Posted on 02/13/2009 8:20:41 PM PST by cdchik123
WASHINGTON (CNN) — More and more Democrats in Congress are calling for action that Republicans warn could muzzle right-wing talk radio.
Representative Maurice Hinchey, a Democrat from New York is the latest to say he wants to bring back the "Fairness Doctrine," a federal regulation scrapped in 1987 that would require broadcasters to present opposing views on public issues.
"I think the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," Hinchey told CNNRadio. Hinchey says he could make it part of a bill he plans to introduce later this year overhauling radio and t-v ownership laws.
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Fascist babies.
CNN is having wet dreams again.
I wanna see these bastards try to do this, if they do, there will be HELL TO PAY
Would the new Fairness Doctrine cover network/cable tv “news” as well?
You won't do squat.
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Thing is - nothing can be done to stop them if they want to run Talk Radio off the air. Not with the Fairness Doctrine - but with the Local Content Rule or “Diveristy” Programming. Sure, all the hosts can run it through the court system to buy time, but the Government holds the upper hand: licensing of radio stations. It won’t be long before the Rush’s, Levin’s and Hannity’s of the world are all gone. Start the clock ticking.
We have to fight this every step of the way
A. In theory, no, because the justification of the original Fairness Doctrine as that there was a public resource, radio spectrum, involved. But then again, this is a Democratic...
But.....I might do something. Never know what that might be, but it will have an impact.
We start by boycotting extreme liberals and boycotting anyone who advertises during a liberal TV show.
Never fear, the ACLU will come to the rescue and.....oh, crap!
You got it Sarah Barracuda.
“Fairness Doctrine” : Those are fightin’ words.
A month ago I would have said it would never happen.
LOL.
WHY AREN’T OUR PEOPLE DEMANDING HALF OF CABLE NEWS?
TYPICAL OF OUR LEADERSHIP, NOT A PEEP, NOT WILLING TO FIGHT FOR ANYTHING!
When the time comes, we will muzzle the Nazis, and it won’t be as gentle as the fairness doctrine.
“Fairness Doctrine” : Those are fightin’ words.
I think Rush would get so teed off that he'd run for national office just to squash the liberals.
I know he's sworn a gazillion times that he would NEVER run, but Rush is the kind of guy that likes to get even when he's being pissed on dissed by liberals.
If they try this and implement it I say we descend upon Washington, DC en masse and create a massive traffic jam with horns blowing all around the Capitol Blg. They wish to squash our freedoms then we can do a little return squashing backatchya.
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