Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Blames Fairness Doctrine Abolishment for Conservatism Popularity

NewsBusters ^ | March 25, 2010 | P.J. Gladnick

[PJ-Comix]

It looks like Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is running for the office of chief censor. He absolutely hates the free flow of ideas and makes it plain in this Digital Journal article about his appearance on the same London, Ontario stage where ironically two days earlier Canadian university officials attempted to censor Ann Coulter. Kennedy, upholding that same spirit of censorship, blames the abolition of the Fairness Doctrine for the rise of political views that don't fit into his liberal world vision:

Hero of the right, President Ronald Reagan, is no hero to Kennedy. "He had the gift of making people feel comfortable with their own prejudices."

Many of the problems of today, Kennedy traced back to actions taken by Reagan. Kennedy believes the American people are fed a media diet of right-wing propaganda, and it "all started in 1988 when Ronald Reagan abolished the Fairness Doctrine. The Fairness Doctrine said that the airwaves belong to the public. They were public-trust assets, like air and water, and broadcasters could be licensed to use them" but they must use them in the public interest and to advance democracy.

If the Fairness Doctrine was still in place, "You could not have a Fox News," he said, nor a Rush Limbaugh, for that matter. But the doctrine is gone and Fox and Limbaugh are here. Quoting Pew Research, Kennedy said, 30 percent of Americans now get their news from talk radio, which is 90 percent dominated by the right. Another large number of Americans say their primary news source is Fox News, which Kennedy clearly believed would be better named Faux News.

[ScottinVA]

Quoting Pew Research, Kennedy said, 30 percent of Americans now get their news from talk radio, which is 90 percent dominated by the right. And so the remaining 70% either get their "news" from lefty-dominated propaganda or have no clue what's happening at all. So, WTF is your problem, Bobby Junior?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Funded by Hugo Chavez and kickbacks from the Hatian telephone company; we really need to listen to what this druggie has to say.

[cubreporter]

This guy again??????? Yada, yada, yada. Sooooo angry.

[ScottinVA]

Note to RFK, Jr.

Your father mattered. You don’t.

Stop breathing my oxygen.

[OrioleFan]

And his point is???????

This bed-wetter got his job only because he was a Kennedy, not because he had a brain (which was inbred out long ago).

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

My goodness, these people never go away, do they?

In case RFK, Jr. hasn't heard of this, I'd like to share something that is very precious to me; it's the sine qua non of America:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

RFK, Jr. can kindly bugger off. He can say what he wants, just as I can. But as soon as he advocates restricting what I can say and read and watch listen to, he can bugger off.

[dforest]

Well known cocaine user. The dems have a lot of paranoia.

The older ones from the 60’s were big drug users.

[savedbygrace]

How is Robert Kennedy’s mouth like a 7-11?

Always open, but never clean.

(Yeah, I know the quote is, “Not always doing business, but always open,” but that’s not as funny in this case.)

[jazminerose]

I’m not sure about Hillary—but, Terry Mcauliffe did indeed give high praise to Fox for its fair & balanced coverage. They ran that a number of times.

[savedbygrace]

"Be healed of Conservative Disease in the name of Kennedy."

[LibLieSlayer]

I blame alcoholism, aids and herpes on robert and his evil family.

Two can play this game... you drug infected evilcrat pos kennedy trash!

LLS

[LibLieSlayer]

That is what Marilyn told Frank about this piece of crap’s daddy robert... when she bedded him.

LLS

[DoughtyOne]

If your ideas are popular, nobody can stop them from getting around. Democrats / Fail

Next time this punk know nothing opens his yap, ask him when he’s going to demand rough political parity on University and K-12th grade school grounds.

[FrankR]

Hey...RFKJr...do you REALLY want to see Conservatism get popular and active? Then you go ahead and stop those who are getting out the truth about liberal/progressiveism.

Take down our scant few sources of news, and see what happens.

Surely you don't think if Rush, FOX News, Hannity, et al went off the air that we would just rush down to our nearest election office and re-register as democrats, do you?

These leftist are so afraid of freedom, liberty, and the Constitution they don't want us to hear anything about it...sorry leftist...too late, we already know about those things and believe strongly in them. Our leaders are modeled after the Constitution...you take them out and new ones will pop up immediately in their place.

We've got them outnumbered, and surrounded...douse the fear, we will overcome.

[Travis McGee]

Right out of the Hugo Chavez create-a-dictatorship playbook.

[Niteranger68]

Looks like brain ailments run in the Kennedy family.

[timestax]

What’s up wit dat? !

[Halgr]

I’ve often thought that the devil has considerable influence in the Kennedy Family.....here is more proof.

The Lies are a symptom of the evil in that family.

[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Kennedys. Is there anything they don’t know?

[Oldpuppymax]

“YEah!! The damned, mouthbreathing plebeians having access to all of those friggin’ FACTS!!! It’s wrong and dangerous I tell you!!!! Why, Teddy was able to KILL a girl, walk away and be elected to the senate for LIFE!!! Now THAT is the right way to do things!!!!”

Thank you Mr Kennedy.