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2010-11-18 Home Front: Politix

Sen. Rockefeller: FCC Should Take FOX News, MSNBC Off Airwaves

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-11-18 02:21|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 See my comment on the Sharpton thread.

I would add that this is not a numerically fair request by the Senator. The ratings disparity of Fox vs MSNBC is huge. Fox is the source of news and opinion for many, many times more Americans than MSNBC. I think that shutting down either is wrong, but in order for some sort of parity to be achieved, you would have to shut down essentially all of the other MSM outlets (CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS) in order to have the same impact on the left of shutting down Fox would on the right.

Rockefeller's request is neither statistically intelligent nor fair, and seeks to use the police power of the state to advantage his point of view. Typical for a Democrat.

How the left longs for the days when they had a hegemony over the information stream, when Cronkite could lie to the American public about us losing Tet and get away with it because there were no alternate information streams.

Of course, all of this calling for the FCC to shut down Fox affiliates may be a preemptive strike on, or a distraction from, plans of the GOP to defund NPR and PBS and sell off the licenses of affiliates.

Posted by no mo uro 2010-11-18 05:41|| 2010-11-18 05:41|| Front Page Top

#2 ...Well, at least the Gentleman from West Virginia is being even handed in his stupidity.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2010-11-18 08:37|| 2010-11-18 08:37|| Front Page Top

#3 What part of the First Amendment did the good Senator not learn?

Posted by Steve White 2010-11-18 09:27|| 2010-11-18 09:27|| Front Page Top

#4 What part of "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God."* did the Senator not understand?

*oath of office

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-11-18 09:43|| 2010-11-18 09:43|| Front Page Top

#5 "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God. ~~Unless of course some teabagging rightwing Christer clinger doesn't agree with my Imperial Senate a@s in which case they're fair game.~~"

FTFY.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2010-11-18 10:55|| 2010-11-18 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 What an arrogant prick. People like him create "McVeighs".

Posted by OldSpook 2010-11-18 10:58|| 2010-11-18 10:58|| Front Page Top

#7 SPQA - THE SENATE AND THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.

Douchebaggery at its best.

Posted by Broadhead6 2010-11-18 11:13|| 2010-11-18 11:13|| Front Page Top

#8 There's a little bug inside of me...

You gotta keep up with your patches, Senator.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-11-18 11:42|| 2010-11-18 11:42|| Front Page Top

#9 It is one thing for Sharpton and his broadcasters to make damn fools of themselves exercising their right to speech.

It, to me, it quite another for a current Senator to suggest something so obviously against the constitution, especially outside of the context of suggesting an amendment, and most disturbingly mentioning specific organizations, that he should be brought up on ethics charges.

Totally unacceptable, no matter which party or media.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-11-18 11:43|| 2010-11-18 11:43|| Front Page Top

#10 The mission of this hearing was to examine the current negotiation process between broadcasters and their distributers. Yet Sen. Rockefeller, the Senates lead advocate for Net Neutrality, felt compelled to make his statements about broadcast "content". He even went so far as to suggest that the muckrakers on cable programs inhibit the "ability to do our work here in congress." Make no mistake, the Rockefeller cabal wants to control the dissemination of information as much as possible. Their goal is redefine broadcast content as a commodity in the public interest. Therefore, they can to transform information into an "utility" that can be completly regulated (controlled) by goverment agencies.(Just looking out for the consumer, yaknow.) What is is missing from the posted clip is Rockefellers directly proceeding comments. "If you don't fix it...we will."
It's not so much of a conspirecy therory really. It's just good ole' fashioned...Gangster Goverment.

Posted by DepotGuy 2010-11-18 12:08|| 2010-11-18 12:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Try it, Senator. The federal government is already so damn unconstitutional already. Continue to piss us off by trampling our rights. See what happens.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-11-18 12:38|| 2010-11-18 12:38|| Front Page Top

#12 Ah, for the good old days. When the constituents were dumb, uninformed, knew their place and let their betters make all the rules.
Is that what you meant, senator?

Posted by tu3031 2010-11-18 12:50|| 2010-11-18 12:50|| Front Page Top

#13 Yes, tu. I think that's what he meant.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-11-18 13:40|| 2010-11-18 13:40|| Front Page Top

#14 What does the FCC have to do with cable broadcasts? They're not broadcast over the airwaves (which AFAIK is the FCC's perview); one has to subscribe to some sort of cable network (for money) to see them - they ain't free.

If you don't like Fox News, "Senator," don't turn them on - that's what the channel changer is for. Problem solved.

Are you this ignorant on the rest of the Constitution, "Senator" Moneybags?

/rhetorical question

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-11-18 15:06|| 2010-11-18 15:06|| Front Page Top

#15 Fox News is cable, but Fox affiliates are not.

Posted by Pappy 2010-11-18 21:01|| 2010-11-18 21:01|| Front Page Top

#16 FOX local affiliates are simply msm with prettier talent. No more, no less.

FOX News seems to be devolving in that direction, but so far "Steady-as-She-Goes"

Posted by pan 2010-11-18 21:14|| 2010-11-18 21:14|| Front Page Top

#17 I don't watch Fox News. I consider them too much a radical/leftist/pro-Muslim organization.

I get most of my news from Rantburg - and I think I'm much better informed than I used to be. (Where else can I get highlights of the Bangladeshi RAB?)

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2010-11-18 23:08|| 2010-11-18 23:08|| Front Page Top

#18 "Fox News is cable, but Fox affiliates are not."

True, Pappy, but I doubt they get anything more than their evening half-hour or hour news broadcast, if that, from big daddy. My local Fox broadcast station is all shows and sports, just like NBC/CBS/ABC. The local station doesn't have a 6 pm news show; they put on an hour at 10 pm, which is actually done by the local NBC affiliate in the NBC studios with NBC talent. The 2 anchors are (mostly) dedicated to the Fox broadcast, but the weather, sports, and non-anchor reports are shared with the NBC station.

My comment still stands. And Off-His-Rocker~~feller~~ is an idiot. And a traitor to his oath of office.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-11-18 23:11|| 2010-11-18 23:11|| Front Page Top

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