Fairness Doctrine hammered 309-115

The Hill ^ | June 28, 2007 | Alexander Bolton

[ChicagoConservative27]

Bingo.

[laurie_d]

Thank you both.

[laurie_d]

I also need to fix the typo from childen....to children.

I think everyone understood, lol

[Reaganite1984]

It makes you wonder how much time the Democrat's chief hatchet-man has devoted to excoriating Paris Hilton in the well of the House.

What a mendacious, hypocritical bastard.

[ScottLA37]

Have the Democrats actually read the Fairness Doctrine. I was targeted at all broadcasters. It did not specify radio because there were no other broadcasters. The reason they did not include the press was because broadcasting frequencies were finite and trees to produce newspapers were not. To bring this up to date this would include other finite broadcasting mediums such as television frequencies, IP addresses, satellite orbits, cable tv bandwidth, and satellite bandwidth. The more they understand this Fairness Doctrine the less they will want it.

[midwyf]

What I’d like to know is how they planned to force people to actually listen to the “other side”.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

Obey had to get this little cheap shot in though, comparing Rush to Hilton. Can’t face the cold fact that nobody wants to hear liberal vomit on the airwaves.

It's a perfectly natural human reaction to notice a pretty face, and to point a camera at it if you've got one. IOW, Paris Hilton's face interests the public.

But that hardly qualifies photographs of her face to be a matter which affects the public interest. The point, surely, is that no matter how "objectively journalists follow the rules which tell them that pictures of Paris Hilton interest the public, those pictures will shed no light on what government policies may be wise - may be in the public interest.

The so-called "objectivity" with which journalists attract public attention is irrelevant to any question touching the First Amendment rights of the people - or any other matter of public policy.

Why Broadcast Journalism is
Unnecessary and Illegitimate

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Yep, and the Congress-critters are all upset about being held accountable. The people are on the warpath and Washington is not happy about the upcoming housecleaning. They think we’re the problem with America, we’re supposed to just sit and be good little subjects. Nope! It’s time to take out the trash.

[MonicaG]

Excellent letter; well said!

[MonicaG]

No kidding. Shades of “They Live” for real.

[pacelvi]

i hate living in a State that has Dick Drip Durban and Messiah as Senators.

[harpo11]

Clinton goon front man, Podesta, funded by George Soros, will be watching, listening, monitoring, and intimidating radio station owners and advertisers of talk radio programs that do not agree with their fuming,
intolerant, miserable power mad screaching queen,
Mrs. Clinton, after all, that's the only way she can win her life's ambition and fulfillment is by stomping on free speech.

[Rockitz]

This attempt by the senate on immigration legislation has awaken conservatives across the country. Now all we need to do is get a true conservative at the top of the GOP as its 2008 nominee.

[T Lady]

Thanks for the outstanding Ping on this article.

...What the entire debate surrounding the (so called) 'Fairness Doctrine' really demonstrates is the American Left's desperate attempt at reviving their complete domination over all things journalistic: The television airwaves (which they still have to a degree, Fox News Channel and C-Span (to an extent) being the only exceptions), radio (If Air America is the standard by which they judge success, they're in big trouble), and the Internet (which is actually fairly split, with a number of Left leaning Blogs out there, if your sanity and stomach can withstand the pain of reading them). Back in the day when you only had the Big Three (CBS, NBC, and ABC), that's pretty much what America got, in the guise of 'fair and balanced' reporting.

If you believe that, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I can sell you...

All in all, I'm personally glad to see this puppy go down in flames, and it should be buried and stay there. I wholeheartedly agree with the one FReeper who stated the Left 'can't face the cold fact nobody wants to hear Liberal vomit on the airwaves'.

[Always Independent]

IF Bush represents the executive branch during his saturday radio address, and the democrats represent the legislative branch when they rebut the presidents address, shouldn’t the republicans in congress demand equal time to rebut them in the legislative branch?

[fishergirl]

I can’t stand the sight of Durbin. Believe me, there’s plenty of liberal puke out there should someone want to find it, it ain’t that hard.

[right-wingin_It]

"Fairness Doctrine Hammered..."

NPR is deeply saddened

[Turborules]

The fairness doctrine is not needed if the 1st Amendment is respected...why do you think their is such fear that Murdock is buying the WSJ...we need to be more aggressive at demanding our voices be heard on all media...fight for our views on all sources...we as conservative can no longer wish to be liked, just to get along...you see how well that did for W...