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Still more reaction

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean has called the FCC's investigation into the Jackson-Timberlake scandal "silly," according to a Reuters report. "In general, I think the FCC does have a role in promoting some reasonable standard of decency," Reuters cited Dean as saying. "However, considering what's on television these days, I think the FCC is being pretty silly about investigating this." He added, "I think the FCC probably has a lot of other things they should be pursuing."

Dean's is a lone voice amid the howls of protest coming from just about everywhere else.

Then there's this from National Sexual Violence Resource Center Executive Director Delilah Rumburg: "Consensual or not, the breast baring halftime show at the Super Bowl portrayed an act of sexual violence that should have offended and outraged everyone. Surprisingly, not everyone recognized the act as anything but entertainment, missing the real 'story' of sexual violence. In most, if not all states, the act of ripping a dress and exposing a breast is an indecent assault. Yet, entertainment goes too far when it desensitizes millions of viewers, especially children and teens, to acts of sexual violence portrayed as acceptable behavior."

Focus on the Family also issued a statement: "It was nothing more than a high-tech striptease foisted on tens of millions of unsuspecting Americans. To make it worse, there are reports that top CBS officials not only knew about the planned nudity, but also approved it. I would expect pink slips to be in the mail today, because CBS has destroyed its family-friendly image and reputation for high quality entertainment."

Family Research Center jumped in as well: "CBS would do well to adhere to the adage: if you sleep with dogs you'll get fleas. I am sure there is a lot of scratching going on at CBS today. Over the last several years, evening network television has become off limits for many families. Lack of FCC enforcement has encouraged networks to add more and more sexual incidents fouler language, and even indecent exposure."