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WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ordered Saturday Night Live (SNL) to have each of the remaining 36 Republican presidential candidates host a future episode of the late-night comedy television show.

SNL had previously announced that Donald Trump will host the November 7 episode, prompting complaints from the rest of the Republican candidate field.

FCC rules mandate that if free airtime was granted to a candidate over the public airwaves, equal time had to be made available to his or her opponent, if it was requested.

Well, all of Trump’s opponents requested equal time.

So there you have it, for 35 weeks after November 7 viewers will be treated to a GOP presidential candidate hosting SNL, starting with Ben Carson.

On the Democratic side, since Hillary Clinton appeared for a short segment of SNL recently, each of the Democratic presidential candidates (except Jim Webb who dropped out of the race today) will be given the same amount of time on the show.

That, folks, is how Demoracy works!

Grammy Award-winner Gretchen Wilson, 'Redneck Woman' — Grammy Award-winner Gretchen Wilson, ‘Redneck Woman’

Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Just hours after the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it will consider banning the term ‘Redskins’ from the airwaves, Commissioner Tom Wheeler said it will do the same for the term ‘Rednecks.’

Redskins, of course, is the name of the NFL football team which Native Americans and other advocacy groups consider to be offensive and derogatory. There has been extensive debate in the media as well as in the sports and political arenas about the continued use of the name by the Washington, D.C. team.

The term Redneck is often used to describe a rural poor white person of the Southern United States. It can be a derogatory slang term similar in meaning to ‘cracker,’ ‘hillbilly,’ and ‘white trash.’ In the mid-1970’s, the term had expanded in meaning to refer to ‘a bigoted and conventional person, a loutish ultra-conservative.’ It is often used to attack white Southern conservatives. At the same time, some white Southerners have reclaimed the word, using it with pride and defiance as a self-identifier.

The FCC said it will soon conduct public hearings in America’s heartland, to determine whether to ban the term ‘Rednecks’ from all broadcasts. “The FCC is certainly sensitive to populations that are offended by any and all terms used in the broadcast industry,” said Wheeler.

One person that is sure to attend the public hearings to oppose the ban is Grammy Award-winner Gretchen Wilson whose 2004 debut song ‘Redneck Woman’ won the ‘Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 2005.

Meanwhile, the Asian American Journalists Association is reportedly preparing a petition for the FCC to ban all terms and references that are offensive to Asians and Asian Americans, including ‘Jap,’ ‘Chink’ and ‘Gook.’