Posted on 07/22/2008 7:51:38 AM PDT by KLFuchs
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
So IMO, they are going to let the bias train run out of control, Then use the public sentiment against such coverage to push the Fairness Doctrine...Like it will be the savior of the Conservative viewpoint.
Devious Eh?
Don’t expect Republican politicians to help in the fight against the FD.
Selective fascism is a prerequisite of sucessful Progressivism.
...which in the end could well lead to complete fascism...or some other form of totalitarian “ism”.
I didn't think so.
If it did, the New York Times would have to publish McCain's op-ed piece, and all the news anchors would have to trail John McCain on his travels abroad.
Some Fairness Doctrine.
I guess they’re forgetting (Hot) Air America. Sorry, but it’s not conservative talk radio’s fault that moonbat radio hosts don’t flourish in the market. And there IS fairness - Rush has stated over and over that he puts LIBERAL callers to the front of the call-screen line. True, he’s not going to brook on-air looney rantings of 9/11 Troofers, but from what I’ve seen, he usually gives them a polite hearing and then offers his viewpoints, which tears them to shreds. And while Levin often immediately disengages the looneytunes right away, respectful callers with liberal viewpoints are given a fair hearing.
Heck, liberal radio stations in the S.F. Bay Area rate well behind KSFO and KNEW, and this place is their “target market”. What kills liberal radio is that conservatives don’t listen and therefore don’t call in. All you hear from lib radio is that parrot mantra 24/7. Even the libs get tired of it and change the dial to Hannity.
The “Fairness” doctrines biggest fallacy is it’s inability to answer the question “What is fair?” It’s a word I never use because it is so inherently subjective. What you think is “fair” I think is repressive.
“Fairness” to the left is their viewpoint and censorship of conservative opposition. To them, the op-ed pages of the NY Slimes, the constant spin of Couric, Williams and other Goebbels mouth-pieces, are all “fair.” So they don’t need to submit to “equal time” requirements.
You want “fair?” Most rural counties are holding them about now, you can find it there. “Fair” has no meaningful application from the left.
Time to arm-up...
What this boils down to is that grownups listen to talk radio and kids don’t. Thus the disparity between conservatives and people who haven’t grown up yet.
Pelosi has kept the Broadcaster Freedom Act from coming to the House floor for a vote. The bill, sponsored by Congressman Mike Pence, would prevent the Federal Communications Commission from imposing this horse-and-buggy measure on a digital age. A discharge petition, to pry the bill from committee, was signed by 200 Republicans and zero Democrats.
This issue is why the fate of sattelite radio is so important. We need this merge to happen so that sat radio is in a strong position to take all of the non sat radio talkers when they lose jobs because of the fairness doctrine. Sure, we might all have to pay $20 a month, but it will be worth it to keep listening to Rush Limbaugh and stick a thumb in the eye of the liberals who are trying to silence him and others.
This is the tip of the iceberg of the liberal agenda and an indicator of things to come if and when the liberals have their muzzie in the white house with a super majority in both houses, with the ultimate goal of completely destroying our country.
Talk radio works.
The left has tried it many times and it has flopped. Could it be their topics are even more boring than their hosts? The reason they want it stopped is becaue of how it has brought to the attention of the American public what is really happening out there.
Me thinketh it will be a cold day in haties before they will stop Talk Radio. There is too much to be hidden without it and...so much to be put out there with it. No, it will NEVER be taken off the air. Besides...there are too many ways to get information out today...just to omany ways. The American people may be soft sometimes but they are not stupid.
The occasionally times I turn Hannity on in the truck, he's always trying to convince someone he's not questioning the obama's patriotism. LOL. Neutered wimps. That being said, I don't believe the government should regulate what is being said on the air-waves, although, maybe someone could speak out against my prier complaint since it would balance out the brain-washing.
I heard this on the radio:
"Do you have any doubts?"
"Never."
You hear the woman's (kind of sexy) voice and Senator Obama's reply so there must have been a mic in the room. Was there any video? I don't have a TV so I'm not sure.. it's hard to believe it's what it sounds like. Are there no limits to decency on TV anymore? Maybe it's those foreign countries where this kind of stuff is not a big deal?
Notice how the fairness doctrine only applies to the public radio stations. What about the public TV stations like PBS, NBC, ABC and CBS. Why are the libs not concerned about their broadcasts giving equal time?
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