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2008-12-18 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Who will buy ads on the anti-Rush show? A lot fewer people. In fact, it's entirely possible that not enough sponsors will be found to cover the expenses of the anti-Rush show. So the station will have to decide whether or not they wish to continue to subsidize the anti-Rush show. But should they cut back (or cut out) the anti-Rush, then they have to cut back (or cut out) Limbaugh as well.

This government policy is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment against government takings without due process. The "fairness doctrine" permits Congress to abdicate its role as a protector of free speech and to make itself into a role it is much more comfortable with: a thief of private wealth.

Posted by badanov 2008-12-18 00:25|| http://www.freefirezone.org]">[http://www.freefirezone.org] 2008-12-18 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 That it is even politically feasible to support such outrageous censorship (finally, an accurate use of the term, even minus "Congress passing any law" explicitly limiting freedom of the press) is - in a year when the word has lost its meaning - "unbelievable".

This sort of thing takes tinfoil-hat paranoia and validates it.

But we're supposed to be upset by the Patriot Act, or warrantless NSA surveillance - wherein there wasn't the slightest erosion of Constitutional protections or processes.

When do I wake up from this nightmare?

Posted by Verlaine 2008-12-18 01:20|| 2008-12-18 01:20|| Front Page Top

#3 When do I wake up from this nightmare?

When they come knocking at your door at 3 am?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-12-18 03:33|| 2008-12-18 03:33|| Front Page Top

#4 When do I wake up from this nightmare?

About four years from now if we are lucky.

Posted by SteveS 2008-12-18 03:33|| 2008-12-18 03:33|| Front Page Top

#5 I didn't realize Dennis Miller was a conservative talk show host. Has anyone informed him of this?
Cause I think he and most of his listeners think they are middle of the road. I guess if you're not a flaming liberal jagoff you must be a conservative nazi.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-12-18 10:44|| 2008-12-18 10:44|| Front Page Top

#6 I have a question that should actually be semi-intelligent and on-point for once.

Don't broadcasters have a lobby? A very powerful and well funded lobby? Should we really be worried about this at all?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-12-18 10:48|| 2008-12-18 10:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Rush has a lot of very dedicated people listening to his program. They will be pissed if he is taken off the air, and there will be repurcussions.

Posted by bman 2008-12-18 11:03|| 2008-12-18 11:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Who will buy ads on the anti-Rush show? A lot fewer people.

O contraire, mon frere. There are lots of people paying for the anti-Rush show already. Including you. It's called NPR.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-12-18 11:22|| 2008-12-18 11:22|| Front Page Top

#9 I think Rush would enjoy being on half hour of every hour on NPR and PBS to ensure Fair play all around. When the Liberals learn they are destroying their own bastions of liberal thought they will start to rethink this silly plan.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-12-18 11:25|| 2008-12-18 11:25|| Front Page Top

#10 Who will buy ads on the anti-Rush show?

Boys and Girls Clubs everywhere shudder at that thought...

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-18 11:28|| 2008-12-18 11:28|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-18 11:32|| 2008-12-18 11:32|| Front Page Top

#12 I'm sure NPR and PBS would be exempt... them being government supported and such....

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-12-18 11:34|| 2008-12-18 11:34|| Front Page Top

#13 Unmasking the Myths Behind the Fairness Doctrine

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-18 11:38|| 2008-12-18 11:38|| Front Page Top

#14 I can think of two things that would get me actively fired up: 1. no more talk radio, and 2. impeachment procedings against W.

Posted by bman 2008-12-18 12:39|| 2008-12-18 12:39|| Front Page Top

#15 NPR gets about 2% of its money from the federal government; some more from states. They were bequeathed $225 million by Joan Kroc a while ago, bumped up salaries a lot at the time IIRC. Don't have the % for PBS but it was cut a fair amount in 2005.

Posted by lotp 2008-12-18 22:27|| 2008-12-18 22:27|| Front Page Top

#16 "Don't have the % for PBS but it was cut a fair amount in 2005."

Not enough, obviously....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-12-18 22:44|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-12-18 22:44|| Front Page Top

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