I just did a major double take. If Comedy Central and The Daily Show are going to start upping the ante on language, then I'm all for it.

Yes, he did. It's not really taboo like it used to be. If I remember correctly, Comedy Central made a big deal out of South Park using it a couple of years ago, and I think it was on an episode of ER, too.

It's only a matter of time before they follow this very forum's rules and allow the F-bomb.

Yes ... cha ching that will be $250,000 (just guessing).

I have that Bush spot PVR'd and will be making an mpeg for personal archive. It was very funny.

Stewart dropped the F-bomb a few months ago and they forgot to bleep it out. There's a thread about it somewhere. Now, if you'll excuse me I need to get back to "milking" my goats.

You've gotta be fucking shitting me! Before you know it, every asshole will be fucking swearing on television. My virgin ears can't take it! Crap boobs crap. Hell damn fart.

Related to the Daily Show, check this out:

The Daily Show's Invitation to George W. Bush

different rules for basic cable

Different rules for cable in general, although the FCC would like to change that.

I like the White House Press guy's response to Stewart.

"can you get Bush to come on my show?"
"i'm here, sell it to me. why should the president appear on a basic cable tv show?"
"uh, good point. i got nothin'."

The s-bomb has been heard quite frequently on TBS (namely on Sex in the City).

I welcome the day when threads aren't started for every dirty word said on network and cable television.

You can't say 'shit' on television!

Unless I'm mistaken, the FCC's content regulations don't apply to cable at all, meaning that Comedy Central could have a naked midget shrieking "MOTHERF**ERS" at top volume for five minutes and they couldn't be fined. But the cable networks as a general rule stick to the content regulations anyway for fear of upsetting viewers and/or advertisers.

I know the FCC has no power over cable, still, I've been watching the Daily Show for years and never have they gone worse than bitch and not get bleeped. I just wondering if this trend was becoming more and more popular, which I'm hoping is.

Actually as far as nudity goes there are different rules, but language is basically up to the networks. I remember many years ago when you got an adult movie before a certain time of day there wasn't the regular sound only weird elevator music. Anyone remember that?

Well I just heard the F-bomb on Rescue Me, so... thread closed.

They bleeped it on the repeat tonight

I just watched that one. It was actually a little better than that. He said, "Why should he come on Comedy Central?" and John replied, "When you put it that way, it really is kind of a hard sell."

Wow, Nick Dipalo from Tough Crowd w/ Colin Quinn just said fuck without it being censored on todays episode, first time on the show too!