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To: sickoflibs
The people meaning the democrats

No, in this case it would mean the government as it would be a government bureaucracy that would decide what gets on the air to assure "fairness". This is turning the First Amendment on its head. A radio station would be free to air only what the government decides is good. Anything else would cost them control over their programming.

Advertisers are free to spend their advertising dollars on any program they want. They have chosen to support conservative talk radio because people want to listen to it. Government sponsored talk radio (NPR) is already available. We don't need to turn every station into NPR clones because no one will support it.

45 posted on 11/10/2008 2:19:29 PM PST by eggman (Obama's Spread the Wealth will work just as well as Spread the Liabilities (sub-prime mortgages))
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To: eggman

Not happening, but I think a fight on this would be good for us, increasing moral. Free Republic


60 posted on 11/10/2008 5:49:52 PM PST by sickoflibs ( Those who don't learn from (real big) mistakes are losers forever)
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To: eggman

Hey, I wonder if Voice of America’s charter is still good.

What fools the fascist leftists are. Dangerous fools.


67 posted on 11/13/2008 8:48:13 PM PST by bootless (Never Forget. Never Again. And NEVER GIVE UP!)
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