Posted on 02/19/2009 9:16:06 PM PST by Steelfish
Yep
When Obama says something, the reality is often the opposite.
Megadittos bump!
Christian talk radio will also be under assault. Just let a preacher come out against gay marriage on the air and see what happens....
There are dark forces at work in this world and now they are coming after the one force that kept stability in this world, America.
Only the good people of this country can counter the darkness and most of the people of this country have abandoned the Judeo-Christian Ethic.
I taught chemistry labs in college. That didn’t make me a chemistry professor.
God bless you Rush! We love you, man!
Whereas, the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution clearly states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances";
Whereas, members of Congress are recently on record saying they want to re-impose the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" on U.S. broadcasters, or else accomplish the same goal of censoring talk radio by other means, and thereby establish government and quasi-government watchdogs as the arbiters of "fairness" rather than the free and open marketplace of ideas;
Whereas, the U.S. experimented with the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" for 38 years - from 1949 through 1987 - during which time it was repeatedly used by presidents and other political leaders to muzzle dissent and criticism;
Whereas, the abandonment of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" in 1987, thanks to President Ronald Reagan, resulted in an unprecedented explosion of new and diverse voices and political speech - starting with Rush Limbaugh - that revitalized the AM radio band and provided Americans with a multitude of alternative viewpoints;
Whereas, talk radio is one of the most crucial components of the free press in America, and is single-handedly responsible for informing tens of millions of Americans about what their government leaders are doing;
Whereas, it is a wholly un-American idea that government should be the watchdog of the press and a policeman of speech, as opposed to the uniquely American ideal of a free people and a free press being the vigilant watchdogs of government;
Whereas, the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" - either under that name, or using a new name and even more devious methods - represents a frontal assault on the First Amendment, and its re-imposition would constitute nothing more nor less than the crippling of America's robust, unfettered, free press:
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When Obama says something, the reality is often the opposite.
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Exactamundo!
The Maha - in print!
I think he didn’t want to leave a paper trail. He probably was planning a political career all along, even as a young man. He knew that paper trails trip people up. He didn’t want anyone questioning what he wrote years earlier when he was running for office.
Actually, imho when he says “change” he is using the code word for class warfare.
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