Wouldn't you agree that republican or democrat, that a legislative attack on talk radio is attacking FOS?

Question

It is taking away the peoples right to speak freely. If they pass something like this, they will do it in other areas of media including the interet.

I'm sorry, but this is about ratings and nothing more. There are bitter people that are using their powers in a way that is convient for "them". Not for the public. We need to be VERY careful what powers we allow the goverment to enforce on our basic rights, because once it begins, it never ends,

EVEN if I like some of the issues that certain people stand for, I will not vote for ANYONE who backs this proposed bill.

** there is no bill in existence as of yet, but here is the story:

http://www.drudgereport.com/

People need to get more involved. Write letters, make calls etc.. If people made half the effort fighting for their freedoms that they do when it comes to expressing anger about "Paris Hilton" going to jail, we could make a major statment.

Answer 1

Yes,I agree.It seems no one wants thought provoking debates,or mind stimulation anymore.Someone throws a topic out,makes a few points[as there is liberal and conservative talk shows]and you base your decision on the facts.We cant all agree on everything,yet seeing another side helps us to make our decisions.If that is stopped,we will have a country that wishes to dictate what we learn.Is this not what Venezuela is experiencing now with Hugo Chavez?Banning the media outlets?

Answer 2

The so-called "Fairness Doctrine" now being put forth is a throwback to the early days of radio; just like certain stations having to go off the air at sundown so the big megawatt stations can dominate certain AM frequencies. The whole bill is a sham; mostly because, liberal/socialist (so-called "Progressive") talk radio, like "Air America", "radio for the rest of us", like Stephanie Miller, Al Roker, et al, couldn't compete in the free market!

I do wish 1230 AM in Columbus, OH, would have gone back to the late-'50s - early-'60s music they had before "Air America", but I appreciate the irony that they now carry, "The Laura Ingraham Show", rubbing salt in the wounds of all those Democrats in the City of Columbus and Ted Strickland's Statehouse!

Answer 3

Freedom of speech was demonstrated - as well as free enterprise - when Air America crashed and burned.
A lot of radio affiliates are owned and operated by staunch liberals. Their political believes in a free enterprise, free speech system is over ridden by the fact that conservative talk radio simply gets the ratings, and, hence, the bottom line.
The easy way to change this is to control it - and that is the primary intention of this bill. Trying to find an audience willing to listen to the garbage constantly spewed out on a show such as Air America was doomed to failure - and trying to find a liberal host or show that is truly entertaining apparently would require too much effort.
The Fairness Doctrine is a euphemism for government control over the airwaves. Period.
Whoever controls the dissemination of information to the people will ultimately control the people.

Answer 4

Have you noticed that "conservative talk radio" is more profitable than neo-lib talk radio? Recall Air America?

Talk radio is truly democratic as anyone could call in and voice an opinion...or listen to people discuss topics that don't fit the old media's template.

If regulations are passed that limit talk radio (aka a revised fairness doctrine) than this forum will be short lived too.

Oldspeak will be outlawed. Newspeak will be the law.

BTW, Lott may be a Republican, but I'm not certain he's a conservative. Be careful how you vote folks.

Answer 5

Unfortunately, both parties are all for this bill to censor talk radio, and the internet will be next. Just look what happened with the cable TV media. Its what, a couple of mega-corporations (4 or 5), that run the whole show, and they are all under control of the fed gov't. This is the next step towards their new world order. The elimination of any independent/free thinking media is in their gameplan.

Answer 6

The Democrats took a nil.5 trillion greenback decrease in Medicare without explaining the way it would be decrease different than asserting they might quit the fraud. Are you telling me there is that plenty fraud in Medicare? if so, why take the cuts earlier they quit the fraud? How do they be responsive to that's going to be that plenty? there will be two times as many human beings on Medicare in 10 years. something ought to be completed now or no one would have Medicare. that's no longer a scare tactic, its the easy fact. Why do no longer democrats have any innovations to maintain medicare different than teach clips of Ryan throwing an previous woman over a cliff. The democrats are throwing the entire u . s . off a cliff.

Answer 7

It would be an attack on Freedom of Speech and everyone should be outraged IF IT WERE TRUE.

This is about stirring up scandal. Someone said that they overhead someone else say something. That's not journalism. It's barely even gossip.

Plus, Clinton and Boxer get way too much of their money from people who also support organizations like the ACLU. The ACLU has represented Nazis in free speech cases because they think its that important.

Answer 8

The fairness doctrine was a failure in the past, so promoting it again makes no sense unless to prevent something even worse: free speech in the hands (or mouths) of someone other than government. When government alone decides what is fair, there is no freedom.

Answer 9

Yes I do, as I believe it is an attempt to restrict Freedom of Speech. There is lots I don't agree with on talk radio, but I have the choice of what I want to listen to, pure and simple.

Answer 10

Agreed... I think the major problem here is campaign finance. Its not efficient to raise money using the Hard Money way by getting $1000 from each person. It's easier to get it from the Special Interest Lobby Gang in Soft Money form. So the people are knock out of the political process, but Special Interest is not free money. The Special Interest are out to get their money from you, the people. The people haven't figured it out...but the left or the right are ones going to grease you but regardless you're still gonna get bent over whether is this special interest or that special interest.