[ArchAngel1983]

”And while talk radio goes back to Joe Pyne, Long John Nebel, Barry Farber, and even Jean Shepherd, what we really mean when we use the phrase today is the relatively recent phenomenon that can be summed up in a single syllable — Rush."

Yeap, that one syllable about sums it up alright!

[Bullish]

Or are Maddow and Olbermann anomalies: big fish in small ponds?

No, they're pond scum.

[AndyTheBear]

How about fairness for college campuses.

Immediatly fire all but 5% of the liberal profeesors, and replace them with conservative proffesors for the next 40 years. Then after 40 years of 95% conservative faculty pushing a conservative world view on college students, we cut it back to 50/50...to be "fair".

[NoLibZone]

I’d like to see greater balance in our Congress.

Force out Dems and balance with more Republicans.

[highlander_UW]

And as for the religion question: If a radio network airs a Billy Graham crusade or even live broadcasts of church services on Sundays, will atheists be able to demand shows of their own to provide balance on such controversial issues as evolution, gay rights, church-state relations — even the very notions of salvation and damnation?

On the converse, for every Will and Grace, Queer eye for whoever and the rest...Network TV should be required to put on something equivalent to a Billy Graham crusade.

[napscoordinator]

I just don’t understand how you can have a Fairness Doctrine if people on the left are not interested in listening to the radio. Haven’t they had numerous lefties on the radio and they don’t make it because they are not listened to? The left uses different vehicles to get their information...tv and internet. They don’t seem to want to listen to the radio...why push it???

[cartoonistx]

You are all missing the point!!! The so-called "fairness" doctrine's only effect will be to kill ALL political talk radio and brodcast TV shows! Station owners will not go through the hoops to keep moneymaker Rush or anybody on the air if they are forced to put up an equal amount of essentially DEAD AIR at an equal income loss! They will change the format to something bland and safe and profitable like sports or music or news.

[Chickensoup]

Stop using leftist words. It is THE CENSORSHIP DOCTRINE.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2172649/posts

it is important not to let leftists frame the argument. ask the mod to put “censorship doctrine” in parentheses next to the title.