Fairness Doctrine
Posted at 3:03pm on Jul. 10, 2008 McCotter in the alley broadcasting a message America's Mother-in-Law doesn't want you to hear
By Erick
Congressman McCotter has a message for you and the Democrats. Of course, he'll have to resort to this method of communication if the Democrats have their way.
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Posted at 10:09pm on Jun. 25, 2008 Breaking: Senator Obama OPPOSES the re-institution of the Fairness Doctrine?
Keeping it gone must be polling well.
By Moe Lane
Allahpundit is, of course, cynical about this:
Obama Does Not Support Return of Fairness Doctrine
There may be some Democrats talking about reimposing the fairness doctrine, but one very important one does not: presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama.
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"Senator Obama does not support re-imposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters," said press secretary Michael Ortiz in an e-mail to B&C late Wednesday.
...probably on the grounds that while it's a clear statement, so was Obama's previous position on public financing. Me, I don't know. There is an upper limit to how many roads a man can walk down before you call him a two-faced hypocrite, and the junior Senator from Illinois has been walking those roads for a while now. Probably not best to kick that particular anthill, you know? - Especially since the ants have bank accounts, not to mention voting privileges. Still, if you're still somehow a starry-eyed progressive Obama supporter I suppose that it must be one hell of a thing to have to hope that he's just being a shameless, bald-faced liar on this particular topic.
Hey, come on. Is it really me that you're mad at?
Moe Lane
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Posted at 3:37pm on Jul. 20, 2007 "Fairness" at the Expense of Freedom?
Democratic push for return to Fairness Doctrine is a serious threat to free speech
By Sen. James Inhofe
After reading Rob Bluey’s post “Senate Democrats Endorse Censorship” this morning on Redstate, I thought I would stop by and comment on the “Fairness Doctrine” debate. Thank you Rob and RedState for allowing me to join you today.
Imagine opening your newspaper and turning to the recently redesigned political section, with half the page dedicated to opinions our government deems important. Or imagine tuning into your favorite radio and television stations with programming carefully balanced between what you expected and government-sponsored opinions. Though it might sound more like a page straight out of George Orwell’s 1984, it is the remarkable reality of debate over a so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” And disturbingly, there are a growing number of Democrats in Congress who believe the federal government must regulate and control American media. In fact, just last night Senate Democrats killed an amendment I co-sponsored that would have put an end to the Fairness Doctrine once and for all.
Read on . . .
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