FCC Hires Anti-Crud Activist

Signaling that it may be ready to demand stricter standards against indecency in basic cable broadcasts, the FCC has hired Penny Nance as an advisor.

Nance, a former board member of Concerned Women for America is a strong advocate for protecting children from smut. Media Week reports:

In a January letter to President Bush, Nance joined others in calling for stricter enforcement of indecency laws and identifying a “huge indecency problem” on basic cable. She has said TV broadcasters should restore a family hour when racy programming is held off the air. In 2002, she asked regulators to ensure direct broadcast satellite provider DirecTV did not fall under control of News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch, whom she dubbed a purveyor of “must-sleaze TV” on the Fox network. ...

Some observers believe the FCC is preparing to act, perhaps in coming weeks, on as many as 50 indecency complaints. Some see Nance’s arrival as an indication the agency is leaning toward stricter enforcement. “Why else would [FCC Chair Kenneth Martin] have someone like that on board?” asked one Washington attorney who watches the FCC closely.

Great news. "Someone like that" sounds a little un-PC, doesn't it? Of course, conservative Christians are excluded from PC protections.