According to the article it was actually Reagan's FCC that changed the rules.
>It used to be that way until the FAA under Bush Sr. changed the rules >to stop the equal time regulations. Previously if you had someone on >with one particular political bent you had to give equal time to >someone from the other side. Who? Bill Maher? >Besides Cuomo is not a professional radio personality. I would like to >see a professional talk show host of a decidely liberal bent go head >to head with someone like Limbaugh in a show on a regular basis. I >think it would be interesting to see what the audience reaction would >be. Sounds like a shit SNL did about, "What if Al Gore was President" back during the 200 campaign. He appears on TV on his daily 3 hour show on all stations to chide Americans to learn more. The only entertainment value is how absurd the whole thing would be. You don't watch TV to critically think- that's why they call it the idiot box! :-) >Mind you that sort of show may not go over very well - the audience >would be required to critically think and evaluate each side rather >than just blindly follow what they are told. > >larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154586 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
