Pelosi will initiate Fairness Doctrine Proceedings

[Rebel]

The speaker of the House made it clear to me and more than forty of my colleagues yesterday that a bill by Rep. Mike Pence (R.-Ind.) to outlaw the “Fairness Doctrine” (which a liberal administration could use to silence Rush Limbaugh, other radio talk show hosts and much of the new alternative media) would not see the light of day in Congress during ’08.  In ruling out a vote on Pence’s proposed Broadcaster's Freedom Act, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-CA.) also signaled her strong support for revival of the “Fairness Doctrine” -- which would require radio station owners to provide equal time to radio commentary when it is requested.

Experts say that the “Fairness Doctrine,” which was ended under the Reagan Administration, would put a major burden on small radio stations in providing equal time to Rush Limbaugh and other conservative broadcasters, who are a potent political force.  Rather than engage in the costly practice of providing that time, the experts conclude, many stations would simply not carry Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and other talk show hosts who are likely to generate demands for equal time.

At a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor yesterday, I asked Pelosi if Pence failed to get the required signatures on a discharge petition to get his anti-Fairness Doctrine bill out of committee, would she permit the Pence measure to get a floor vote this year. ...

http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27185

In other words, these are her plans to kill the opposition. How "Democratic". 

F'n bitch. No way in hell is this fair. There are open channels in EVERY market, and I've been to some of the largest. All these fools need to do is start their own Damn radio station.

Oh, that's right, they did and they failed. No one wants to listen to a bunch of morons trashing the country on a daily basis and corporate sponsors aren't too quick to flock to advertise on stations who denigrate them as being evil.

**** you, Nancy. Why don't you work on that 12% approval rating, you worthless bitch. 

[Thor]

In my humble uneducated opinion, seems to me that the "Fairness Doctrine" walks all over the First Amendment. Let her try and then watch for it to be challenged in the SCOTUS. This is just another step towards Socialism.

[JohnnyReb]

Will It extend to newspapers, magazines, etc........one page liberal, one page conservative?

I didn't think so.

[TheSarge]

Will It extend to newspapers, magazines, etc........one page liberal, one page conservative?

I didn't think so.

They never did extend it to the newspapers and magazines when it was law the first time.

This was and has been always a broadcast only restriction to make sure that the ONLY point of view that the people see is the one the media WANTS you to see.

And what Stretch is attempting to do is put the Genie back in the boottle.

[Chris_]

In my humble uneducated opinion, seems to me that the "Fairness Doctrine" walks all over the First Amendment. Let her try and then watch for it to be challenged in the SCOTUS. This is just another step towards Socialism.

The McCain/Feingold debacle walks all over the First Amendment.  President Bush signed off on it saying that he expected the Supreme Court to stomp it down.  The Supreme Court upheld that mockery to the Bill of Rights, and now we're supposedly stuck with this abortion.

Do we really want to go through all that again with "Fairness Doctrine"?

[DixieBelle]

she's got to give them something since impeachment is "off the table".

if major markets opt not to run Limbaugh and others to avoid the fairness doctrine, their stations are going to tank.

[Zeus]

In my humble uneducated opinion, seems to me that the "Fairness Doctrine" walks all over the First Amendment. Let her try and then watch for it to be challenged in the SCOTUS. This is just another step towards Socialism.

The McCain/Feingold debacle walks all over the First Amendment.  President Bush signed off on it saying that he expected the Supreme Court to stomp it down.  The Supreme Court upheld that mockery to the Bill of Rights, and now we're supposedly stuck with this abortion.

Do we really want to go through all that again with "Fairness Doctrine"?

Actually the supremes struck down enough elements of the Mccain/Feingold bill that it contains more loopholes than the bill was entended to plug or eliminate. Typical campaign Finance reform.

[Taxman]

So, if Pelosi gets her wish CNN will be no more? 

[Splashdown]

NPR will have to hire a whole new batch of conservatives!  

[Chris_]

NPR will have to hire a whole new batch of conservatives!  

Yeah, but they'll be hiring "Conservatives" in the John McCain sense of the term. 

[Lord Undies]

This ain't 1985 and this is the worst possible timing for Pelosi & Co. to be showing their Marxist horns.

Maybe Pelosi's goal is to kill the Fairness Doctrine once and for all.

[TheSarge]

This ain't 1985 and this is the worst possible timing for Pelosi & Co. to be showing their Marxist horns.

Maybe Pelosi's goal is to kill the Fairness Doctrine once and for all.

I don't think they really care if people see their marxist leanings.

They'll see whatever gains in Congress and possibly the WH as their "mandate" to implement "change" and this will be the start of it.

They will do whatever they can to blunt the chances of the next Reagan Conservative ever taking the Presidency or the gavel in Congress again.



Remember...these folks think America thinks like they do.

[DixieBelle]

Which is why we need to hand them their collective arses come November.

[Zeus]

This ain't 1985 and this is the worst possible timing for Pelosi & Co. to be showing their Marxist horns.

Maybe Pelosi's goal is to kill the Fairness Doctrine once and for all.

I don't think they really care if people see their marxist leanings.

They'll see whatever gains in Congress and possibly the WH as their "mandate" to implement "change" and this will be the start of it.

They will do whatever they can to blunt the chances of the next Reagan Conservative ever taking the Presidency or the gavel in Congress again.



Remember...these folks think America thinks like they do.

Thing is anytime the right has shown some backbone & forced the lefts hand  the left folds like a cheap tent.

[Chris_]

Too bad the only backbone we're showing this election season is the one that's piss yellow in color.

[Atomic Lib Smasher]

This not only steps on the First Amendment, but also the free market. Liberals have tried (humorously) to have talk shows paid for soley by commercials.... nah, not happening. Because NOBODY WANTS TO LISTEN TO LIBS WHINE!!!
The reason Rush. Levin, Hannity, and Beck do so well is because they speak to the minds and hearts of millions of conservatives, they're entertaining, and they LOVE THEIR COUNTRY! Opposite with the libs.

[Miss Mia]

This supposed "Fairness Doctrine" is just stupid. 

[BlueStateSaint]

Which is why we need to hand them their collective arses come November.

Unfortunately, it won't be this November, unless McCain decides that he wants to win.

The next two (2010 and 2012)?  Probably.

[Chris_]

Which is why we need to hand them their collective arses come November.

Unfortunately, it won't be this November, unless McCain decides that he wants to win.

The next two (2010 and 2012)?  Probably.

But ohhhhhh, the damage control we will have ahead of us when/if that happens.

[Jim]

Will It extend to newspapers, magazines, etc........one page liberal, one page conservative?

I didn't think so.

how about NPR ?

[The Ocean]

Pelosi..... third in line for the presidency....... Imagine somebody who has no comprehension of limits of federal government power as being president..... well, then again... we've had those presidents for decades upon decades.... but SHE is the absolute WORST.

[Rebel]

Will It extend to newspapers, magazines, etc........one page liberal, one page conservative?

I didn't think so.

how about NPR ?

Exactly. They can't initiate fairness on THAT ****ing program, of which they DO control, what the hell do they think they're going to do in the free-market? I guess it's a pseudo-free market now. 

[Chris_]

We have not one, but two NPR stations here.  One is the standard NPR propaganda; the other one is an all-news AM station, like CNN but with a longer attention span.

[Miss Mia]

Will It extend to newspapers, magazines, etc........one page liberal, one page conservative?

I didn't think so.

how about NPR ?

Exactly. They can't initiate fairness on THAT ****ing program, of which they DO control, what the hell do they think they're going to do in the free-market? I  guess it's a pseudo-free market now. 

I agree.  Lib radio can't survive for a reason.  The government shouldn't force it's survival. 

[Rebel]

I agree.  Lib radio can't survive for a reason.  The government shouldn't force it's survival. 

Sweet. I'm sending you some healing white light for that.