NEW YORK - Broadcasters say the hesitancy of some CBS affiliates to air a powerful Sept. 11 documentary next week proves there's been a chilling effect on the First Amendment since federal regulators boosted penalties for television obscenities after Janet Jackson's breast was exposed at a Super Bowl halftime show.

As ridiculous as that fiasco was, should they use it as an excuse to not show this program?  Of course!  Especially if it reminds the American people why we are at war!

"This is example No. 1," said Martin Franks, executive vice president of CBS Corp., of the decision by two dozen CBS affiliates to replace or delay "9/11" — which has already aired twice without controversy — over concerns about some of the language used by the firefighters in it.

Alas, someone makes sense;

"We don't think it's appropriate to sanitize the reality of the hell of Sept. 11th," Franks said. "It shows the incredible stress that these heroes were under. To sanitize it in some way robs it of the horror they faced."

We cannot possibly justify any language that might be construed as "offensive", right?  Yet our enemy can broadcast beheadings of our citizens and other countries' citizens with impunity.  Thank you, Janet Jackson [who today endorsed Shrillary], for  putting things into perspective.