Another attempt to revive the "Fairness Doctrine"

Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) is obsessed with fairness in the Mass Media, and thinks that repealing the "Fairness Doctrine" was a big mistake. Now she is proposing "The Media Act" (HR 4710) that would bring back this dreaded doctrine.

Her Statment regarding this attempt

The Fairness Doctrine was adopted in 1949 by the FCC. It was intended to present both sides of a controversial issue on radio and TV. In 1987 during the Reagan years this doctrine was repealed and rightfully so. There was no such thing as cable TV back in 1949, and today there is even more media choices with the internet and the web logs like the one you are reading now.

However Slaughter like many Democrats still don't like the fact that the Rush Limbaugh's, Sean Hannity's, Neal Boortz's, Michael Savage's of the world are not countered with the Al Franken's, Ed Schultz's, Stephanie Miller's, or Randi Rhodes's of the world ON THE SAME STATION!!!

Either that or they want to Government to help them get on more stations. That sounds just about right.

Slaughter Represents Rochester, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls. Out of those cites Rochester gain a Progressive Talk station last year, displacing Sean "Slam Head" Hannity as Schultz likes to call him. Hey at least you can listen to Michael Savage on the air their...for now.

In the many interviews Slaughter has given she keeps telling us that the "airwaves" belong to the "public." I will go into this in another post. However in an exchange with now retired Bill Moyers on his PBS program, she said something very scary and it seems that Slaughter wants to take her new "Fairness Doctrine" beyond AM, FM, TV.

Bill Moyers: So you're primarily concerned about radio?

Louise Slaughter: No. I'm concerned about television as well. But radio is probably where we're going to get the biggest problems in trying to get this done, because people have the radio on all day. They listen to it. And I think that says a lot. I think we can see that reflected in what people are thinking and feeling today.

Moyers: You know people say well, "Yes, it is in principle true that the government, the people passed to the television and radio companies the right to use the airwaves, the public spectrum." But cable's a different baby altogether. Cable is unregulated.

Slaughter: Right.

Moyers: Are you proposing the fairness doctrine for Fox News or MSNBC?

Slaughter: You bet.

Moyers: You are?

Slaughter: Yes. Fairness isn't going to hurt anybody. I just can't imagine these people who want to fight against fairness. And I noticed that just recently, I believe President Clinton said that the 1996 Telecommunications Bill was probably one of his worst mistakes?

Complete transcript of the exchange between Moyers and Slaughter

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OK regarding the Telecom Bill it allowed radio to be run like a business, for once, and that is all I have to say about that for now.

Getting back to her statement about forcing FOX News, MSNBC, and even CNN to abide by a fairness doctrine. Do you see what this woman wants to do??? What she really wants to is the stifle the voices that oppose her ideals that she wants to make into public policy. The Dems are not about fairness. They are about only getting their ideals across without ANY decenting voices.

Also leftys feel they can't compete with the righty's that dominate talk radio. It is very important more than ever to listen to what these leftys do and say and read between the lines regarding their statements and actions. Then YOU must take action and touch base with your Reps and Senators and tell them to oppose this Unfairness doctrine.

Overall DON'T VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRATS!!!

Yea it feels good to break some news, and don't forget Beware of Louise The Ripper. That is going to be her nickname.

Oh and by the way she knows a lot about Science (Microbiology) , but does not know JACK about the media. Is she related to Jack The Ripper? Guess not.