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‘I Want You to Shut the Fu** Up’: C-SPAN Apologizes for Accidentally Airing Explicit Titles During Fiscal Cliff Debate

Jan. 2, 2013 3:53pm Erica Ritz

A combination of scheduling errors and using book titles verbatim led to an unexpected apology for profane language that aired during the fiscal cliff debate — from C-SPAN, of all places.

Many thought the network had been hacked when the title “Just Plain Dick” appeared during the fiscal cliff discussion on New Year’s Eve, Politico writes.

But the phrase that really took off on social media happened a little later on C-SPAN2, where “I Want You to Shut the F#ck Up” described the House’s deliberation on Tuesday.

Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski grabbed screen shots:

C SPAN Apologizes for Profane Titles Accompanying Fiscal Cliff Debate

(Photo: Twitter/BuzzFeedAndrew)

C-SPAN explained in an apologetic blog post:

During the New Year’s “fiscal cliff” debates, our 100% commitment to cover the House and Senate live caused frequent interruptions to our previously scheduled programming. As such, on some occasions our pre-written TV schedule was not in sync with what was actually live on the air. When this happened, live congressional debate was accompanied by incorrect TV schedule information. Unfortunately, two of our previously scheduled BookTV programs had titles that some might find offensive.

Politico adds that the titles were intended to refer to a work by Kevin Mattson on Richard Nixon, and political book by comic D.L. Hughley.

Steve Friess, who wrote the Politico article, remarked earlier on Twitter: “I suspect Americans think the programming on @CSPAN’s CSPAN2 right now is awfully appropriate.”

Others were simply amused by Washington’s apparent descent into vulgar insults and profanity (particularly with John Boehner’s reported “go f**k yourself” speech to Harry Reid last week).

“Funniest thing I’ve read so far today,” one Twitter user wrote.

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Comments (23)

Paool
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:46pm
I know they are supposed to be held to a higher standard and what not, but a good “go **** yourself” to Harry Reid made my 2013.

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- franklinmintjulep
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 3:46pm
  Good for you, John..if only you had knocked his front teeth out first,then told him to get screwed..it’s not like they’re peers….the only thing turds and plumbers have in common is plumbing….
  
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Leveraction3030
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:26pm
Why would the Rev Wright sink Obummer? He preaches directly to the 47% on EBT, Section 8, Food Stamps, Welfare and have free O Phones. Now they have the O Health Care as well. When you are preaching to the choir that walks and votes in lockstep for all their freebies. GD America….

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searcher619
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 5:27pm
sorry but this is bit childish. We are adults and can handle some simple cursing…

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- DougHuffman
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 6:22pm
  Really? Where’s the line now? It’s like a tattoo or a piercing, once the first ***** is in, why stop until one is inked black, never to go back?
  
  I remember when I was slapped for barnyard cussin’, when I had to know the differences among a curse (anathema and hex), obscenity (refers to bodily function), profanity (Profane use of Lord’s Name) and a mere demotic common vulgarity.
  
  I remember being taught, and I agree now, that vulgarity is the refuge of the small and unlettered mind.
  
  μολων λαβέ molṑn labé ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE “From my cold, dead hands” works for me.
  
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M24
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:50pm
Someone Should Have Told Reid That Along time ago

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Chromo200
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:30pm
I am hoping to see some fisticuffs on the senate and house floor. Come on senators get with the rest of the world and give us some entertainment while discussing how to scr$w the regular Joe. F*** you is not enough .. throwing shoes, stink bombs, wrestling, and boxing is what we want.

Maybe The House Speaker can enter the floor dressed like the Hulk and once on the podium can tear his shirt off. Can’t figure out what Reid can be. Pelosi can pole dance (barf) but at least cheap entertainment.

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ArmedAndReallyPissed
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:29pm
Apologize ? Why ? This is the New AmeriKa. F words and Crotch Kissing on TV. Goes right along with Murder of AmeriKans and Treason in our corrupt Jihad House ( White House ).
It’s all good.

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Top_Contributor
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:12pm
Taking a play out of Boehner’s book I guess.

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- OhioRifleman
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:24pm
  Not a bad playbook, in all reality. A lot of low-information agitators need to be told to shut the **** up and let the properly intelligent people run the show.
  
  Of course, you fall in the low-information category there, Top_cluelessness. Now shut the **** up.
  
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- Top_Contributor
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:55pm
  Wow, “low-information voter” is like the catch phrase of the month, eh? All the conservative parrot radio hosts use this phrase once or twice per minute. And what do you know, so do their conservative parrot fans! Good job keeping the status quo, Ohioplunker!
  
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- Winedude
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:58pm
  Top: Don’t worry about the Ohio Rifleman…He’s got a teeny weenie and needs a gun to compensate.
  
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TIMEBOMB
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:07pm
I constantly say that to the first cow,she’s always nagging me to quit smoking but I have this oral fixation,it goes back to my days in Chicago.

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- toiletclogga
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:14pm
  Lmfao!
  
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- 13a
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:16pm
  Well, when you have two father figures in your life – one a Marxist, the other one a capitalist – and a mother that acted like an elitist whore we set the bar all the way to the ground just for you.
  
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- OhioRifleman
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:18pm
  Did your ch00m gang do ‘around the world’ events while smoking it back in those days?
  
  Not really interested, per se, just want to get the style out there for the record.
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:19pm
  Its understood Choom
  
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- TIMEBOMB
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 7:09pm
  OHIORIFLEMAN We huffed and we puffed and had a grand time,later I had to get serious about fooling the American people so I married my beard and the rest is as they say,history. I became dictator I mean POTUS and destroyed the economy.
  
  13A I have one father but he has many names,Satan,Lucifer,the devil you get the point,I call him pops.
  
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SCREW-WINDOWS
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:03pm
Who cares lets have Cspan cover the backroom deals where we will really hear something worth airing.

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- 65Mustang
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:23pm
  True, didn’t the dictator promise in 2008 that his administration would be transparent…lying bastard.
  
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nappy
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:58pm
C-SPAN. the channel that brought us weekly Farrakhan rants in the 90s.

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- thegreatcarnac
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:22pm
  C-Span is a communist inspired organization.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:30pm
  What is wrong with airing Farrakhan? You should not hide a problem. He is an embarrassment . More than that he is dangerous. He needs more exposure.
  
  That he gave Rev Wright a lifetime achievement award or the other way around, should have been enough to sink Obama’s 1st presidential campaign. What is that 1 or 2 degrees of separation?
  
  Rev Wright should have been enough to sink Obama’s presidential campaign.
  
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