fuck the FCC

The funniest thing about CNN (today) is that in an article about the unfairness of the FCC's anti-profanity rules they edit quotes so no one will have to soil their empty minds seeing dirty words spelled out:

Carter Phillips, a Washington attorney for Fox, repeatedly quoted the disputed language in open court, including Cher's remark that "people have been telling me I'm on the way out every year, right? So f--- 'em," and Richie's statement, "Have you ever tried to get cow s--- out of a Prada purse? It's not so f---ing easy."

What makes it doubly funny is that C-Span was there covering the hearing and one of the judges asked the FCC's lawyer if C-Span would get in trouble for broadcasting a trial in which people swear:

In an unusual move for a federal court, the judges allowed C-Span cameras to broadcast the hearing, which led Judge Peter W. Hall to ask Eric D, Miller, the lawyer for the government, whether a news broadcast on the case would draw FCC scrutiny.

Miller said no, because a news broadcast would not be intended "to pander or titillate."

Does CNN feel a need to edit quotes of foul language because CNN is not news?