[Ken in Eastman]

I'm sure we've all realized how difficult it is to find a liberal who can carry on a satisfactory argument: an argument with no name-calling or hysterics that sticks to fact and reason. There is a reason for that.

We've probably all pointed out that liberals cannot use logic because logic -- even using their twisted assumptions -- will show that they are wrong. The only argument they will win is one in which their opponents cannot fully participate. That was the situation until the internet, talk radio and FOX News became available.

Neil Boortz has already stated (give credit where credit is due) that we will soon see an attempt to reimplement The Fairness Doctrine or something similar via legal maneuvering such as a lawsuit. This makes sense because the liberals cannot win on a level playing field -- even WITH public education as it is.

Best regards,

[Timesink]

Neil Boortz has already stated (give credit where credit is due) that we will soon see an attempt to reimplement The Fairness Doctrine or something similar via legal maneuvering such as a lawsuit.

Ha! Let 'em try. The main reason the (un)Fairness Doctrine was scrapped in the first place was because the SCOTUS gave a none-too-subtle hint to the FCC that the state of brodacast communication was about to reach a point where the FD would no longer be constitutionally viable ... and they said this in 1984! Since then, the number of cable channels has gone up by a couple of orders of magnitude, three more broadcast networks have come into existence, the number of actual TV and radio stations has exploded, and then, of course, came the Internet.

The FR made some sense when it was instituted in 1949, and there was practically nothing around but the three networks. It would serve absolutely no purpose today but to supress popular speech (and destroy much of the broadcast industry in the process, because they would be disallowed from running shows that actually got ratings). If it were ever reinstituted by the FCC, or forced into law by the RATS, an immediate injunction would be issued, and the SCOTUS would eventually rip it to shreds. And the chances of such a law ever getting passed is almost zero in the first place, since the National Association of Broadcasters is generally considered the most powerful lobby in Washington by far, and they of course HATE the FD.