Fairness Doctrine: Senator Dick Durbin takes it in the back door

IHateTheMedia.com ^ | 02/28/09

[slomark]

Senator Jim DeMint’s amendment to kill the Fairness Doctrine was pretty straightforward.

But an aide to DeMint said Senator Dick Durbin’s amendment requiring “diversity” in radio ownership will “impose the Fairness Doctrine through the back door by trying to break up radio ownership.”

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[Perdogg]

I bet he does

[WakeUpAndVote]

Paging Barney Fwrank, please pick up the brown courtesy phone.

[wastedyears]

[LibertyGrrrl]

[Beowulf9]

You know this article is terrible. They don’t mention the name of the bill, or print anything regarding what was in it. Or when it was defeated, if I read this correctly.

What was it Durbin was proposing to pass?

[sbark]

so that means Durbin and Frank are working late hours on the bill in Franks basement.....?

[70th Division]

I hope someone takes Durbin in the BACK DOOR! Just a thought.