It’s Scarborough hypocrite country

Is Joe Scarborough, who has been a crusader against the use of profanity on the airwaves, just another hypocrite?

This morning, Scarborough let loose with the “F bomb” on nationwide TV. Good thing my kids weren’t watching, although apparently some other outraged viewers’ kids were.

It’s obvious from watching the clip that Scarborough meant to say “the F word”, and was quite appalled when he finally realized that he’d actually dropped the F Bomb. But look how easily those words fell from the lips of someone who has, in the past, claimed: “my mom put soap in my mouth more than once or twice”, and railed against their use by “rock stars and entertainers.”

Believe me, my language leaves something to be desired at times. I try to keep it clean, not least because my daughter bought a swear jar and charges usurious rates for even minor infractions, but mainly because I try to set a good example. But I haven’t been campaigning for higher FCC fines for swear infractions, as Scarborough has.

According to Scarborough’s own past rants, it’s not enough that MSNBC just issue an apology. Clean Joe was outraged when the FCC refused to impose fines on ABC after Bono used the “F” word during a live broadcase of the Golden Globe Awards because it was ruled that it wasn’t a violation of the indecency rules:

“Kids were watching this. You’ve studied television and pop culture. What does it say about our FCC that we’ve come this far or you could say gone this far backward that somebody could say the “F” word on TV and get the federal government’s approval?”

Sounds like by his own standards, Scarborough and MSNBC should be in for a pretty hefty fine.