The ‘Fairness Doctrine’ is back: "The policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission that became known as the "Fairness Doctrine" is an attempt to ensure that all coverage of controversial issues by a broadcast station b…

“I love how ‘free marketeers’ claim that Rush Limbaugh and Fox News represent the (non existent) free market in content, because these two entities, as well as many others, DON’T MAKE MONEY!. They are bottomless pits, that the corporatistas throw money into, to flood the airwaves with their points of view, to push out other voices. Pennies on the dollar to mega corporations to keep ‘uncomfortable’ news and views out of the main points of access. If Rush and Fox had to truly compete, without subsidy, they would not survive. Let these programs compete, without said subsidies, for advertising revenue and see how well they do. They are the worst perpetrators of ‘corporate welfare’ and wouldn’t survive without outside dollars from GE or Disney’s other divisions to prop them up. Look at the revenue from their fig leaf ads and compare it with how much money that needs to be pumped in to them to keep them afloat and tell me about the ‘free market’.

Let’s see some real ‘free market’ action and see how pigs like Limabaugh and Hannity last.

That’s what you rightards really fear

I’m salivating at the possibilities…

It really pissed me off that, during the gubernatorial race, Ahnie was on TV, like once a weekend, for months, and Angelides didn’t get anything near equal time. That’s not fairness, that’s blatantly unfair.

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The wingnuts contradict themselves as soon as they open their mouths to complain about the Fairness Doctrine.

First they say that mass media are thoroughgoingly LIBERAL.

Then they say they don’t want Fairness for opposing viewpoints to be heard.

Well — which is it?

If they can’t get their message out because the mass media are so liberal, then they should be jumping for joy at the opportunity to have their side of the story told.

They are bad faith actors. They lie with every breath.

Don’t forget: Donahue was the HIGHEST rated show on MSNBC when he got axed.

Taylor! Great post.

I sure wouldn’t mind voting for Kuchinich in my primary. Actually voting FOR someone, priceless.

Are you implying that conservafascists are at heart spineless, cowardly punks who will always pee their pants at the prospect of a fight that is actually fair?

Whooda thunk………

I don’t like the fairness doctrine. If the wingnuts start up a controversy about evolution, does that mean one has to give equal time to both sides of the argument, where one is clearly inferior scientifically?

-pm

religion doesn’t get a political venue, we declare evolution is science and magic (creationsims) is not science

Iran offered the US a package of concessions in 2003, but it was rejected, a senior former US official has told the BBC’s Newsnight programme.
Tehran proposed ending support for Lebanese and Palestinian militant groups and helping to stabilise Iraq following the US-led invasion.

But Vice-President Dick Cheney’s office rejected the plan, the official said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6274147.stm