murky is your typical lib. only believes in free speech that applies to him and his ilk. they feel the need to dictate to all what is and isn't acceptable to listen to. if you do not listen to preapproved programming, you are not allowed to listen. can you say nazi germany all over again?
On Dec 7, 10:36 am, NavyBrat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Like an old record with a scratch on it.;-) > > On Dec 7, 8:31 am, "Keith In Tampa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Good article Navy.....Note that Chief Moonbat expresses no opinion with > > regard to whether he agrees with the logic of George Will, or not. Moonbats > > don't choose to address any rational logic, nor do they ever come up with > > any original trains of thought. Its all about their rhetorical dogma..... > > On Dec 7, 10:21 am, Liberal mike 532 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > still against free speech i see ! > > > > On Dec 7, 9:53 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > the unfairness doctrine...the censorship doctrine..the protect the > > > > liberal doctrine.. the shutup the opposition and damn the constitution > > > > doctrine..but surely not the fairness doctrine. > > > > > On Dec 7, 9:28 am, NavyBrat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Ran in my local paper this morning...thought it was well written and > > > > > informative. > > > > > > WILL: Fairness Doctrine schizophrenia > > > > > By George F. Will, The Washington Post > > > > > Published December 7, 2008 at 12:01 a.m. > > > > > Text size 0 Comments Email Print > > > > > > George Will > > > > > Reactionary liberalism, the ideology of many Democrats, holds that > > > > > inconvenient rights, such as secret ballots in unionization elections, > > > > > should be repealed; that existing failures, such as GM, should be > > > > > preserved; and, with special perversity, that repealed mistakes, such > > > > > as the "Fairness Doctrine," should be repeated. That Orwellian name > > > > > was designed to disguise the doctrine's use as the government's > > > > > instrument for preventing fair competition in the broadcasting of > > > > > political commentary. > > > > > > Because liberals have been even less successful in competing with > > > > > conservatives on talk radio than Detroit has been in competing with > > > > > its rivals, liberals are seeking intellectual protectionism in the > > > > > form of regulations that suppress ideological rivals. If liberals > > > > > advertise their illiberalism by reimposing the Fairness Doctrine, the > > > > > Supreme Court might revisit its 1969 ruling that the Fairness Doctrine > > > > > is constitutional. The court probably would dismay reactionary > > > > > liberals by reversing that decision on the ground that the world has > > > > > changed vastly, pertinently and for the better. > > > > > > Until the Reagan administration extinguished it, the doctrine required > > > > > broadcasters to devote reasonabletime to fairlypresenting allsides of > > > > > any controversialissue discussed on the air. The government decided > > > > > the meaning of the italicized words. > > > > > > When government regulation of the content of broadcasts began in 1927, > > > > > the supposed justification was the scarcity of radio spectrum. > > > > > > In 1928 and 1929, when Republicans ran Washington, a New York station > > > > > owned by the Socialist Party was warned to show "due regard" for > > > > > others' opinions, and the government blocked the Chicago Federation of > > > > > Labor's attempted purchase of a station because all stations should > > > > > serve "the general public." In 1939, when Democrats ran Washington, > > > > > the government conditioned renewal of one station's license on that > > > > > station's promise to desist from anti-FDR editorials. > > > > > > In 1969, when the Supreme Court declared the Fairness Doctrine > > > > > constitutional, it probably did not know the Kennedy administration's > > > > > use of it, as one official described it: "Our massive strategy was to > > > > > use the Fairness Doctrine to challenge and harass the right-wing > > > > > broadcasters and hope that the challenges would be so costly to them > > > > > that they would be inhibited and decide it was too expensive to > > > > > continue." > > > > > > Richard Nixon emulated this practice. In 1973, Supreme Court Justice > > > > > William Douglas, a liberal, said the doctrine "has no place in our > > > > > First Amendment regime" because it "enables administration after > > > > > administration to toy with TV or radio." The court's 1969 ruling > > > > > relied heavily on the scarcity rationale. > > > > > > But Brian Anderson and Adam Thierer, in their book A Manifesto for > > > > > Media Freedom, note that today there are about 14,000 radio stations, > > > > > twice as many as in 1969, and 18.9 million subscribers to satellite > > > > > radio, up 17 percent in 12 months, and 86 percent of households with > > > > > either cable or satellite television receive an average of 102 of the > > > > > 500 available channels. > > > > > > Because daily newspapers are much more scarce than are radio and > > > > > television choices, should there be a Fairness Doctrine for The New > > > > > York Times? The 1969 court dismissed as "speculative" the possibility > > > > > that the Fairness Doctrine would cause broadcasters to "eliminate > > > > > coverage of controversial issues." But the proper worry was that the > > > > > doctrine would continue to stifle the flowering of controversy. A > > > > > court that considers the doctrine today will note that whereas in 1980 > > > > > there were fewer than 100 talk radio programs, today there are more > > > > > than 1,500 news or talk radio stations. > > > > > > Further subverting the "scarcity" rationale for government supervision > > > > > of broadcast content, some liberals now say: The problem is not > > > > > maldistribution of opinion and information, but too much of both. > > > > > Until recently, liberals fretted that the media were homogenizing > > > > > America into blandness. Now they say speech management by government > > > > > is needed because of a different scarcity — the public's attention, > > > > > which supposedly is overloaded by today's information cornucopia. > > > > > > And these worrywarts say the proliferation of radio, cable, satellite > > > > > broadcasting and Internet choices allows people to choose their own > > > > > universe of commentary, which takes us far from the good old days when > > > > > everyone had the communitarian delight of gathering around the cozy > > > > > campfire of the NBC-ABC-CBS oligopoly. Being a liberal is exhausting > > > > > when you must simultaneously argue for illiberal policies on the basis > > > > > of dangerous scarcity and menacing abundance. > > > > > > If reactionary liberals, unsatisfied with dominating the mainstream > > > > > media, academia and Hollywood, were competitive on talk radio, they > > > > > would be uninterested in reviving the Fairness Doctrine. Having so > > > > > sullied liberalism's name that they have taken to calling themselves > > > > > progressives, liberals are now ruining the reputation of > > > > > reactionaries, which really is unfair. > > > > > > George Will's e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hide quoted > > text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
