Dec 13 2008
From The Fairness Doctrine To Burning Books: Where Does It End?
How is it that in a society where free speech and freedom of the press are a constitutional right, we run into so many difficulties in what we can and can’t say? It seems as though any statement, no matter what it is, can be offensive to another person who can then sue the person who made it or bring criminal charges to bear. Is this truly the free land that our forefathers once envisioned when they drafted our constitution? I think not.
In the latest of constitutional offenses, Dictator Pelosi, the all-powerful Speaker of the House, is rallying her cronies in support of re-enstating the Fairness doctrine that Ronald Reagan abolished during his presidency. The fairness doctrine, simply put, specifically forces talk radio shows and other media to broadcast an equal amount of the already popular shows and government propaganda. This, she says, is to compensate for the lies that conservative talk radio show hosts are spreading about her and the legions of communist hatemongers.
Remember when the Nazis outlawed any books or reading material that didn’t agree with their political or societal goals? Remember how outraged America and the rest of the world became at the blatant display of oppression that the burnings represented? Well, it seems that they’ve modified the strategy enough to convince themselves that forcing their dogma down our throats isn’t really oppressive, and it’ll only cut the radio station’s profits by 50% since no one will be listening to them anyway.
Liberals already tried talk radio, and it failed. Miserably. Because socialist ideals are fantastic for peace rallies and democrat conventions, but they make absolutely no sense when the promoters of those policies are forced to actually justify their conclusions with reasonable facts. History has already shown us that when everybody makes the same wage, nobody wants to work harder than they’re forced to. Why should we have to pay higher taxes when you’ve destroyed the funds we’ve already given you? Since when is a larger, more controlling government better for the people? The idea of a government of the people, by the people, and for the people was to give Americans the protections of the government while limiting the restrictions. Read Common Sense for crying out loud!!
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Please, please, please provide links to quotes from anyone involved in policy making saying that they’re interested in reimplementing the Fairness Doctrine.
Or for that matter, provide links to testimony from anyone remotely advocating reimplementing the Fairness Doctrine.
Otherwise, it’s just pointless, baseless fear mongering, reckless tin-foil hattery, and outright hysterical lies.
yeah I can see what you’re saying….. No, actually, definitely no. Nobody wants to bring back the fairness doctrine, this is complete B.S.
I would definitely say that 3degrees has not been paying attention to current events as this seems to be the main topic of the politicians for the past week in between all that Bloggy stuff in Illinois. You could have provided dozens more links if you so chose.
Just dropping by to let you know I’m passing on the lemonade award to you if you want it
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Thanks Pauly! I’m honored to receive the lemonade, and I’ll be sure to pass it on. I won’t be posting again today(VERY rough day in the freezing Colorado snow), but I’m hoping for better luck tomorrow.
It’s people like threedegrees and skwguitar that this country is even in the predicament that it is! I would love to know how people can be so blind yet claim to see all. Thank you Kevin for being a voice of reason in this chaotic world.
The only reason why she is trying to bring back the Fairness Docturne is because she’s in the limelight. People should have the right to say what they mean and not worry about loss of job or life.
Thanks for the support Diana. I wouldn’t be too hard on threedegrees and skw though. Everyone has a right to a personal opinion, and it’s the opposing ones that make for good debate. Personally, I love these kinds of exchanges, and I get a somewhat sick sense of enjoyment when I am proved wrong (most of the time, anyway). Being proven wrong only means that I have learned something and have the opportunity to grow a bit. Just ask my wife; I think she want’s me to grow all the time…
@cmaher: you’re right about that. It’s a sad state of affairs when we have to constantly look over our shoulders for fear that some politician doesn’t like what I’m writing or saying. All we can do is pray and write our senators and congressman, telling them to grow a brain and get back to capitalism before we fire them.
Fair enough! hadn’t seen that, but thanks for the links. I’ve never liked Pelosi or her brand of push-anyone-out-of-the-way politics. Diana I’m sorry you think I’m holding the U.S. back… really I try to just focus on foreign policy (since barely anyone else does in this country), and I’d like I’m doing a good thing by focusing on that.
I think people will see the fairness doctrine for what it is - a completely unfair doctrine that encroaches on our first amendment rights. As a journalist, that’s something I can truly stand up for.