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Broadcast Blackout of Left’s 'Fairness' Doctrine Push
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| November 12, 2008 - 10:32 ET
| Rich Noyes
Posted on 11/12/2008 9:05:45 AM PST by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
They’re not going to silence us, folks. They’ll try to play “whack-a-mole” but our message will continue to re-surface. Any closely elected Dem Senator in an anotherwise red state would be gone in the next election for hitching their wagon to this.
Let ‘em try. The enemy (and yes, they are a domestic enemy — let’s call ‘em what they are) will swagger and boast how they’ll knock us off the airwaves, but they will have the biggest fight on their hands they could imagine.
This is much different than the ‘80s, because we’re now awash in new media everywhere. Say the worst-case scenaro occurs and the FD wins out — You can bet Sirius/XM will be the next outlet for conservative talk radio. This will not be allowed to happen easily. There is a HUGE swath of support out there to keep things the way they are.
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posted on
11/12/2008 9:49:51 AM PST
by
ScottinVA
(Gloucester County, VA -- Making a stand on 4 Nov 08 for America: 63% for McCain/Palin)
To: Biggirl
Exactly! “Exploit”,,,if this dem riot goes too far, we must make sure we are wise, and not responding to being baited.
They want a reichstag to burn, so they can finally justify the sweeping repressions they desire so deeply.
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posted on
11/12/2008 9:50:53 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
To: andy58-in-nh
I agree,, and im stunned to find myself thinking Clinton was at least not a full on revolutionary. This current crowd is different somehow.
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posted on
11/12/2008 9:53:17 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
To: andy58-in-nh
... Democrats, flush with power, still seething over George Bush's Presidency and misreading the results of a close election as a "mandate" will overreach on a grand scale.They darn well better remember that turnout was just under 62% according to The Center for the Study of the American Electorate (CSAE). And that doesn't count unregistered voters.
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posted on
11/12/2008 9:55:29 AM PST
by
TaxRelief
(Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
To: ScottinVA
This is much different than the 80s, because were now awash in new media everywhere. Say the worst-case scenaro occurs and the FD wins out You can bet Sirius/XM will be the next outlet for conservative talk radio. This will not be allowed to happen easily. There is a HUGE swath of support out there to keep things the way they are. I agree. The mere fact Obama appointed him screams he will govern left. I will never forget his new Rev. on his campaign stage saying "what up Hannity"
Obama is as full of hate partisan as Nancy Pelosi,the leftist dems and the black congressional caucus. The message is that he is hateful liberal and not a moderate President for all.
To: Mad Dawgg
What would their grounds be for a lawsuit? Copyright infringement is wearing thin.
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posted on
11/12/2008 9:57:39 AM PST
by
TaxRelief
(Walmart: Keeping my family on-budget since 1993.)
To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
While talk radio hosts often warned during the campaign that free speech could be trampled by an all-Democratic majority, the broadcast networks have failed to react to this dangerous threat to the First Amendment. A review shows the broadcast networks whose affiliates could also be regulated have failed to run even a single story mentioning the push for a new Fairness Doctrine.Oh, I'd say that the broadcast networks reacted to this threat - they reacted by joining Obama's campaign in a very obvious manner.
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posted on
11/12/2008 9:58:14 AM PST
by
meyer
(We are all John Galt)
To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
OK, if that*s the way they want to play, we*re going to turn it around on them and use it for our good. Since they want to be "fair" then it*s only fair that we are able to have a conservative reporter on at the same time Charles Gibson, Brian Williams, and the skank, Katie CouricKKK are on, and NOT just them, but every liberal who has any kind of radio or TV program. IF we would have had this "fairness doctrine" in place this election, McCain would have won!
It was all of the MSM*s unfair campaigning for Obama that cost McCain the election. IF they run Rush, Hannity, Savage off the air, then they should be able to go to work beside Gibson, Williams or CouricKKK, right? Or maybe they would rather work with Crissy cry baby Matthews or that lunatic Keith Olberman. Sounds fair to me. Rush was hilarious when he was on TV before, and he would get more exposure on ABCCBSNBC or PMSNBC. LOL
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:01:17 AM PST
by
NRA2BFree
(FAITH IS DARING THE SOUL TO GO BEYOND WHAT THE EYES CAN SEE.)
To: TaxRelief
"What would their grounds be for a lawsuit? Copyright infringement is wearing thin..." I think you misuderstand, it does not matter what grounds they use, they will just sue.
The idea is to overhwlem the independent sites and make it too costly to voice dissent.
They don't have to win they just have to deplete the oppositions resources (MONEY).
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:03:05 AM PST
by
Mad Dawgg
("`Eddies,' said Ford, `in the space-time continuum.' `Ah,' nodded Arthur, `is he? Is he?'")
To: Biggirl
....Or civil warII in America.
This may be the only option left to Non-Democraps. IF the tax cheating pornographer is successful in stealing the Senate election in MN, and Chambliss does not prevail in GA run-off, the last firewall is GONE. The GOP might just as well not even show up at the 111th Congress since they will be completely powerless. If the above scenario becomes reality (and I believe it will) then the Democrap steam roller will be in operation for at least two years.
America can, and probably will, be severely damaged with these Chicago THUGS running things.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:05:30 AM PST
by
Cheerio
(Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: ScottinVA
There is a HUGE swath of support out there to keep things the way they are.
Conservatives and all liberty lovers will be required to melt down the Democrap controlled Congressional switchboard when this comes up. My fear is that zer0bama will sneak some restrictions into the new democrap controlled FCC. Congress will be allowed to stand by and not take the heat. These clowns in the Admin and Congress will cover for each other.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:08:18 AM PST
by
Cheerio
(Barack Hussein 0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: DesertRhino
Obama is surrounding himself with a lot of Clintonites, which might cause him to trust their experience and restrain his more radical impulses. Except that what restrained them in the past were Clinton himself (the Great Triangulator) and the political backdrop of the 1990s, in which conservatives were still influential players in Washington.
Clinton is now out of the picture, while George Bush and Republicans in Congress have pretty much cured the "problem" of any residual conservative influence. But Obama himself is the bigger concern - he is very different from Clinton. I do not believe he is as interested (as Bill was) in the trappings of power as he is interested in the exercise of power.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:09:30 AM PST
by
andy58-in-nh
(Liberty has few friends, many enemies, and no adequate substitute.)
To: andy58-in-nh
Wow,,, great analysis my friend
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:12:47 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
(Dogs earn the title of "man's best friend", Muslims hate dogs,,add that up.)
To: TaxRelief; DesertRhino
Sirius is on the verge of bankruptcy. Sirius and XM merged into a single entity.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:17:24 AM PST
by
justlurking
(The only remedy for a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.)
To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
What's the old saying, be careful what you wish for? This is a different era than when the, ahem, "Fairness" Doctrine last was in effect. They can try to stamp out free speech all they want, but there are too many different ways to communicate these days. AM radio will go belly-up. I barely listen to it now, as is. The Internet, satellite radio and other forms of communication not yet implemented and that don't rely on government infrastructure will swamp useless mediums like newspapers and radio. They can attempt to stamp out free speech, but they won't succeed.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:17:29 AM PST
by
Major Matt Mason
(Enjoying the final death throes of the dinosaur media.)
To: Nightshift
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:18:25 AM PST
by
tutstar
(Baptist Ping list - freepmail me to get on or off.)
To: Cheerio
...It would just speed up the threat of CWII.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:18:36 AM PST
by
Biggirl
(Leave Sarah ALONE!=^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^==^..^=)
To: Cheerio
>>>end of America <<<
No...begining of the Second Revolution!
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:19:03 AM PST
by
HardStarboard
("The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule - Mencken knew Obama)
To: NoObamaFightForConservatives
"It pushes people to, I think, extreme views without a lot of information."And why isn't there a lot of information, Ms. Feinstein? Perhaps because your lapdogs in the media don't provide enough in the first place?
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:20:10 AM PST
by
Major Matt Mason
(Enjoying the final death throes of the dinosaur media.)
To: caper gal 1
I think as long as you put the scare quotes around it, we all know what you mean.
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posted on
11/12/2008 10:25:12 AM PST
by
ichabod1
(You won't know obammunism is here until it puts a boot in your (fat) bottom.)
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