That !@#$ing !@#$ is such a !@#$ !@#$ sucker...

George Washington and the FCC are more alike than you think, "The relatively democratic, easy-going methods common to the New England militia in early 1775 were not for [Washington]; and on taking command of the Continental Army later that year, he quickly instilled an authoritarian, hierarchic system that came down hard on everything from cowardice and desertion to foul language, gambling, and female camp followers." The key word here is 'language'. After reading the article "Freedom's Curse" I learned more about language censoring than I knew before. First, words such as 'fucking' were allowed to be used as adjectives on television but later the connotation of the words  were enough to take them off the air. In the next, scholarly, article "George Washington's Enforcers: Policing the Continental Army" I learned that the FCC was not the first power to try and control the cursing of Americans. George Washington did not approve of his soldier's foul language and sought to correct them by any means, "penalties were cruel-from whipping and riding the wooden horse to public hanging-and intended to terrify rather than to correct." The theme in both articles,cursing, was evident. Whether it is right or not is for the audience to decide.