Comments on: The Battle Against The Fairness Doctrine Begins http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/10/22/the-battle-against-the-fairness-doctrine-begins/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:42:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Sue http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/10/22/the-battle-against-the-fairness-doctrine-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-247447 Sue Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:33:42 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=10153#comment-247447 I'm not so casual about this rising threat, and yes, it remains a threat until it is completely over turned in the courts. The rumble is that Obama is working on just this issue. Although it may not come out under that title, the aim will still be to quash free speech and close down talk radio critics of the liberal agenda. You can bet my powder's dry, and the my kit bag packed! If radio has to be fair, then so should the major network news programs on television! Now THAT would have been a laugh, to see them offering McCain the same fawning oblation as they did Obama. I’m not so casual about this rising threat, and yes, it remains a threat until it is completely over turned in the courts.

The rumble is that Obama is working on just this issue. Although it may not come out under that title, the aim will still be to quash free speech and close down talk radio critics of the liberal agenda.

You can bet my powder’s dry, and the my kit bag packed! If radio has to be fair, then so should the major network news programs on television! Now THAT would have been a laugh, to see them offering McCain the same fawning oblation as they did Obama.

]]> By: MB http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/10/22/the-battle-against-the-fairness-doctrine-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-241644 MB Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:54:04 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=10153#comment-241644 Not going anywhere, and everyone knows it. The supposed reimposition of the Fairness Doctrine is little more than a rallying tool for the right. (Funny, at the National Religious Broadcasters Assoc. meeting I attended years ago (04?), their two primary concerns were the Fairness Doctrine and hate crimes laws. Both were the subjects of feigned outrage from the podium/pulpit, but no owner/broadcaster I talked to about it there had actual concerns about either. It's just a stunt. That said, I'll grant that there does appear to be some public support for it among my citizen brethren on the left. But that's mostly because they don't seem to have really thought through/grasped what the Fairness Doctrine would require. ~ I do, however, support some Congressional action slapping the FCC around and reminding it of its statutory duty to take the public interest into account in its licensing decisions. Not going anywhere, and everyone knows it. The supposed reimposition of the Fairness Doctrine is little more than a rallying tool for the right. (Funny, at the National Religious Broadcasters Assoc. meeting I attended years ago (04?), their two primary concerns were the Fairness Doctrine and hate crimes laws. Both were the subjects of feigned outrage from the podium/pulpit, but no owner/broadcaster I talked to about it there had actual concerns about either. It’s just a stunt.

That said, I’ll grant that there does appear to be some public support for it among my citizen brethren on the left. But that’s mostly because they don’t seem to have really thought through/grasped what the Fairness Doctrine would require.

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I do, however, support some Congressional action slapping the FCC around and reminding it of its statutory duty to take the public interest into account in its licensing decisions.

]]> By: Roundup For 10/23/08 | Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts http://belowthebeltway.com/2008/10/22/the-battle-against-the-fairness-doctrine-begins/comment-page-1/#comment-241637 Roundup For 10/23/08 | Bearing Drift :: Virginia Politics and Podcasts Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:19:51 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=10153#comment-241637 [...] Below The Beltway: The Battle Against The Fairness Doctrine Begins - Remember that fight against a revival of the Fairness Doctrine that Stephen Green talked about last week? Looks like it’s time to at least make sure the powder is dry… [...] [...] Below The Beltway: The Battle Against The Fairness Doctrine Begins – Remember that fight against a revival of the Fairness Doctrine that Stephen Green talked about last week? Looks like it’s time to at least make sure the powder is dry… [...]

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