[Cicero]

He was helped by the 1987 demise of the Fairness Doctrine, the longstanding regulation that required broadcasters to present both sides of a issue in roughly equal measure.

Correction: "He was helped by the 1987 demise of the Fairness Doctrine, the longstanding regulation that required broadcasters to present the leftist side only, or be thrown off the air.

[Newtoidaho]

In the corrupt liberal media, there are 2 sides to any story. Liberal viewpoint and far left viewpoint.

[Colinsky]

Correction: "He was helped by the 1987 demise of the Fairness Doctrine, the longstanding regulation that required broadcasters to present the leftist side only, or be thrown off the air.

I don't recall that there were any shows presenting just the leftist side, because, then as now, nobody listened to shows that presented the leftist side. AM radio was drifting toward doom, nothing but drive-time happi-talk and oldies stations that nobody listened to. It's true that the demise of the Fairness Doctrine made Rush possible, but it was thought to be a safe move because there was no audience, that was proven, so they thought guys like Rush would gasp and collapse and vanish even if they were allowed to spew their anti-Left drivel.