Limbaugh: Obama's Control of Banks a 'Stealth Way' to Impose Fairness Doctrine

NewsBusters ^ | June 5, 2009 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Some in the liberal media establishment have decried discussion of the Fairness Doctrine, claiming the Obama administration's publicly saying it wouldn't pursue it removed the threat.

However, conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh theorized that President Obama may have another method to restrict content over the airwaves in mind. In an interview on Sean Hannity's June 4 Fox News Channel program, Limbaugh explained how Obama could do this - by exercising the influence the government has over the banking sector.

"I want to say one other thing, even if I go over time here," Limbaugh said. "People ask me about the Fairness Doctrine all the time and I've been watching something here - newspapers are losing money. Advertising revenue is down, circulation. But radio companies, too, Sean. Television companies - their advertising revenues are down."

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[Rufus2007]

Makes you wonder if broadcasters could be the only potential target of the administration.

[Califreak]

SRM ping

[PetroniusMaximus]

The control of the banks means that capital will only flow to those who don’t oppose the party line.

It could become a more effective means of political control than taxation.

[TigersEye]

BOR has been pointing out that GE, which owns MSNBC, stands to make billions from 0bama’s policies. And we can see how compliant MSNBC is.