FCC killed this idiocy decades ago. This dude needs a real job
On Jun 8, 1:35 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > I can hear the libturds and Soroshitskis screaming already. > > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> FCC Chairman > agrees to stike down The Fairness Doctrine...says it restricts Free > Speech<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/fcc-chairman-agrees-to-...> > *Scotty Starnes > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| June 8, > 2011 at 12:10 PM | Tags: Fairness > Doctrine <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=fairness-doctrine>, FCC > Chairman Julius > Genachowski<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=fcc-chairman-julius-genachowski>, > Free Speech <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=free-speech>, Julius > Genachowski <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=julius-genachowski> | > Categories: Political Issues > <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?cat=35145>| URL:http://wp.me/pvnFC-5pK > > From The > Hill<http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/165369-fcc-chairm...> > : > > *Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said his > agency will remove the Fairness Doctrine from the rule books in response to > a recent request from House Republicans*. > > "I fully support deleting the Fairness Doctrine and related provisions from > the Code of Federal Regulations, so that there can be no mistake that what > has been a dead letter is truly dead," Genachowski wrote in a letter Monday > to House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.). > > "I look forward to effectuating this change when acting on the staff's > recommendations and anticipate that the process can be completed in the near > future." > > Genachowski has frequently voiced his opposition to the rule, which required > broadcasters to cover controversial public issues in a manner deemed fair > and balanced by the FCC. > > The left has no problem with the liberal media spinning the truth and > evading fair and balance reporting because it benefits them. > > The commission stopped enforcing the rule in 1987 after concluding it was > unconstitutional, but in recent years some *Democrats have suggested > reviving the policy in response to the increasingly partisan nature of cable > news.* > > *..."In my view, the Fairness Doctrine holds the potential to chill free > speech and the free flow of ideas and, accordingly, was properly abandoned," > * Genachowski said. > > Democrats will be disappointed. Their attempt to silence conservative's > right to free speech is dead. > > Continue > reading>>><http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/165369-fcc-chairm...> > > Add a comment to this > post<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/fcc-chairman-agrees-to-...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/scottystarnes.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/scottystarnes.wordpress.co...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gofacebook/scottystarnes.wordpress.com...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gotwitter/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/...> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/20816/> > <http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2...> > > [image: WordPress] > > WordPress.com <http://wordpress.com/> | Thanks for flying with WordPress! > Manage > Subscriptions<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Unsubscribe<http://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=5d39acfd19218362d540a3fc3dc3315d&;...>| > Publish text, photos, music, and videos by email using our Post > by Email <http://support.wordpress.com/post-by-email/> feature. > > *Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your > browser:*http://subscribe.wordpress.com -- 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.
