Originally Posted by DontRunMeOver

Its still in the interest of the private broadcasters to suck up to the government at every possible opportunity. They choose which items would be of most benefit to them to air and which could cause problems. This is one of the reasons why little talks like Kanye's will be cut from broadcasts whereas the barefaced, outrageous lies which Bush's speeches are filled with and which are offensive to the lives and intelligences of most people around the world will be allowed to circulate.