Posted on 07/22/2008 7:51:38 AM PDT by KLFuchs
1. War on terror.
2. Judicial appointments
3. Holding the line on other issues, abortion, etc.
4. Fairness doctrine.
Opposed: 1. Immigration
2. Campaign finance.
On balance, McCain. But only because Obama is wrong on all six.
“Do they realize that this would apply to PBS, NPR, Pacifica, Air Amerikkka, CBS, ABC, NBC? “
It didn’t before, and it won’t next time.
Or so they want you to believe. When I was listening and some outrageous story would be out there (Philly 7 to name one), they (Rush and Hannity) never mention it or would gingerly touch on the subject. No, they are silenced, probably by their sponsors, but silenced nonetheless.
It all hinges on how Kennedy would vote in a SCOTUS challenge; which would come fairly quickly.
I don’t put much stock in him providing conservative support for this given his direction on McCain-Feingold.
WEll I’ll be happy to be wrong on that one.
I still have my doubts.
Period.
Besides, there is already a diversity of opinion out there -- it's just not all in one place. If I want the leftist view, all I have to do is buy a newspaper or certain magazines, or watch the network and, usually, local news, or listen to NPR. There is some liberal talk radio out there, but it is so dreadful that I can't imagine even most liberals listening to it. If I want the conserviative view, I have talk radio, the web, magazines. If people wants to expose themselves to all sides, then they have to do as I do -- shop around.
The "Fairness Doctrine" is just a thinly-veiled, Orwellian-monickered censorship law.
#20 of the GOALS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY...
Infiltrate the press. Get control of book review assignments, editorial writing, policy making positions.
#21 Gain control of key radio, TV & motion pictures.
I had forgotten about that, but that’s exactly right. And a lot of this is happening without the aid of the “Fairness Doctrine.” I really can’t believe some of the stuff I read and see. If the FD comes back, somebody needs to challenge it in court.
Congress is feeling the pressure from MRC Action Team members who are bombarding them with phone calls, faxes and letters--all demanding an up or down vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act (H.R. 2905).
How much pressure?
Congressman Pence reports that many liberals have approached him saying, "My constituents are really giving it to me on the Fairness Doctrine and the Broadcaster Freedom Act. Anything I can do, you let me know." To which Rep. Pence always replies, "Sign the discharge petition," at which point the liberal falls silent and briskly walks away--compliments of Nancy Pelosi's gag order!
Who are the liberals representing?
Despite being a vital issue of free speech, liberals are ignoring the will of the people they should be representing and continue blindly following Nancy Pelosi!
The people have spoken on the Broadcaster Freedom Act, and it deserves a full and fair up or down vote--but it won't happen unless we crank up the pressure even more in the days ahead!
Fax YOUR REP example:
I’m urging you to take immediate action against the threat of the "Fairness Doctrine", by signing the Discharge Petition to bring the Broadcaster Freedom Act (H.R. 2905) to the House floor for a full vote.
This is not a Democrat or a Republican issue, it is an American issue, and our airwaves must be kept free from government control. The Broadcaster Freedom Act does just that-but I need your help getting it to the House floor for an up-or-down vote!
Please champion this important First Amendment issue by using your influence to help end the oppressive threat of the "Fairness Doctrine".
Or go here: we need your help people!
http://www.mrcaction.org/
I can see Limbaugh buying or leasing a ship - or several - perhaps with others, and broadcasting from international waters as well as satellite radio (with the broadcasting site somewhere other than US soil).
And ships broadcasting from international waters. Not everyone can afford sat radio.
That being said, if it even looks like the Dems are going to do this, I'm buying sat radio stocks - because this event would put sat radio over the top for good (and the Dems would HATE that).
I does not matter who it would apply to it will only be enforced against the Conservatives.
I hope this pans out. This one is too big to lose. I would contact my senators and representative directly, but my senators are both mentioned in this article, and my representative is Jesse Jackson, Jr. Three strikes, I’m out!
Yep, by all that is Holy, that's what we'll do. I'll support it and all true real Americans will also support it! There, does that sound mad enough yet?
Exactly. Those days of trying to hide things from the public are OVER. I could see Limbaugh doing the same thing. His listeners would tune in as always but there would be others tune in just to see what it is all about and from there maybe the dem/lib numbers will begin to diminish. Either way...talk radio is here to stay no matter what hilllereee (the loser) pelosi (the idiot) and Obama the presumptive nominee all say.
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