Fairness Doctrine Vote Not Happening, House Majority Leader Says

[stephanie]

Joe and Gw would be very happy probably, "IF and WHEN" this were to be reinstated again.

Thursday, July 31, 2008
By Josiah Ryan, Staff Writer




House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.)On the Spot (CNSNews.com) - A bill to permanently ban the “Fairness Doctrine” – a dormant FCC rule that says broadcasters, mainly talk radio, must grant equal air time to opposing viewpoints – probably will not be voted on this year in Congress, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told CNSNews.com on Wednesday.

Hoyer also joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in strongly suggesting that he would support reactivating the Fairness Doctrine, telling CNSNews.com that he is interested in “ensuring the availability of fair and balanced information to the American public.”

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[red states rule]

This must be the Dems present to Rush on his 20th anniversary



So with all the other issues Dems should be addressing, they waste time on this and saying they are sorry for slavery

[avatar4321]

This must be the Dems present to Rush on his 20th anniversary



So with all the other issues Dems should be addressing, they waste time on this and saying they are sorry for slavery

hardly. They know they will lose the vote so they are hoping to push it off till when they think they will have enough to win.

[red states rule]

hardly. They know they will lose the vote so they are hoping to push it off till when they think they will have enough to win.

Much like the off shore drilling bill

[Little-Acorn]

At first I thought this "Fairness Doctrine" sounded okay... as long as it was enforced on ALL media: TV shows, newspapers, magazines, and all the rest, as well as talk radio. Every time Brian Williams or some other fake "journalist" asked, "Well, Congressman, why haven't you done anything to help people out with their mortgages, and what are your plans to do so in the future?", they would have to bring someone on to also ask, "Well, Congressmen, why are you planning to give benefits to people who screwed up their finances so badly they're being foreclosed on, while the people who exercised a little discipline, bought smaller homes, scrimped and saved and did it right to make sure they could afford the payments (and haven't missed one yet), get punished by having to pay the bills of the ones who didn't shoulder that responsibility? And by the way, could you point out the passage in the Constitution that authorizes Congress to intrude into this matter at all?"

EVERY time. That would be a lot of times. I can see it now.

Of course, that's not what the leftists pushing the bill, had in mind at all. They only wanted it enforced on talk radio (the only venue where conservatives dominate), while letting all the other forms of media (where their fellow leftists dominate almost exclusively) continue without any "balancing" at all.

But then I started thinking about what it would take for the government to actually implement this so-called "Fairness Doctrine", even in the genuinely "balanced" way I described above. The government would have to start monitoring ALL media outlets (TV, radio, newpapers, etc.), checking each story that ANYBODY published to determine which presented liberal viewpoints and which were conservative, and then make laws and regulations to control them accordingly.

I absolutely don't want government to have that power. Not no way, not no how. Freedom of the Press doesn't only mean that government can't stop you from printing (or broadcasting) a certain viewpoint. It also means that the govt can't force you to print or broadcast a certain viewpoint. Freedom of the press is a FREEDOM, and any government intrusion is antithetical to it.

Even though implementing the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" the way I just described, would be a huge boon to conservatives, I see it as an overall net loss, and a BIG one. Such a thing should never see the light of day, and should be voted down unanimously if it ever comes up.

[Silver]

Well, get ready......the Fascists are on your doorstep, and the MSM is convincing voters hes the new messiah....

they are gonna tell you how to cook and how to eat..no transfats, etc.

they are gonna tell you what to smoke...no tobacco, only weed

they are gonna tell you to pay reparations to A. Americans, even if they came to the US yesterday...

they are gonna harrass McDonalds and KFC, Walmart and GM, and Mobil and BP, etc.---then complain when they move overseas...

they are gonna tax to top 20% in order to bribe the other 80% into an unbeatable voting block....so eventually 100% of us will have nothing....

they are gonna make the concept of US citizenship a useless claim....

You're gonna love 'em.....

[red states rule]

[retiredman]

after november, we'll have the votes to pass this.

all things come to those who wait.

[red states rule]

after november, we'll have the votes to pass this.

all things come to those who wait.

Another example of liberals supporting only liberal free speech. To libs like MFM. if you can't beat them in the ratings - silence them

[retiredman]

Another example of liberals supporting only liberal free speech. To libs like MFM. if you can't beat them in the ratings - silence them

I am all for equal access to the public airways for all points of view.

Why the hell aren't YOU?

[red states rule]

I am all for equal access to the public airways for all points of view.

Why the hell aren't YOU?

We have that now. Liberal talk radio is a failure because people choose NOT to listen to it

Liberal talk radio is a ratings disaster, and they lose money for the stations

So your answer is to FORCE stations to carry liberal taks shows

[retiredman]

We have that now. Liberal talk radio is a failure because people choose NOT to listen to it

Liberal talk radio is a ratings disaster, and they lose money for the stations

So your answer is to FORCE stations to carry liberal taks shows

my answer is equal access to the public airwaves for all political points of view. period.

[red states rule]

my answer is equal access to the public airwaves for all political points of view. period.

We have that right now. You got your wish

[retiredman]

We have that right now. You got your wish

and the legislation will ensure that it is maintained and enriched.

Damn..it must SUCK to be a republican these days!

[red states rule]

and the legislation will ensure that it is maintained and enriched.

Damn..it must SUCK to be a republican these days!

Why pass legislation for something that already exists?

You want this so conservatives will be silenced and no different POV's will be aired against your party