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CONSERVATIVE FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK
American Consertive Union ^ | 7/25/2007 | ACU Staff

Posted on 07/26/2007 9:02:39 AM PDT by GFritsch

Our massive strategy was to use the Fairness Doctrine to challenge and harass right-wing broadcasters and hope the challenges would be so costly to them that they would be inhibited and decide it was too expensive to continue."

- William Ruder, former Assistant Secretary of Commerce

Now that liberals have seized control of the U.S. Congress, they are trying to shut down talk radio so the American people can no longer hear the truth from Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity and a host of other conservatives.

But isn't that what liberals always do... silence the opposition?

When Lenin seized power in Russia, he murdered millions -- then established a government newspaper Pravda ("Truth") to spread communist lies.

When Castro took over Cuba -- for days after the fighting ceased -- folks heard firing squads executing the new dictator's enemies. Then came the lies.

But this time around, liberals intend to use something called the "Fairness Doctrine" to silence conservative voices.

This high-sounding legislation would supposedly require radio and TV stations to provide "equal time" to opposing views every time Rush and Laura and Sean open their mouths.

But wouldn't that be a good thing? Wouldn't conservatives get equal time on ABC, NBC, CBS, CBB, NPR, and PBS as well?

Hardly!

It never worked that way from 1949-1987, when the "Fairness Doctrine" was policy... and it won't work that way now!

Bill Ruder, President Kennedy's Assistant Secretary of Commerce, tells us how it really worked back in the good old days when Democrats ran all three branches of government: "Our massive strategy was to use the Fairness Doctrine to challenge and harass right-wing broadcasters and hope the challenges would be so costly to them that they would be inhibited and decide it was too expensive to continue."

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Just look at what liberals are saying now:

When Fox News' Chris Wallace asked Senator Dianne Feinstein: "So would you revive the fairness doctrine?" she replied: "Well, I'm looking at it, as a matter of fact, Chris, because I think there ought to be an opportunity to present the other side. And unfortunately, talk radio is overwhelmingly one way."

John Kerry, speaking on a New York talk show: "I think the Fairness Doctrine ought to be there... conservatives got rid of the equal time requirements and the result is that they have been able to squeeze down and squeeze out opinion of opposing views and I think its been a very important transition in the imbalance of our public eye."

Senator Daniel Inhofe reported that he overheard Hillary Clinton and Barbara Boxer declare war on talk radio: "They said we've got to do something about this. These are nothing but far right-wing extremists. We've got to have a balance. There's got to be a legislative fix for this"

And Howard Dean said: "We need to re-regulate the media."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: demorats; farinessdoctrine; freespeech; silenceamerica
And Howard Dean said: "We need to re-regulate the media."

Too bad we can't regulate the DemocRATs out of business. But we're too busy playing nice and sleeping with the enemy. Too many RINOs!

1 posted on 07/26/2007 9:02:44 AM PDT by GFritsch
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To: GFritsch

Liberals are only alive because it’s illegal to shoot them.


2 posted on 07/26/2007 9:08:37 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (Everything works out for the best..........Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)
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To: GFritsch

Let them try, I can’t think of much else, besides another 9/11 attack, that would anger voters more.


3 posted on 07/26/2007 9:10:16 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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To: bicyclerepair

C’mon now...if it weren’t for liberals there’d be a whole lot less COMEDY in the world.

Even when they’re serious, they’re funny...it’s just none stop laughter when it comes to the looney left.


4 posted on 07/26/2007 9:16:33 AM PDT by in hoc signo vinces ("Houston, TX...a waiting quagmire for jihadis.")
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To: Badeye
Let them try, I can’t think of much else, besides another 9/11 attack, that would anger voters more.

Sadly, I think you are very wrong. Independent voters and dems have almost no understanding of the importance of the first amendment. Many think conservatives are mean and should be silenced. And, a lot of RINO's would agree. The Fairness Doctrine will have the support of at least half of the amnesty faction of the Republican party, the entire democrat party, and it won't annoy independents very much.

The only people in America who care about freedom of speech today are biblical Christians and conservatives.

5 posted on 07/26/2007 9:34:44 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: GFritsch
The major problem is who gets to decide what is liberal or conservative or even centrist?

If you ask the main stream media whether they are fair in their coverage, they will tell you they truly believe they are centrist in their news. Both sides are presented fairly by them, therefore the 'fairness doctrine' is not needed for them. But ask them about Fox News, then the venom spills forth out of their mouths, on how the 'fairness doctrine' is badly needed on this network.

6 posted on 07/26/2007 9:38:32 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: ModelBreaker

Sadly, I think you are very wrong.

Fair enough, we’re about to find out I suspect.


7 posted on 07/26/2007 9:40:25 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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To: GFritsch

Those marxists need to be thrown out of the country.


8 posted on 07/26/2007 9:44:16 AM PDT by rbosque ("To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society." - Teddy Roosevelt)
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To: GFritsch

Talk radio simply validates the conservative viewpoint; it doesn’t create it. Rush will be the first to admit it.


9 posted on 07/26/2007 9:44:37 AM PDT by Spok
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To: GFritsch

OK how about CNN, or the alphabets?

Imagine PBS comming to a screeching halt because they have to turn over 1/2 their boradcast day to conservative views.

If fairness docrine is applied to the the Television outlets, the reporter’s heads would explode with denial.


10 posted on 07/26/2007 9:47:14 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Badeye
Fair enough, we’re about to find out I suspect.

I'm rooting for me to be wrong and you right :)

11 posted on 07/26/2007 9:48:26 AM PDT by ModelBreaker
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To: ModelBreaker

‘I’m rooting for me to be wrong and you right :)’

(chuckle)

That makes two of us.


12 posted on 07/26/2007 9:50:31 AM PDT by Badeye (You know its a kook site when they ban the word 'kook')
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To: GFritsch
John Kerry, speaking on a New York talk show: "...the result is that they have been able to squeeze down and squeeze out opinion of opposing views and I think its been a very important transition in the imbalance of our public eye."

Holy crap, John, that would be rambling incoherent nonsense if Robert Byrd or Ted Kennedy were stammering it out. What's your excuse?

13 posted on 07/26/2007 9:51:20 AM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Dr.Deth

John Kerry, along with a whole gaggle of other DemoncRATs and RINOs, is about as smart as a sack of stones.


14 posted on 07/26/2007 10:09:44 AM PDT by GFritsch ('All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved'." -)
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