That’s fine
bring it on Obambi
Bring it Butthead.....your ratings and poll numbers need another 10 pt.drop
I’m beginning to appreciate Hugo Chavez, at least he is an honest despot
More diversity needed on radio airwaves, say Congressmen
Obama Pushes For Subprime Radio
Toxic assets behind microphone of liberal talk.
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“The man that Obama appointed to be the ‘content czar’ for talk radio is Mark Loyd. Loyd wrote a book in 2006, published by the University of Illinois Press, entitled, Prologue to a Farce: Communications and Democracy in America, in which he proposes, among other things, that private radio broadcasters be required to pay a sum equal to their total operating costs in order to benefit public radio broadcasting.
Forget for a moment that no business can survive by paying some other entity a sum equal to their total operating expenses. This, of course, would drive private broadcasters out of business. But look at what he is proposing. He wants public broadcasting to be funded totally on the backs of private broadcasters, many of whom operate in the red.
Such idiotic, mutton-headed notions would be laughable were they not dead serious.
And that’s not all.
Loyd stated in a report he authored in 2007 called ‘The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio’ that 91% of talk radio is conservative and 9% is ‘progressive.’ Further, he contended that large private broadcast corporations had driven liberals off the air and that there was a dire need for ‘diversity of ownership.’
Of course, Loyd conveniently ignores the fact that of the 3 major television broadcast news organizations, 100% are ‘progressive’ and 0% are conservative. Among the major cable news networks, 75% are progressive while only 25% (Fox News) is conservative. This is the percentage one gets when considering CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News.
But let’s get back to the primary issue at hand. Loyd’s appointment to the FCC is ominous proof that Barack Obama has declared open war on conservative talk radio. It is clear he wants all of radio to be just like ABC News, which set up its operation inside the White House so that Obama could push his government takeover of healthcare. ABC is his lapdog as are the other major networks.
Why would government officials want to launch such an assault on conservative talk radio when they practically have all of the rest of the media in their hip pocket?
The answer is chilling. Only tyrannical governments wish to silence the voices of dissent and totally dominate communications and media.
Make no mistake about this, my friends. This is an open assault on free speech, the First Amendment, and private enterprise.”
We have GOT to get this muzzie pos out of our White House!!
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“Content czar” now?
Why not just start calling it the Ministry of Truth and at least be honest about it. He already has the makings of a Nightwatch.
Me thinks they would have a major increase of population if this anti-Constitution directive came to pass.
Rush alone will chew up and spit out this pseudo-erudite piece of trash.
Obama believes the stinging rebuke he is getting on his health plan has been wholly driven by conservative talk radio and will seek revenge. His attempt to reimpose the Fairness Doctrine and curtail Internet blogs will only fan the flames more. I would hope that the issue makes it to the SCOTUS and be shot down on a 5 to 4 vote. If he succeeds we better have shortwave radios so we can get uncensored news and opinion from over the Obama curtain.
During Ronald Reagan's Presidency it was determined that 'the Fairness Doctrine' was no longer needed.
Court decisions said same before Reagan was president.
Shortly thereafter came conservative talk radio that gave citizens something they had been missing in most newspapers and in ALL of the 3 network news broadcasts--a conservative point of view in the media.
An avid radio listener since the 1940s I remember the early days of modern talk radio. The most oft heard caller comment was something like, "I didn't know others believed as I do!"
.. also, prior to modern talk radio the prevailing liberal attitude was that William F. Buckley's Firing Line on PBS one hour a week was all the fairness conservatives needed. We cannot let it happen again. No matter what.
plus, one of his “CZAR” positions which he hasn’t filled as of today is: Radio-Internet FAIRNESS czar
There are lies, damned lies and statistics—
Mark Twain
Loyd stated in a report he authored in 2007 called ‘The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio’ that 91% of talk radio is conservative and 9% is ‘progressive.’ Further, he contended that large private broadcast corporations had driven liberals off the air and that there was a dire need for ‘diversity of ownership.’
Of course, Loyd conveniently ignores the fact that of the 3 major television broadcast news organizations, 100% are ‘progressive’ and 0% are conservative. Among the major cable news networks, 75% are progressive while only 25% (Fox News) is conservative. This is the percentage one gets when considering CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
If he can get his totalitarian agenda implemented very quickly, then 2010 may or may not be in his favor; it wouldn't matter. The infrastructure he will have put in place would be in his favor for 2012
All of radio, all of network TV, all of cable TV, all the remaining newspapers in his pocket.
Every arm of government politicized in his favor using the czars.
The unions in control of industry.
All of the “Stimulus” money a giant slush fund to pay his allies.
The Census fixed to his advantage.
Thus reelection OK, take back Congress and the House - OK. You - the proles - very much not OK.
Hello George Orwell - 1984 arriving only a few years late.
That’s fine, Barry...this will just help Rush stimulate the private jet, golf, steak, and cigar industries!
“Obama recently appointed to the FCC an officer that we have never had before in America. It is called the ‘Chief Diversity Officer,’ the goal of which is to make sure that on radio there is a broad diversity of opinion. Nevermind that there is no such diversity in the mainstream media, i.e., TV and newspapers.
The man that Obama appointed to be the ‘content czar’ for talk radio is Mark Loyd. Loyd wrote a book in 2006, ..... in which he proposes, among other things, that private radio broadcasters be required to pay a sum equal to their total operating costs in order to benefit public radio broadcasting.”
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Roger Hedgecock was talking about this last night. Our talk radio hosts are going to need all the support we can give them. Not nearly enough people listen to talk radio to have the opinions they have against it. That includes a whole lot of country club republicans, some of them my neighbors.
Translation: Liberals taking a knife to a gun fight!