[ChuckHam]

She's absolutely right.

Where is she right? Did you read her title? You honestly believe rightwing radio is taking away the freedom of the press?

Freedom of the press is far more prevalent now than at anytime in the history of our country, for that matter the history of the world. Today we have the internet, broadcast television, cable TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, etc. Anyone that wants to can apply for a license and broadcast or print anything they want as long as it's not obscene or criminal. I suspect that you agree with her since most rightwing radio doesn't approve of the homo agenda like you wish they would.

Last time I looked at the constitution the first amendment was still there. Nothing has changed but the liberals are just pissed that they don't dominate ALL media anymore. The free market has decided this, leftwing radio doesn't sell. The government has no business making sure it exists. Get over it.

[txradioguy]

I agree with you. Let's see the RATS have CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, NY & LA Times, Washington Post and NPR to spew their leftist hate speech. Sounds like Molly needs to look more closely at the message before shooting the messenger.

[VRWC_minion]

Freedom of the press is far more prevalent now than at anytime in the history of our country

Actually the erra of two newspaper towns is gone excpet for NY and other major outlets. For most of us all that is available for a newspapers is a liberal rag. Do you think Molly or MG would be willing to trade a liberal newspaper's control over an area for an AM radio station ? I doubt it.

[jenny65]

Where is she right? Did you read her title? You honestly believe rightwing radio is taking away the freedom of the press?

It's unfortunate that Ms. Ivins chose to inject politics into the equation. If you were to ignore her references to right-wing radio, the article is right on the mark. With the existing regulations relaxed or abolished, it won't be long before ALL TV and radio is owned by one or two mega-media empires.

The remaining privately owned stations will not be able to compete, and anyone who offers an opposing viewpoint that doesn't fit into the marketing plan will be silenced. After all, it's all about ratings and advertising dollars, which is more of a driving force in what we get today than any "liberal" or "conservative" bias. Go ahead and show me otherwise.

It's a very sad state of affairs when I have to tune into the BBC to get any news from outside the United States that doesn't involve the war on terror. Fox News is a pathetic joke when it comes to real news reporting. Sure, I tune into it for debate, but that's not news, it's opinion. Again, it's all about ratings, nothing more. News as a "public service" has gone the way of Edward R. Murrow.

Oh sure, there are other sources like the internet for news, but the vast majority of Americans still get their news from TV and radio. And the thought of just a couple of corporations being in control of such a vital source of information ought to frighten all of us.