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Martin68

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7. I remember the Smothers Brothers cancellation all too well. It still smarts. American TV was blatantly censored

Reply to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

Tue Jul 22, 2025, 10:34 AM

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by a government that could not abide criticism of the Vietnam War. Not even an anti-war folks song by Pete Seeger. The song didn't even mention Vietnam by name - although everybody knew who he was talking about:

"We were waist deep in the Big Muddy, and the Blg Fool said to push on."

For the who don't know, the song referred to the Ribbon Creek Incident in which six Parris Island Marine Corps recruits died during a night march through a swamp due to the negligence of their Staff Sergeant Matthew McKeon. McKeon was found guilty of possession and drinking alcohol on duty and of negligent homicide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_Creek_incident

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The more things change... [View all] SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday OP

At least CBS was more honest when they canceled The Smothers Brothers' show. sop Tuesday #1

This is on a completely different scale MadameButterfly Tuesday #2

Nixon was president SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #3

And we all know what happened to Nixon! PatSeg Tuesday #5

Sorry. I stand corrected MadameButterfly Tuesday #10

No he just tried to subvert an election SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #11

Yes, he was willing to cheat for his own careeer MadameButterfly Tuesday #12

LBJ supported the Smothers Brothers mac56 Tuesday #4

I didn't know that. Remarkable given the fact that the Seeger sounds that a caused the cancellation called him a Martin68 Tuesday #8

Johnson, the Smother's Brothers, and Pete Seeger MadameButterfly Tuesday #13

. BoRaGard Tuesday #6

I remember the Smothers Brothers cancellation all too well. It still smarts. American TV was blatantly censored Martin68 Tuesday #7

The more things change. . . UniqueUserName Tuesday #9

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