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Vote to End Fairness Doctrine Not in Works, Hoyer Says

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 Would you rather myself listen to your foolish house sessions and dribble? I may ablidge, but what I reoirt from you is hellspawn.

YOUR rights as a government are in jepordy.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-01-09 00:35|| 2009-01-09 00:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Nobody is going to pass the fairness doctrine. If so MSNBC would have to allow Rush, Ann Coulter, or Alan Keyes TV time. Can you imagine?

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2009-01-09 07:00|| 2009-01-09 07:00|| Front Page Top

#3 CS, you nailed the point I was going to make so well all I can add is "Touche".

Would not this doctrine if passed also require equal time for "THE TRUTH"?

Nope nothing to see here-move along!!

Posted by Every Day a Wildcat(KSU) 2009-01-09 08:17|| 2009-01-09 08:17|| Front Page Top

#4 I can very easily imagine the Cable and TV network, NPR, and newspapers being exempted from Fairness Doctrine II.

It would be targeted right at talk radio - and Blogs if they could get away with it. The media (with the possible exception of FOX) is desperate to get their old captured audience back.

Posted by CrazyFool 2009-01-09 08:22|| 2009-01-09 08:22|| Front Page Top

#5 I think CF has it. It's for radio only. If it's equally applied I'd vote for it.

"coming up at 11:30 the Conservative reply to the liberal news."

Posted by Hellfish 2009-01-09 08:26|| 2009-01-09 08:26|| Front Page Top

#6 Cyber Sarge: Don't for a moment believe that the media and the government wouldn't be as hypocritical as hell about the fairness doctrine. They would insist that beyond doubt, Keith Olbermann is fair and balanced, but someone like Brit Hume was "radical right wing."

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-01-09 09:18|| 2009-01-09 09:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Actually guys, the first time around the big 3 were exempted. It would be harder to justify exempting networks nowdays with cable, but still possible. Think of a "certification" from the government so you don't have to put the peasant right on your liberal ivory tower show. Because you are a "journalist" and all.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-01-09 09:48|| 2009-01-09 09:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Guys, just think about it. These traitors would put even farther left-wing people on to balance out the conservatives like Olberman.

It's all in who gets to make the definitions.

Posted by AlanC 2009-01-09 10:14|| 2009-01-09 10:14|| Front Page Top

#9 It would guarantee equal time for opposing viewpoints -on the radio not in congress.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2009-01-09 14:08|| 2009-01-09 14:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Problem is that talk radio is becoming a relic of the '90s. The future in the series of Tubes that Algore created, and the Democrats are way ahead in that ball game.

Posted by Mizzou Mafia 2009-01-09 14:12|| 2009-01-09 14:12|| Front Page Top

#11 Conservative talk radio blossomed AFTER the Fairness Doctrine was rescinded.

Think about who wants to bring it back. Consider what their reasons might be.

Scared yet?

Posted by Iblis 2009-01-09 14:55|| 2009-01-09 14:55|| Front Page Top

#12 So Rush appears on NPR and Air America, I guess it can only help their ratings but I think a number of heads would pop.

Posted by rjschwarz 2009-01-09 18:10|| 2009-01-09 18:10|| Front Page Top

#13 yeah, let's expand the fairness doctrine to the public education system; ie, if your're getting federal funds, you will allow conservative instructors in 50-50.

Posted by hammerhead 2009-01-09 18:21|| 2009-01-09 18:21|| Front Page Top

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