I’ve wondered what, exactly, the “final outrage” will be. I am absolutely shocked that the entire news media (YES, even MSNBC) didn’t go absolutely bat-sh$@$ berserk over the FCC plan to “monitor” the news with “observers” - which, of course, is exactly and precisely what the Soviet government would do, planting reliable party members into key aspects of any enterprise.
For those who believe that the fairness doctrine is now a vital component of public discourse it’s only natural for them to think that the answer is political officers in the media structure to mandate compliance.
As for the final outrage I suspect it’ll be a small event, exacerbated by social media. That’s usually how these things go.
I’m not shocked at all that the MSM wasn’t shocked.
The liberal progressive agenda is already living rent free in their heads and newsrooms. They have nothing to fear from an actual fascist goon from the government who thinks just like them.
This is how they implement the Fairness Doctrine and mitigate the likes of Fox News and conservative talk radio.
They don’t mind the federal goon in their newsroom so long as that goon’s mind speak is regulating our first amendment freedoms.
They never think ahead to the day when they are no longer in power, and their warped mentality no longer prevails should that day ever come.
Nice summary of the Fairness Doctrine right here on Free Republic:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2170724/posts
My son tells me that at UAF, all the kids are libertarians. I sometimes wonder that with all our RINOs coming after TEA Party and voting with Dems; will the final cure be the youth & Libertarians? The final straw will happen sooner or later, it will be economic collapse or stock market crash. Then the people will be after them with pitchforks.