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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

The UnFairness Doctrine, or "We're the Party of Diversity...But Only if You Agree With Us."

"After the Federal Communications Commission abandoned the Fairness Doctrine in the mid-1980s, Congress passed legislation to reinstitute it. When President Reagan vetoed it, he declared that 'This doctrine . . . requires Federal officials to supervise the editorial practices of broadcasters in an effort to ensure that they provide coverage of controversial issues and a reasonable opportunity for the airing of contrasting viewpoints of those issues. This type of content-based regulation by the Federal Government is . . . antagonistic to the freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment. . . . History has shown that the dangers of an overly timid or biased press cannot be averted through bureaucratic regulation, but only through the freedom and competition that the First Amendment sought to guarantee.' "


(excerpted from Rush Limbaugh's letter to President Obama in the Wall Street Journal. Read it HERE.)

14 comments:

kidsmom said...

Are you a Rush girl? I love listening to Rush, and Glenn, and Michael Medved (1430 AM from 1-3).

Pink Slippers said...

I love listening to Rush.
Wendy

Wendi said...

Crystal's getting political on her blog?????

I like it.

Michelle said...

Love your post!

Kaylee said...

I'm actually writing a paper on the Fairness Doctrine! It's a pretty interesting thing, to say the least. I'm a Glenn Beck girl myself, but Rush ain't half bad either.

Laura said...

We are Glenn fans around here- Rush too!! What is WRONG with this STINKIN' government?!? REALLY- I have two words... FOOD STORAGE!!

Bond Girl 007 said...

Tell me why? 52% people voted they way they did.................

Wendi said...

My experience is that the majority of people who yell and scream about freedom and respect do not extend the same courtesy.

Shaka said...

makes me scream!!!

Anonymous said...

Oh man. Just read it. Reminds me of that little man with a mustache in Germany about 65 years ago. Scary.

Cecilia said...

Love to see the political side of Crystal. My husband loves Rush!
What is wrong with the world??? Oh I know...latter days!!!

lvs2dance said...

hey...I saw your house for sale online! Where are you moving to?

pilatesmommy said...

So I have mixed feelings about politics right now....one minute I'm ready to loose my mind (that's after I listen to Rush or Glen), the next minute I'm thinking what happens will happen (that's after not listening to anything). I don't know which one is better, but I can tell you that bagging on everything the Pres. is doing is not going to change that fact that he is doing it. Come on people tell us what we can do to help the situation.

Amanda :-) said...

Good post tag, Crystal!!

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