the fairness doctrine

[Don Corleone]

EA, you've got nothing to fear. The Daily Show agrees with Senator Schumer's ideological outlook, so it will be considered "middle of the road". The big contention with the so-called Fairness Doctrine has always been that it was not applied even handedly. I disagree with Strike. Not frothing at the mouth, but based on the choice of Rham Emmanuel as Chief of Staff (announced today), the first two pieces of legislation to get passed in January will be the reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine (quiets dissent, bans people like Jay Severin, Neil Boortz, Michael Savage and of course, Rush Limbaugh) and the Card- Check act. I'm actually going to start another thread for that one.

[Hooahguy]

bans people like Jay Severin, Neil Boortz, Michael Savage and of course, Rush Limbaugh

thats the problem. the people with the most amount of people listening to them (like the ones you mentioned) would be silenced.
sorry, but in my book, thats an infringement of free speech!

they can say whatever they want. its a TALK SHOW. they are paid to run their mouths about anything they want! im sure if they were liberal talk shows there wouldnt be a peep from the dems about a fairness doctrine.
its not the news people who are bending the news. in fact, i find that the radio news networks (750 WSB, 920 WGKA where i live) are much more honest and straightforward about the news than any TV show or newspaper. no op-eds, no dumb commentary. just the straight facts, and when it came to the election, not a peep about who they were going for.
if they dont like conservative talk shows, which are BY FAR more popular than liberal ones, they can just turn the channel. but dont ruin the fun for us!

i see no reason to enact the fairness doctrine, and doing so is an infringement on free speech, IMO.

[Tribesman]

I think Fox is going to have a hard time (too), then.

How will that be ???
Fox is fair and balanced already

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Stop presuming that Schumer and Pelosi are idiots as well as ideologues. They're well aware of the hullabaloo that would result from any attempt to re-introduce or reactive the "fairness doctrine."

They'll use that one as the obvious target. While the right-wing radio hosts and company start defending thier paychecks and "rallying" the right, they'll pass two or three quieter pieces of legislation -- like the one about union voting -- without much fuss or ado. In the end, they'll move forward on other areas while taking a "loss" they can afford. Any real effort to impose the doctrine again will occur after the 60th senate seat is secured in 2010.