Posted on 10/26/2009 11:32:03 PM PDT by Corky Boyd
In the days before deregulation, hordes of economists at the CAB and the ICC, set tariffs and determined the “correct” amount of service on city pairs for the airline and trucking industry respectively....
There are five TV/Cable news operations: ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News and CNN. 4 of the 5 are certifiably liberal and only one conservative. Yet the latest Gallup Poll shows there are twice as many conservatives as liberals (40% to 20%). Surely the FCC should use its club of license renewal to persuade....
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Won’t happen.
The FCC will always be controlled by liberals and “moderates”.
Due to problem with my ISP I could not read the complete
article, but I say that the market should dictate whats on cable, not the FCC.
If it were up to Obamie, he could say that FOX is not fair and balanced, and have to hire Chrissy or Obelfart.
If CNN and PMSNBC enjoy being in the toilet, so be it.
They should eventually get new management, or dry up and blow away.
NO!!! The FCC should leave everyone alone.
The market rules - and is currently delivering its message rather bluntly.
I surmise NBC/Universal is approaching the propagandist status of both CNBC and MSNBC as simply ‘loss leaders’ that are a greater benefit to GE as a whole.
The money GE is set to make off of the Obama administration more than makes up for the lack of advertising revenue by its cable news outlets.
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