And the rest of conservative talk radio:
…some activists are trying to revive another antiquated and unnecessary system: a so-called “Fairness Doctrine” that has nothing to do with fairness or ensuring the free flow of commerce.
A senior advisor to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told one magazine last year, “Conservative radio is a huge threat and political advantage for Republicans and we have had to find a way to limit it.” Senator Chuck Schumer of New York stated on a live cable news show on Election Day his support for a new Fairness Doctrine so, as he said, we could truly be “fair and balanced” under his definition. Obama’s political confidant, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, said, “It’s time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine.”
And just this week, Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a prominent member of the House Subcommittee that may take up the Fairness Doctrine next year, said that she wanted to bring it back. “I still believe in it,” Eshoo told the Daily Post in Palo Alto.
Why do they say it’s needed? They claim the federal government must ensure local stations fully cover local news and topics of the day. However, those promoting the new Fairness Doctrine come from the politically correct left, which is incensed that conservative-minded talk show hosts have large ratings, large audiences, and big paychecks.
Liberal activists want the federal government to determine if a station is balanced and providing politically correct programming in our neighborhoods. Just imagine, if you will, a federal bureaucrat hops on a plane and travels from Washington to a local rural radio station. That bureaucrat then walks in to tell a station manager what to put on the air.
Yes, Virginia, they would be coming from the government and they would only be there to help. Or so the activists promoting the Fairness Doctrine want you to believe.
Conservative talk radio really gets under the skin of the left – its clearly something which arises from the people, its entirely outside the control of the left, its deadly effective at exposing the left for the corrupt and hate-filled thing that it is, and the left – try as it might – just can’t find anyone to compete with it because the people don’t like leftwing views (and that is what really chaps their hide – they know they are held in contempt by people they consider to be hick morons). Rush Limbaugh, as the flagship of conservative talk radio, still bears the brunt of leftwing ire and they would dearly love to force him off the air – but they want all of it gone. When lefties work out a corrupt deal and pass a bill in the middle of the night for Obama to sign without fanfare, they don’t want Rush and Co telling everyone about it.
Fortunately, we have conservative talk radio, so the left’s attempts to destroy it will not go unchallenged. And, indeed, if the left really tries to push this – and I do believe they are dumb enough to do so – it will give us a very strong issue to fight on right on through the 2010 midterms. Who the gods would destroy, they first make mad – and I’ve been calling these people the lunatic left for a while.
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