The Sound of...Less Loudness.

[foxglovehp.livejournal.com]

My audiologist posted something recently about a new law being signed to limit the volume of television commercials.  I wear hearing aids, so I am not interested in debating with anyone here whether or not TV commercials are too loud.  I have to turn my HAs down whenever commercials come on, so I know they are.  Everyone knows they are too loud.  Mad Magazine even knew they were too loud in the '70's when I used to read it as a kid.  I know this because they made jokes about it even back then.

Titled CALM (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation), the law requires the FCC to tell broadcasters to turn the fraking volume down on commercials.  Really?  no shit?  Couldn't someone in the Federal government, which controls the Federal Communications Commission just tell them to do it?  Did we really need congressional action for this?  It offends my delicate libertarian sensibilities to know that this was really required.  Also, is this the best acronym our tax dollars can buy?

Comments

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Proof?

[telemann.livejournal.com]

You first.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Do you want me to take a picture of my remote control's mute button, or will you just take my word for it that it exists?

[telemann.livejournal.com]

That's ok. The bill passed and the law is going into effect. So go ahead and take ALL the pictures you want. *Pats you on the head*

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

So that's your proof we needed it? "The bill passed?" Somehow I don't think you'd accept that if someone was talking about the Patriot Act.

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Oh I never said I had proof. I just wanted to see your proof. I'm confident that most people in the United States would see this as a good thing, and Congress was doing something that affected their quality of life on almost an 10 minute basis. The bill was so popular it passed on a voice vote in the House and it passed unanimously in the Senate. Not ONE republican voted against it. And the bill's sponsor? She has people walking up to her in the street thanking her for it.

So while you're going around in circles about "proof," and libertarian angst, I'm thrilled the bill passed. Now on January 5th, the filibuster reforms start, it's going to be a great year for President Obama.

[badlydrawnjeff.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, you're still on that, too, eh? You do realize the Senate is a continuing body, right?

[telemann.livejournal.com]

Uh huh :-D