An Alternate Route to Censorship

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fairness doctrine is censorshipThe Censorship Fairness Doctrine has been something near and dear to the hearts of the far left for a long time. With talk radio and the web being the main pillars of the center-right media landscape, effectively neutralizing conservative radio is a fantasy scenario for Bill Moyers and others like him.

That being said, it is becoming more likely that instead of going the congressional route to squelch conservative radio speech, the incoming Obama administration will try an alternate approach through regulatory bodies and the bureaucracy.

Conn Carroll explains:

Obama is too smart to bring back the 'Fairness Doctrine'. You are absolutely not going to see any movement in Congress to pass legislation forcing the FCC to revive the same rule it abandoned in 1987. But as the Center for American Progress points out, Congress does not need to pass any new legislation: "The public obligations inherent in the Fairness Doctrine are still in existence and operative, at least on paper."

Instead you will see a regulatory push at the FCC to intimidate conservative radio stations by shortening their licensing requirements from every eight, to every three years, and forcing them to meet stepped up "public interest" requirements. This new standard would be just as vague and ripe for abuse as the old Fairness Doctrine ever was. [...]

And the way Obama will porbably go about it, bypassing Congress and using a bureacratic out of touch regulatory body, is exactly the route the Obama administration is probably going to take on cap and trade as well.

—Matthew Sheffield is the creator of NewsBusters and its Executive Editor.


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This same point was brought

This same point was brought up by Jim Boulet as well at AT. The FCC uses the term "localism".

http://www.americant...

dbo... Exactly. I had

dbo...

Exactly.

I had never heard that term being used before until I heard Hannity use it awhile back now and explain why some are using that term now...Localism indeed...

I also agree with the article Matthew posted with his link about John Podesta and the FCC being the very people who are going to do the dirty work behind the scenes, instead of congress, but I am still not convinced about congress doing nothing either, I have just recently heard, Pelosi, Schumer and Bingaman all say they want this brought up, so we shall see what happens on down the road.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Can't everyone just get along?

YEA... IF WE SHUT YOU UP.

DEMOCRAT

Aclu</

We told you so!!

The Obama doctrine:

 Any and all dissent must be quashed and silenced.  Contrary opinions and ideas will not be tolerated.  Anyone disagreeing with The Messiah is an enemy of the state.  Silence all conservative commentators.  They are they enemy!

Dissent will not be

Dissent will not be tolerated.

During a press conference, a reporter dared to ask him about his cabinet (How could he say "change" when he was appointing all these old Clinton insiders?) and The One had a a little hissy, sputtering to the reporter...now hold on hold on a minute...this isn't about my cabinet... letting the reporter know that questioins outside the designated topic would not be welcome.

mb... Exactly. I heard

mb...

Exactly.

I heard the so-called third day in a row self-important presser from The ONE...

I could not believe that was coming from CNN's little Ed Henry...I detest Henry all of the time,  I was shocked, I heard Rush talking about this too later on.

I've been watching Henry since his work with Roll Call on C-SPAN for years now, he is totally left leaning, I have seen him try to out-do Stretch Gregory during Pres. Bush Pressers...how dare he ask relevant questions today.

O did not like that one little bit now did he?

I have never seen anything like this dumb-arse in my life, if he really thinks this tactic is going to work for the next four years, he is in for a rude awakening in my opinion.

Wonder what The Anointed One would do in the situation right now in India at the moment, that have some western hostages held to-boot, bet it's a perfect time for Prez-Elect to duck and cover.

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

bet it's a perfect time for

bet it's a perfect time for Prez-Elect to duck and cover. 

Oh, yeah, now is the time for the "We only have one President at a time...." speech.

 

A new word for our language

There was a book, not too long ago, about liberal fascism.  Methinks that phrase is going to be pretty common in the next year.  Obama and company have already shown their ability to act this way, and that was just during the election.  Just imagine them governing, with Democrats in charge of everything. 

Elections have consequences.  I certainly hope everyone is watching because we're going to find out what consequences are.  

Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.

V ...

Where's V when you need him?

The Censorship Doctrine

New case law, including Renton vs Playtime Theaters  475 US 41 has made the Fairness Doctrine constitutionally problematic.  

The Supreme Court in upholding the City of Renton's restrictions on erotic entertainment, found that restrictions onerous enough to prohibit the speech entirely fail intermediate scrutiny.

If the effect of the Fairness Doctrine would be cancellation of talk radio shows, it would fail this newer test.

How about fairness in entertainment?

Last night on House one character asked, regarding tropical regions, "doesn't Florida count?"

House's reply was: "Not to the Supreme Court."

This kind of sneaky, subtle Left-Wing lying propaganda goes on all the time in the entertainment industry.  Should there be a "fairness doctrine" for that?  

How about the fairness

How about the fairness doctrine for cable?  Let's have it for the all MSM like NBC, CBS, ABC and even for CNN and MSNBC.  No..wait that might infringe on the liberal rights for their socialist views.

Bad news folks, it's

Bad news folks, it's already started...The Crackdown Has Started

 

 Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

First Things First

Yeah, but what I want to know is, who's the girl in the photo with the big blue eyes????

Why would Obama want to shut

Why would Obama want to shut up rightwing radio?  It was the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Hannity, etc. that helped get him elected.

Well if that's true, why

Well if that's true, why don't you tell Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer and Chuck Schumer that it's a stupid idea and they should drop it?

mb and av... Regarding

mb and av...

Regarding your responses to good ol' gb...

As BD says....SHACK!

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

How Enlightening!

Goldbar!  Quick, contact the Office of President Elect right now and demand for the protection of Limbaugh and Hannity as they have helped him got elected!

Perhaps Obama does not

Perhaps Obama does not share your opinions about the contributions of Limbaugh and Hannity to his election?

But, AUbar, shut down, or shut up, IS

the plan! NOT having right radio, would prove there is no dissent, therefore, liberty, and the freedom to choose a different point of view needs ot be silanced.

Question: why is radio, right radio, such a threat? If Barry is so politically smart, along with the other lefties, WHY are they so afraid of a few words being spoken by the right? Same can be said of the cowardly video folks - what is the threat from the right? Could it be that we ARE??

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

Nice try.  John McCain got

Nice try.  John McCain got Obama elected...with the "help" of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan

fitzfong.blogspot.com

i know my small effort, no

i know my small effort, no NBC<ABC<CBS channels are on my favorites on the cable box, has little affect. however if we all not watch(even sports events), it may have $$$ impact if the polls call.

or we go underground-Radio Free America for America;

 

 

 allow me to Love America

 

It actually started 10-27-08

After Barbara West of WFTV-Orlando asked Biden some tough questions, the station was barred from further interviews:

 

http://embeds.blogs....

 

"If we conservatives moved to those seven non-existent States, the government couldn’t find us and tax us to death!" 

Censorship is here...The

Censorship is here...The Crackdown Has Started

 

 Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/  

Has anyone checked out......

who Hussein has censored the last couple of days?

http://www.mediabist...

Meddling in radio content

For a little background, check out my post from last January on a push for "localism", a thinly veiled attempt to control content on the radio.

Welcome to the era of unity, you racist!

Wow nkviking... You

Wow nkviking...

You were right on the button way back then!

I am sorry I missed that somehow, I had never heard that term localism until a few months ago...if I did, I guess it went in one ear and out the other...seems a case of nobody listened. 

You deserve a huge gold star!

...and by the way, a bunch of I told you so's along the way....  ;-) 

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

THE "FAIRNESS' DOCTRINE...

The Fairness Doctrine has been exposed for what it really is by the likes of El-Rushbo, Hannity, Beck, Ingraham, Quinn & Rose, & other conservative talkers. Hell, even Hannity's soon to be former tag team partner Colmes, is against it. Kudos to him, 1 of the few libs that gets it.

But the Fainess Doctrine does not go far enough, LOCALISM is 1 way the brownshirts on the left may try. Yeah, I want more of the types of people who host those "public service" programs that are mandated by the FCC as part of their license that you hear early Sunday morning usually from 4am-7am. No one listens unless they are working, & if you have XM or Sirius, never again. LOCALISM would also open the way for activist types, or "community organizers", to seize the mic. That will do nothing but push "progressive" agendas.

Another thing to watch for is attacking talk radio, conservative talk radio, by having what is said on conservative talk radio as HATE SPEECH. That might well be the way around 1st Admendment concerns. Remember kids, hate speech is whatever liberal/progressive brownshirts say it is. Don't believe me, look at the colleges & universities, speech codes, hate speech, mandated diversity, all the things leftsts love. Except no diversity of thought.

Today's left does not like, & shall not tollerate opposing views. The modern day brownshirt does not care about the pitfalls of the total cencorship they seek. It's about doing the right thing in the name of "fairness" or "justice". Beware of the justice they seek.

 

"...it's still We The People, Right?"  Megadeth 

Localism BS

I have a great idea. If The One keeps ignoring Fox reporters at his news conferences Fox should report the story exactly that way. "So and so reporter had his hand raised to ask the messiah a question and was skipped over, again. Therefore, from now on Fox will pose the question that was to be asked by the reporter to the viewers and they will be able to answer the question themselves, similar to blogging." Obama's censorship of Fox reporters' questions is the first step to the Fairness Doctrine. And we all know the MSM will never ask a hardball question so I trust Fox viewers more anyway.

As a side note on this Thanksgiving Day, how do you suppose The One will defend the terrorists when they do to our country what they are currently doing in India. It is quite frightening to know he will spin it like the CNN reporter that said what the young men (terrorists) are doing in India are justified because they are repressed. I say NUKE 'EM!

Happy Thanksgiving all!