t look at his numbers.

By: Buster Bronco

Buster Bronco — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:16:23 +0000

Community standards: Do we still have those?
I’ll have to check with my neighbors Homer Simpson, Hank Hill, and Peter Griffin on that.

By: Roger W Morgan

Roger W Morgan — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:04:54 +0000

Ian….that was funny I don’t care who you are.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:00:16 +0000

Stupid Ricks College, ruining everybody’s fun…

By: elchupacabras

elchupacabras — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:34:48 +0000

Hijole, Señor Smith, cuidado con las pi***es palabras que dices! You know I’m kidding, huh? As for Peabody’s question, yes. If I remember correctly KRXK, when it was running Spanish over a decade ago, was fined for some “palabrotas” or bad words on the air transmitted by Joaquin Garza via La Zeta radio network. I was living in TN at the time, but a friend told me that a Ricks College staffer filed the complaint, charging that it was a violation of community standards. The station shortly pulled the network and opted for a jockless one out of Guadalajara. Yes, Spanish broadcasters are under the same rules. I run syndicated programs on my station that usually are tame, but when in doubt, I have a rule to “cut out!” Beats paying a $10k fine.

By: Jim Smith

Jim Smith — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:14:34 +0000

Cuales palabras esta oyendo? Hay unas que son malas Y hay otras que son MUY malas. Si es algo como “bendijo” no es mucho pero “chingado” es otra cosa.

By: Peabody

Peabody — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:20:44 +0000

Speaking of cursing in Spanish…

I can’t speak Spanish, but if what I sometimes think I am hearing on Spanish radio really IS what I am hearing, there is some pretty questionable stuff airing in some of our local Spanish radio programming. Does the FCC hold Spanish speaking broadcasters to the same standards as English? If so, do they enforce them?

By: Roger W Morgan

Roger W Morgan — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:04:23 +0000

Well spoken all….and good last closing sentence Buster Bronco

By: curious

curious — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:32:51 +0000

Buster-

“The founding fathers original intent regarding free speech was…”

Were you there at the drafting of the amendments? Have you discussed this matter with the authors?

By: Buster Bronco

Buster Bronco — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:25:44 +0000

As a historian and political scientist, I agree with RDS’s assessment, “I really think the freedom of speech intended by the founders of our country applied more to be able to speak freely about politics and government without being censored than it did to be “free” to be offensive to those around you.”
The founding fathers original intent regarding free speech was to allow freedom of thought and opinion and free exchange of thought and ideas. However, in recent years, college students have challenged institutional bans on offensive speech saying they are concerned about boundary issues and the dangers that offensive speech could lead to hate speech. The high court has supported the students saying the institutions need to define what speech is offensive and what is hate speech. Only when defined, can the court define what is protected and what speech is not.
However, I still believe one has a personal responsibility for what one says and has the ability to control what one says. However, being under the influence of booze, drugs, or simple stupidity, seems to alter one’s sense of personal responsibility.
So, when Paul J., K.J., or any announcer is broadcasting or serving as a public address announcer, it is best to follow Paul J.’s advice, “…shut your goddamn mouth”.