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Congresswoman Pushes for Return of 'Fairness Doctrine' and Extend It to Cable and Satellite
NewsBusters ^ | December 16, 2008 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 12/16/2008 6:15:19 PM PST by PJ-Comix

Although president-elect Barack Obama has stated that he is opposed to the reimposition of the so-called Fairness Doctrine, it remains to be seen if he can resist the pressure of Congress to bring back a measure that many on the left favor because they claim it will "Hush Rush." Leading the charge for bringing back the Fairness Doctrine is Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California. According to this report, Eshoo not only wants to bring it back but to extend it to absurdly include cable and satellite where public airwaves are not even involved:

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, said Monday she will work to restore the Fairness Doctrine and have it apply to cable and satellite programming as well as radio and TV.

“I’ll work on bringing it back. I still believe in it,” Eshoo told the Daily Post in Palo Alto.

The Fairness Doctrine required TV and radio stations to balance opposing points of view. It meant that those who disagreed with the political slant of a commentator were entitled to free air time to give contrasting points of view, usually in the same time slot as the original broadcast.

The doctrine was repealed by the Reagan administration's Federal Communications Commission in 1987, and a year later, Rush Limbaugh's show went national, ushering in a new form of AM radio.

Conservative talk show hosts fear the doctrine will result in their programs being canceled because stations don't want to offer large amounts of air time to opponents whose response programs probably wouldn't get good ratings.

Eshoo said she would recommend the doctrine be applied not only to radio and TV broadcasts, but also to cable and satellite services.

“It should and will affect everyone,” she said.


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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; US: California
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61 posted on 12/17/2008 1:02:33 AM PST by bamahead (Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
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To: danmar; PJ-Comix

>>It will never be considered because it will violate the “First Amendment”

So does McCain-Feingold. Big deal. Violating a Right is seen as no big deal these days in Washington.


62 posted on 12/17/2008 4:08:55 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
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To: FreedomPoster

After this past election cycle and Obama’s illicit fund raising operation, McCain-Feingold is moot law. In the ‘04 cycle, 527’s got around it.


63 posted on 12/17/2008 4:13:13 AM PST by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: PJ-Comix

How can the FCC regulate cable and satellite transmissions?


64 posted on 12/17/2008 4:13:25 AM PST by oblomov (Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods. - Mencken)
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To: PJ-Comix
I guess Katie will have to give up her chair for half her show/newscast. As will Chrissy et al.
65 posted on 12/17/2008 5:09:04 AM PST by sweet_diane (I have no problem w/ the color of his skin... it's the content of his character that bothers me!)
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To: PJ-Comix
"Although president-elect Barack Obama has stated that he is opposed to the reimposition of the so-called Fairness Doctrine, it remains to be seen if he can resist the pressure of Congress to bring back a measure that many on the left favor"

Some guys have brass ones...others paper mache. Will 0bama just be Nancy's puppet or not??

66 posted on 12/17/2008 5:12:05 AM PST by sweet_diane (I have no problem w/ the color of his skin... it's the content of his character that bothers me!)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; george76; ...

Recall time!


67 posted on 12/17/2008 7:29:24 AM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______Profile finally updated Saturday, December 6, 2008 !!!)
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To: PJ-Comix

Can we extend the Fairness Doctrine to PRINT media?

How about we make mandate that the editorial pages across the nation endorse Republicans and Democrats equally?


68 posted on 12/17/2008 7:30:03 AM PST by earlJam
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To: PJ-Comix

When are they going to realize....

LIFE ISN’T FAIR!!!!


69 posted on 12/17/2008 7:31:33 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Political correctness is a form of censorship!)
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To: PJ-Comix

Does she not know, since it has been pounded into the mush minds of people all over the place that normal (basically free) TV broadcasts are going the way of the Dodo bird next February???

Radio will technically be the last bastion of free speech left...

Brilliant!!!

/sarc

We ought to call her office and tell her how stupid she really is...But then again ignorance on her part might be bliss...


70 posted on 12/17/2008 7:38:20 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: Repeal The 17th

Guilty.


71 posted on 12/17/2008 7:38:45 AM PST by OKSooner
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To: mrclean5

“Everything will just move to the ‘net, it’s inevitable anyway”


So it’s OK, then?


72 posted on 12/17/2008 7:39:11 AM PST by unkus
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To: PJ-Comix
"Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California"

Politburo Representative Comrade Anna Eshoo of Kali-damn-fornia. Fixed it
73 posted on 12/17/2008 7:42:30 AM PST by Convert from ECUSA (RINO = Big government, blue blood, country club Vichy Republicans)
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To: PJ-Comix

One other thing...If the effort begins to extend to this form of communication...Internet forums and other bloging type websites...

Because if Rush, Hannity, Levin, and yes even Savage and other shows on TalkRadio start to feel the pinch, I really feel most people know what the score is and that their programing (loss) would not impact us that much...I really feel it will not effect the movement much...

We still have these websites to more actively discuss and debate the issues...

When they come after us in these places is where we might have a problem...

But I would surely like to continue hearing these programs on the air remain available for us to listen and participate in in the future...


74 posted on 12/17/2008 7:44:33 AM PST by stevie_d_64
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To: Arizona Carolyn

As long as CNN has Obama-loving Gerkin, Toobin and Begala as “analysts” they will never be fair and balanced.


75 posted on 12/17/2008 7:47:27 AM PST by jersey117
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To: PJ-Comix

Howard Stern is just gonna love this. They are total morons.


76 posted on 12/17/2008 7:47:39 AM PST by redk
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To: PJ-Comix

She forgot the Internet. But I’m sure she’ll get around to it...


77 posted on 12/17/2008 7:48:19 AM PST by Little Ray (Do we have a Plan B?)
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To: PJ-Comix; All

My tagline says it all.


78 posted on 12/17/2008 7:50:27 AM PST by melancholy (When a marxist is elected BOTUS, (B = Butt), shiite happens!)
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To: ExTexasRedhead

CA ping


79 posted on 12/17/2008 8:14:19 AM PST by Arrowhead1952 (The main stream media lied - America died.)
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To: MrB
It seems the fairness doctrine is just the matador’s cape.

Matador's cape - brilliant phrasing

Is it original with you or did you see it used that way elsewhere?

80 posted on 12/17/2008 8:27:31 AM PST by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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