those in power literally can do as they wish...
according to news reports, a snippet of the Obama inauguration speech was cut-out when Obama made a reference to past stances against "
Facism and Communism"...
the offending statement:
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions.
the out-right censorship of words, thoughts and ideologies is disturbing, and i'm glad we do not experience censorship directly as that... but censorship does exist in the United States. believe that!

here is a link to the full news story:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/world/asia/22china.html?_r=1peace