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Along with the extension of McCain-Feingold onto the Internet, it's a 2-pronged attack.
Not a snowballs chance in Hell...
Where is the "fairness doctrine" when it comes to MSM?
This is a great example of the lefts agenda to stip away our freedom of speech. They only want you to hear what they think you need to hear, nothing else. Thanks for making your agenda a little more clear, Louise Slaughter.
So will the "Fairness" Doctrine also apply to Air America, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC, BET, Comedy Central, Lifetime, Oh!, MTV, WE, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Univision, Court TV, Disney and all the other media outlets that promote the liberal/Democrat agenda? How about Al Gore's new network? How about almost all local TV news?
No, I'm sure the Democrats wouldn't allow conservative/Republican ideas to be promoted on their networks.
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
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Orwellian double-speak misnamed the "Fairness Doctrine", which is a clear attempt to muzzle free speech. If the doctrine were actually applied equally, it wouldn't just require every viewpoint to be opposed with equal time to the opposite viewpoint, limiting it to Republican and Democrat, it would require *equal time* for every single *alternative viewpoint*.
Every political movement from Wahabism to Neo-Nazis would claim the right to give their "political" perspective, otherwise they'll sue on the basis of discrimination.
The "Fairness Doctrine" is totalitarian in intent and effect. The Socialists know they can't compete in the free market of ideas (witness the drowning "Air America" Socialist station), so they want to burn the market down.
The free market is the best measure of what the community's interests are. Americans know how to change the channel and get information elsewhere if their interests aren't being represented, and broadcasters know their success depends on keeping in step with the interests of their communities.
In my opinion, Freepers need to get better organized to vote these National Socialists out of state and federal office. It's all very nice to chat about the issues, but there's serious work to be done.
A very clever publicity stunt. These people are so good at this kind of thing.
If we did it though, the MSM would be calling it just that and treating it with complete derision.
Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances
Now, what part of the first amendment don't they understand?
Maybe I missed something here. Do not conservative shows PAY for airtime? And if that is the case, why should liberal shows not PAY for airtime? (Then again, I guess liberals never actually pay for anything with their own money.)
Slaughter must mean the MSM when she complains about reporters or broadcasters presenting opinion as news/hard fact. Silly me. She's a democrat.
Historically, it was applied sparingly – not to punish broadcasters, but to promote better public service media."
Yes, only far left views got to make use of this law.
So in other words, everytime Conservatives talk from the Conservative perspective, they must give equal time to the neo-Marxist perspective. If socialists push this canard through, every Conservative talkshow , etc should make it a point to say, when the time comes for the opposing view: "And now for the Marxist viewpoint".
"It's not a pre-emptive tool for censorship."
Bull$h%t! It's Hush Rush all over again, except now it would take in Hannity, Boortz, Davis, etc and most of all Fox, since its TV and the liberals think they own tv.
Here they go again.
They have no message, they have very little following... They've tried and failed at having a major talk show in a free and fair radio market. They didn't get the results they wanted, so now they want to legislate their way to the desired outcome. PATHETIC!!!
Too bad she didn't wait till next year to introduce this idea again. This is the kind of Bill that brings Conservatives out of the woodwork to the voting booth.
As a college student working in the news dept. of my college radio station in 1987, I vividly recall the left-of-center (outside of school anyway) news director arguing that the Fairness Doctrine was stupid and unconstitutional.