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Main Forums => Politics => Topic started by: Desertdog on December 06, 2008, 10:48:40 PM
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'Unfairness' Doctrine - back by popular demand?
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow - 12/6/2008 4:00:00 AM
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=342568
A non-profit think tank says bringing back the misnamed Fairness Doctrine would be an "open invitation for political abuse."
The Independent Women's Forum (IWF) has joined a chorus of other concerned organizations in trying to warn the American public about the consequences if the Democratic-controlled Congress is able to reinstate the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." Allison Kasic, a spokeswoman for the IWF, believes the Fairness Doctrine is clearly misnamed.
"The 'Unfairness Doctrine' would be much better [because] it has a lot of potential to basically shut down and silence your critic, and it flies in the face of what this country stands for," she contends. "Among other things, it's basically an open invitation for political abuse, using this rhetoric of fairness to silence your critics."
Kasic points out that what makes proposals to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine particularly unfair is that it targets a specific medium, namely radio. "The fact that this regulation would go after, specifically, radio shows just how politically motivated it is because, in essence, they're going after conservatives by the sheer fact that conservatives have dominated talk radio over the past couple decades," she adds.
While liberals, according to Kasic, present themselves as victims of conservative talk radio, she notes it is their domination of the mainstream media that most encouraged the rise of talk radio, and the conservative right had little choice but to create a new forum for communication.
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While liberals, according to Kasic, present themselves as victims of conservative talk radio, she notes it is their domination of the mainstream media that most encouraged the rise of talk radio, and the conservative right had little choice but to create a new forum for communication.
Much as only whites can be racists, so can only leftist extremists be victims.
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If the libs are really going to try this, then I suggest the Republicans try to kill it with a poison pill that requires fairness in all media: radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, rock concerts, movies...everything.
Imagine if NBC had to let Rush Limbaugh sit next to Brian Williams and interpret the liberal spin for conservative voters on the nightly news.
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Imagine if NBC had to let Rush Limbaugh sit next to Brian Williams and interpret the liberal spin for conservative voters on the nightly news.
I might be tempted to get a TV and satellite service just to see that.
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The problem as always is who is the judge of what is fair or not fair?
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If at first you don't succeed, shoot the winner.
That'd be what the democrats want.
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The Fairness Doctrine is one of the prime canaries in the coal mine. The next few years turn on how crazy the Left really is and how far they want to push. If they want serious political trouble in America they know, or ought to know, just what to do. The American people are only going to take so much. Many will be looking at the Fairness Doctrine, new gun control proposals, and the prospect of an amnesty. The Dems are well advised not to get too carried away by their "great opportunity."
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The "Fairness Doctrine" and the BCFRA (aka McCain-Feingold), together. Finally.
"Congress shall not make no law.........what?!"
George Washington would be sick; George Orwell would be proud; George Soros will be defacto dictator.
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If the libs are really going to try this, then I suggest the Republicans try to kill it with a poison pill that requires fairness in all media: radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, rock concerts, movies...everything.
This is what I've been pointing out for months. The lefties claim that radio has a limited number of owners in a given area, or some such "rationale", but I have much more choice in radio stations than I do newspapers.
And, you forgot the biggest source of one-sided propaganda: public schools.
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This is what I've been pointing out for months. The lefties claim that radio has a limited number of owners in a given area, or some such "rationale", but I have much more choice in radio stations than I do newspapers.
Air America even failed on satellite. It was one push to listen to either America Right or America Left, which was Air America till they blew up. You could choose channel 166 or channel 167. Right beside each other, 24/7.
One had people like Michael Reagan and Laura Ingraham. The other had Al Franken and Randi Rhodes.
Guess which one people listened to?
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George Washington would be sick; George Orwell would be proud; George Soros will be defacto dictator.
Orwell would have a certain level of professional pride in his predictions coming true, but he'd be absolutely disgusted by this. He wrote 1984 and Animal Farm as warnings against this kind of stupidity. Unfortunately, we have failed to take his advice.
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Orwell would have a certain level of professional pride in his predictions coming true, but he'd be absolutely disgusted by this. He wrote 1984 and Animal Farm as warnings against this kind of stupidity. Unfortunately, we have failed to take his advice.
Actually I think his advice was looked upon as being a goal to aim for, instead of something to avoid.
Tim
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Actually I think his advice was looked upon as being a goal to aim for, instead of something to avoid.
Tim
Have you READ his books?
If you think he suggested it be a goal to aim for you haven't the SLIGHTEST idea what he was illustrating.
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Have you READ his books?
If you think he suggested it be a goal to aim for you haven't the SLIGHTEST idea what he was illustrating.
He didn't suggest it as a goal to aim for, but I do suspect there are many in our society who mistake the book for a user manual.
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He didn't suggest it as a goal to aim for, but I do suspect there are many in our society who mistake the book for a user manual.
you are double plus ungood for thinking that =D
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Actually it would be brought back by unpopular demand.
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He didn't suggest it as a goal to aim for, but I do suspect there are many in our society who mistake the book for a user manual.
Orwell was a socialist until the day he died, but he hated the corruption that goes with unchecked socialism and greed. He abhorred the Soviet Union, but he probably would have liked America with LBJ's Great Society had it been finished as LBJ designed.