Fab Fridays: FCC FU
Occasionally we like to share a little Friday fun with our readers so they can enjoy the weekend. Check our past Fun entries, especially Weird Al Yankovic's song and video "Don't Download This Song", the Camp Chaos Napster Bad animated series featuring Metallica, and archived DiaRIAA.
Today's target is the FCC, known for its inconsistent and heavy handed regulation of U.S. broadcast video and music, including the half million US fine for Howard Stern's show. The federal agency destroys reports that it doesn't like. But then that's nothing new to the current U.S. Administration and its appointees who create their own verson of reality.
A new site called FCCFU has quite a bit of fun on the topic with video and music downloads. Their anthem is sung to the tune of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." The first two stanzas:
My country used to be
Sweet land of liberty
That once was true
Until the FCC
Chose what we hear and see
On radio and on TV
FCC FU!
When you deny our choice
You censor every voice
That's what you do
We'd say "go fly a kite"
But that's far too polite
For stealing First Amendment rights
FCC FU!
September 21st, 2006 at 11:40 am
They posted a new video on their site. It’s Carlos Mencia ranting about censorship and explaining why people should shut up and not watch his show instead of complaining about it.
Pretty funny…