In response to an appellate court ruling striking down the F.C.C. indecency laws, Fox Broadcasting released this statement: "We are extremely pleased with the decision handed down today by the 2nd circuit. We have always felt that the government’s position on fleeting expletives was unconstitutional. While we will continue to strive to eliminate expletives from live broadcasts, the inherent challenges broadcasters face with live television, coupled with the human element required for monitoring, must allow for the unfortunate isolated instances where inappropriate language slips through." Heh, or a nip slip, which is what started this whole indecency crackdown, after Janet Jackson's infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during the 2004 Superbowl halftime show. To celebrate, let's fuck that chicken one more time for old time's sake. more ›

Did you read the NY Times profile piece on newsman Ernie Anastos? In it, the paper puts him face-to-face with his famous on-air fumble, at which point Anastos suggested a rehash of the "dead story" did not belong in the piece... but the Gray Lady disagreed! So there are many paragraphs dedicated to getting down to the bottom of WTF he meant exactly, when he said "Keep fucking that chicken" during the September 16th broadcast last year. more ›

It's no "Keep fucking that chicken" but we'll take it: On tonight's 6 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcast, anchor Bill Ritter was discussing how former police commissioner Bernard Kerik was headed to jail. Unfortunately, the words "top cop" came out "top cock." Really—watch for yourself: more ›

Everyone loves to "Keep fucking that chicken!" Well, at least say the bizarre yet irresistible catch phrase coined by WNYW Fox 5 anchor Ernie Anastos. If it's not Jon Stewart being jealous that Anastos got to use it first, then it's the Reverend Al Sharpton guessing that term's meaning. The Reverend told City Room, "It could be a kind of phrase: ‘Well, keep doing what you are doing. Keep going after it.' Even if you are tired or distracted, keep on doing that chicken, that kind of thing." We don't think fatigue or distraction will ever keep us from saying "Keep fucking that chicken!" (and then giggling for a few minutes). more ›

Move over "teachable moment," "death panel," "You lie! and "Imma let you finish"—it's possible that My Fox NY anchor Ernie Anastos' unwitting catch phrase has caught fire! Hell, it might even be the catch phrase of the century! At first, the veteran local newsman's utterance "Keep fucking that chicken!" was limited to the local airwaves, but thank God for the Internet. (And screw the "maybe he meant 'keep plucking that chicken'" because that's just not fun.) Now it's gone national (cable)—on last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart led off with a couple minutes dedicated to it: more ›