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If markets cannot produce what society really cares about, like a media that reflects the true diversity and spirit of our country, then government has a legitimate role to play, he said.
Because the tax cheating, lobbyist coddling, elitist socialist buffoons in government reflect that 'diversity' and 'spirit' so damn well...of course. Are you kidding me?
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29 posted on
02/12/2009 9:08:07 AM PST by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: bamahead
“If markets cannot produce what society really cares about, like a media that reflects the true diversity and spirit of our country, then government has a legitimate role to play, he said.”
That’s government speak for “the liberals in the media are not making enough money or have a big enough market share because no one really wants to listen to them, so the government is going to take care of that and reduce the number of Conservative’s in the media.”
That’s the only way you can look at it. Air America is on life support and needs to be unplugged. Rush is commanding an audience of 20 million a week and that is making the “regulators” very unhappy. They want to force people to listen to liberals, even if it’s at the point of a gun.
35 posted on
02/12/2009 12:35:32 PM PST by
MissouriConservative
(If there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way.)
To: bamahead; Clintonfatigued; Just A Nobody; LucyT; ExTexasRedhead; ml/nj; rmlew; ...
Seems like this Capps doesn't quite endorse the Fairness Doctrine, but rather Affirmative Action for the broadcasters so to that "the true diversity ... of our country" will be reflected. Let's remember that he's only the acting chairman of the FCC. The sparks will begin to fly when the real chair tries to do O's bidding.
To: bamahead
This is bad.
But next time we have a Republican administration we need to restrain Republicans who want to censor. This is too easy a sell now since it doesn’t look to the outsider like a big change.
Punishing a local station because Janet Jackson’s top comes off during the super bowl was an important step on th4e slippery slope that threatens now to fall on our heads.
39 posted on
02/12/2009 2:19:25 PM PST by
gondramB
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