If liberal talk radio was successful, would republicans demand equal time and write law to silence it?

Question

i don't think so, we don't do it with newspapers or television..could you imagine the outcry if the tables were turned? demoncrats would be screaming bloody murder if republicans tried to force comedy central to have alternatives to the daily show or the colbert report...and you know we could not compete with the jockularity of those shows, so we would say.."we will put nothing on to oppose it" , so by law, those shows must be taken off the air...that's how the fairness doctrine works, it silences all views...am radio goes back to farm reports and evangelists 24/7..the funny thing is, and i don't think many think about this is this...the fairness doctrine only covers broadcast media, not cable,...the demoncrats ought to tread very carefully here, can you imagine rush limbaugh on say,..fox news for a couple hours every night??? hmmm...he might just save televisions sagging numbers huh?

dragonoak,....fox news is not the government...simpleton.

Answer 1

I agree! The idea of shadowy right-wing groups controlling the media and force-feeding people propaganda is ridiculous. They respond to the market, and broadcast what is popular. Their shareholders would have their heads if the corporations put on something no one listened to. If there is a popular liberal show, great - more power to them! But the government shouldn't compel it. This isn't Cuba.

What liberal show are the people clamoring for that they aren't getting? It's PEOPLE who have rights, not viewpoints. And does anyone really think that if these "greedy corporations" could get huge ratings and ad revenue from a left-leaning host, they would still NOT put them on? Hogwash. These bureaucratic thinkers have no conception of how the market works.

People say they just want "both sides" to be aired. But how it will work in practice is that programmers will pull all political programming off the air, because it's not worth the hassle to count every second each view gets, not to mention identifying what the views are, and what is a worthy "alternative." Do KKK members get time to debate racial equality? Programmers won't want the headache; everything will be silenced. There will be less debate, not more. And the people advocating this know it.

I think the problem is DENIAL. Many on the left don't believe there is a legitimate conservative view, or that many people actually hold those views. They think of the New York Times and CBS as "mainstream" rather than more to the left. They simply refuse to believe that many, many people are much more conservative, and that it's a "legitimate" point of view. They think conservatives win elections because the voting machines are rigged, and that people listen to Rush Limbaugh because they are forced, or duped, into doing so, or they are just "stuipd people." Again, they are in a coccoon and simply do not believe (or don't want to believe) that conservatives are out there, and have intelligent, sincerely held and well thought-out views. And then they turn around and say Bush is in a bubble! Look in the mirror, I say.

I would be interested if people could come up with conservatives not only criticizing the liberal outlets, but actively trying to silence them. It doesn't happen. We're willing to stand up, and debate.

it disgusts me beyone words that elected leaders could actually seriously consider the regulation of the political content of broadcasts, and that segments of the public could cheer them on.

Thanks for getting my blood going in the morning!

Answer 2

Liberals already control the mainstream media. Fox news isn't an attempt to silence liberal outlets like CNN, it's just an alternative. The fairness doctrine would censor conservative outlets only, since liberal ones are already considered "fair" by the government.

Will government give equal time to Satanists, for example? Not that I would like it either, but how can anyone determine what is fair? Let the market decide.

Answer 3

You are being terribly misinformed by FOX Noise. Not a single Dem has asked for the Fairness Doctrine to be revived, not a single Dem has written, or will be writing, any legislation concerning a new Fairness Doctrine or any type of talk radio legislation. Do yourself a favor and watch or listen to some real news, FOX is nothing more than the mouth piece for the radical Repub neo-con political machine. Considering that progressive ideas and liberal ideology is rapidly spreading across the US, it seems the Repubs are scared to death that reality is sinking in, neo-con ideology is dying.

Answer 4

Liberal talk radio has been such a failure becuse liberals have nothing meaningful to say...

Have you ever actually listened to "Air America"? It's awful!

Answer 5

Well considering that they already work to silence any media in opposition, Fox News anyone????? I think it is a given yes.

Answer 6

Why should we aid in silencing them.......

....what a frikin unpopular bunch of fools gagging their own selves by spineless talks - and people are starting to get tired of hearing them!

Answer 7

Amen! They would cry foul at the first attempt and call it a conspiracy.

Answer 8

if you think for five seconds that ANY liberal concept in today's society could ever be based in any type of reality consideration, i have two words for you...NANCY PELOSI. i think you get my point.

Answer 9

Yes, I think so because it is all about winning at all costs. Both parties disgust me.

Answer 10

wow than NPR would have to be balanced