Posted on 02/16/2009 4:34:42 PM PST by Jim Robinson
An Obama senior advisor has indicated that the administration is mulling whether the controversial Fairness Doctrine will get a new lease on life, according to a report in Broadcasting and Cable.
The now defunct Fairness Doctrine, if revived, could be used by a liberal administration to silence Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and other radio talk show hosts – as well as much of the new alternative media. The doctrine required broadcasters to report both sides of controversial issues. It was dropped in 1987 by the Federal Communications Commission.
Asked by Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday whether he would rule out re-imposing the doctrine, White House senior adviser David Axelrod responded: “I’m going to leave that issue to Julius Genachowski, our new head of the FCC, and the president to discuss, so I don’t have an answer for you now.”
This soft position is a departure from a much more definitive posture on the doctrine touted during the Obama campaign in June 2008:
“Senator Obama does not support re-imposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters,” said press secretary Michael Ortiz in an e-mail to Broadcasting and Cable at that time.
“He considers this debate to be a distraction from the conversation we should be having about opening up the airwaves and modern communications to as many diverse viewpoints as possible,” said Ortiz. The specter of a return to the doctrine has enjoyed renewed visibility over the last couple of weeks as leading Democrats have been discussing it more and more.
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They are starting to feel the “Stimulus” POWER, are they ? Success breeds more contemplation of more attempts at legislative law making ?
Damn the Constitution, SILENCE !!! The BEATINGS will continue until Social justice is achieved !
But..uh..ummm...attempting to uhhh...um..to uhh...silence Rush may be a bridge too far, BHO. Free speech and all that constitutional stuff, ya know ?
Thanks for posting the words and not the audio.
BK? Sorry don’t know what that means. I’m certain some here will call me names for not knowing that particular contractonym. But, do tell, how does Burger King affect Sirius?
Everyone sue everyone else.
Keep it in the courts forever.
http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm
Who ever thought this country would be under socialist control?
All they have to do is finish the job.
I found out in Nov. that mass brainwashing was very easy to do.
I believe they were talking about the impending bankruptcy.
You get no balanced news from any network, save Fox.
None. You can, however, tune in to 0’s 24/7 cable channel.
If ‘progressive’/commu-fascist talk radio sold enough advertising, they’d be in business. They don’t.
I assume you reported said leftist to your HR department for creating a hostile work environment. :)
Exactly—beat them over the head with their own stick. Don’t forget colleges, including professors, speakers, entertainers, et.al.
I fired a lib at work!
I should have reported her after she asked me if I would call BHO a “baby killer.”
This is the exact sentence that we need to repeat and repeat and repeat and repeat...
I congratulate you for not saying yes and then punching her in the nose. :)
The Left knows this. That is why:
First - they will subvert the First. Then;
Second - they will subvert the Second.
Simple and Evil. No?
what are the odds that the gubmit will bail out satellite radio and then CONTROL IT TOO?!!
Bring it, commie punks. You don’t know what you’re getting into.
If the Left wants to play this game, let them. But you can bet that this Socialist Government will Not win reelection.
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