Conservatism Works: "Every Time Its Tried"

Reality Check.Org ^ | 1/26/05 | Chris Davis

[writer33]

I Give our Merciful and Gracious Father in Heaven all the Glory for Granting me my new little Home, but I Want to Give Rush Credit for Making me Believe I was Actually Capable of such an Endeavor as this! I will Always be So Grateful for Rush and his Inspirational Speeches! Thank you, Freeper FRiend Chris, for Penning this Beautiful, thoughtful, and Truthful Essay! God Bless you and your Family Always!

Thanks for the comments. I appreciate 'em. I agree with you on Rush. He is the best.

[normagene]

Didn't know much about him. Read the basics and bookmarked the site. Thanks.

[SierraWasp]

No, but I am!!! Check it out!!! Ha Ha Ha!!!

[blackie]

My pleasue ~ we both feel the same way about Rush!

[writer33]

We do both feel the same way.

[blackie]

Roger that! :)

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

One thing to emphasize Rush's very considerable talent, and his admiration for Rushmore-should-be RWR - but we should remember that talk radio as a conservative phenomenon has its roots in the Reagan decision to dump the Fairness Doctrine.

It's so easy now to look back and say, with 20-20 hindsight, that the Fairness Doctrine served no other function but to buttress the Establishment liberal monopoly and suppress the broadcasting of conservative opinion. That was however not how it was advertised; all liberals - and even some FReepers who think that they are conservative - think that the the government should enforce "fairness" in broadcasting and even on The New York Times.

In fact of course the Constitution in general and the First Amendment in particular says nothing about "fairness," - and the government is not capable of enforcing "fairness", and cannot be made to even want to.

[writer33]

In fact of course the Constitution in general and the First Amendment in particular says nothing about "fairness," - and the government is not capable of enforcing "fairness", and cannot be made to even want to.

Now I don't regard that as a fair statement. :) Hehehe!

Excellent point, CIC.

[writer33]

Ping!

[writer33]

Ping. I'll keep it to these two.

[T.L.Sink]

Yes, I'd like to be on the list. I appreciate your consideration, thanks.

[writer33]

Consider yourself on the list, TL.

[writer33]

Ping! Someone must've moved it back into News/Activism. They had moved it from the earlier post to Bloggers.

[writer33]

A truly superb read. It is hard to imagine not having Mr. Limbaugh on the radio. I know that he helped me survive High School and College, and for that I am eternally grateful.

Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it. Sorry it took so long, I must've got lost in all the pings.

Chris

[writer33]

Ping!