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PostPosted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:14 pm 
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http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/c-span-apologizes-for-racy-show-titles-85683.html?hp=r10

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The Senate debate was aired on C-SPAN2, where it pre-empted a discussion of a book on President Richard Nixon by Kevin Mattson. The book title ['Just Plain Dick'] loomed over the frame, sparking amusement and some consternation on Twitter.

Then, on Tuesday night as the House considered a vote on the rules for its fiscal cliff debate, it was noted that the program appearing on C-SPAN2 at that time was 'I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up.' The House debate was carried on the main C-SPAN, but the coincidence of the schedule led many on Twitter to wonder if the site had been hacked. It had not. Rather, the title referred to a discussion being aired of comic D.L. Hughley’s book on politics.

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Don Tiny wrote:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/01/c-span-apologizes-for-racy-show-titles-85683.html?hp=r10

(excerpt .... and essentially the point of the article ....)

The Senate debate was aired on C-SPAN2, where it pre-empted a discussion of a book on President Richard Nixon by Kevin Mattson. The book title ['Just Plain Dick'] loomed over the frame, sparking amusement and some consternation on Twitter.

Then, on Tuesday night as the House considered a vote on the rules for its fiscal cliff debate, it was noted that the program appearing on C-SPAN2 at that time was 'I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up.' The House debate was carried on the main C-SPAN, but the coincidence of the schedule led many on Twitter to wonder if the site had been hacked. It had not. Rather, the title referred to a discussion being aired of comic D.L. Hughley’s book on politics.

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That is outstanding!! Longtime Book-TV guy. Don Tiny, get your husky ass scribbling away at a non-fiction book and I will emcee it. We can have a Q&A and excerpt reading at Katie O Connors. I have seen worse books get airtime on Book-TV.

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