Posted on 05/27/2008 6:40:42 AM PDT by rface
An English-language advocate is encouraging citizens to sign a petition expressing opposition to proposed new regulations by the FCC that would amount to a backdoor Fairness Doctrine.
In a 2007 report, an ultra-liberal think tank known as The Center for American Progress issued a report called "The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio." Jim Boulet of English First says its agenda was to cleverly recast the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" by using the term "localism."
"In 2007, they issued a report in which they bragged that if they could get more women and minorities to own stations, there'd be fewer stations carrying programs like Rush Limbaugh. What the regulations also do is we create a board of censors, really, who the radio station would have to meet with four times a year to listen to all their complaints -- and if they weren't satisfied, the radio station could lose its license," Boulet points out.
Unfortunately, he says, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has bought into the agenda with its "Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaker."
"Because the American people know how diabolical the Fairness Doctrine is, those who want to re-impose it on the airwaves and shut down programs have found a backdoor way to do it with the so-called 'localism' doctrine," Boulet contends.
One of the proposed regulations would require racial and sexual quotas for station ownership, and another would require that all "licensees should convene and consult with permanent advisory boards." Boulet says he knows what that will mean.
"These boards are going to be made up of people like the [Council on] American-Islamic Relations, The National Council of La Raza – all a bunch of professional grievance mongers who will never be satisfied until programs like Rush Limbaugh are no longer on the air," Boulet explains.
According to Boulet, the review process is expected to end on June 11, at which time the FCC will decide what to do. Should the proposals go into effect, he says Congress would need to pass a Resolution of Disapproval in both the House and the Senate to void the regulations. The website keeprushontheair.com carries a petition allowing individuals to let the FCC and elected officials know of their opposition to the localism doctrine.
Perhaps "Fairness Doctrine" will morph into something like "Representative Broadcast Programing"
What part of the First Amendment, is so complicated?
...and the FCC is currently managed and controlled by which party and President again...?
Is this because leftists think that women and minorities are bad at business?
You're assuming they care about the Amendments.
This sounds like a compromise worked out between two gays...
I think it is the part that says the 2nd Amendment is a collective right.
IMO, Liberals are the enemy of freedom as much as Al Qaeda and other terrorists. Our troops are fighting our enemies in Iraq and Afganistan; it is up to us to fight our internal enemies (Liberals) just as vigorously. In the case of Liberals, exposure and truth will be our ammunition. Liberals are attacking our Constiutional rights, our freedom, our heritage, our way of life; Liberals, unchecked, will destroy our children and grandchildren’s future. Liberals attempts to destroy America are done in secrecy and under the radar. It is up to us to expose Liberals 24/7.
Eventually every term describing the left’s agenda will be changed to prevent anyone recognizing it for what it is. And the new ones will all be flattering terms, so that anyone who opposes them will be “unfair”, or “non-progressive”.
I could have sworn that a Republican president appointed the head of the FCC.
Liberals aka American Gestapo
I believe that is so....
When are we going to have a “fairness doctrine” that applies to American Universities? I mean, most of them are getting government grants. Isn’t the left wing blige they spew out basically propaganda?
And isn’t it interesting that “fairness minded” libs never complain about the university/college system?
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Perhaps years ago it was done in secrecy, (1940's?) but it is, and has been "in your face" for many, many years.
The problem is how does the information (that the left is out to destroy the U.S.A.) get on the "radar" if it is being overwhelmed with American Idol, Jerry Springer, and Oprah addicts?
This is overdue. People must be tired of being forced, forced to listen to Rush when they’d rather listen to someone else.
Women and minorities would gladly reject Limbaugh and put on Air America, which would solve the problem of managing so many complicated advertising accounts. They could run PSAs all day and night.
This clueless statement they bragged that if they could get more women and minorities to own stations, implying that those owners would not be interested in making money, just shows their ignorance on capitalism.
Not any more. Just watch the BS networks' evening news, if you can stomach that trash.
Defund the FCC. If the kids see a boob during the superbowl, they’ll live.
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