How, pray tell, can liberals claim their views are being supressed?
The Fairness Doctrine has been scrapped. Broadcast radio companies have no obligation to air all political views.
I know the FD was scrapped, and that broadcast stations are under no obligation to broadcast all views, this has nothing to do with the FD. (although IIRC Graham has actually given both sides here, by having CAIR people on as guests) Broadcast stations are, however, under obligation to use the public airwaves in the public interest.......giving into the demands of a private group with KNOWN ties to organizations wishing to destroy this nation is NOT in the public interest and thus feasibily a violation of their licensing obligation.
Is this only my opinion, yes - however it is based upon personal experience in broadcast radio under and after the Fairness Doctrine.
Broadcast stations are, however, under obligation to use the public airwaves in the public interest.......giving into the demands of a private group with KNOWN ties to organizations wishing to destroy this nation is NOT in the public interest and thus feasibily a violation of their licensing obligation.
Once CAIR as an organization has actually been shown to be engaged in illegal activities, then you would have a point. Until then, they're just another group we don't like. The Justice Department investigations are ongoing, and until it's been shut down the organization is perfectly legal.
Be wary of involving the government in private businesses just because we don't like them. Invoking "the public interest" is undoubtedly something the next Democrat president will do against conservative organizations, particularly the ones with ties to terrorists like Alan Rudolph.