Fairness Doctrine Gains Momentum in Congress
One of the most blatant attempts to curb free speech and silence conservatives is gaining momentum in congress. I am talking about the fairness doctrine. While this comes as no surprise to those of us who tried to warn the public it is disturbing nonetheless.
Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a prominent member of the House Subcommittee that may take up the Fairness Doctrine next year, said that she wanted to bring it back. “I still believe in it,” Eshoo told the Daily Postin Palo Alto.
The Democrat controlled congress is going to try to silence conservative talk radio forever. Instead of debate they prefer political bullying. If you think that conservatives are over-reacting when you hear us talk about the fairness doctrine, or you read what we write about if you need to look no further that the following quote from one of Nancy Pelosi’s top aides.
“Conservative radio is a huge threat and political advantage for Republicans and we have had to find a way to limit it.”
There you have it, conservative radio is a “huge threat” according to Nancy Pelosi’s camp. We have to limit it.
Limit free speech? Is that what I am reading here? Your damn right, that is what she is proposing. How can my reaction be an over-reaction when you read a quote like that?
Liberals have tried to counter conservative talk radio and they have no listeners, liberal talk radio does not make any money. And why would it? Liberals own every other news medium so there is no need for them to spread their views on the radio. Liberals get their views justified in the print media and the electronic media whereas conservatives only have talk radio. Now Democrats want to shut down the last available avenue for conservatives to let their voices be heard.
This is paranoid, this is cowardly, this is unconstitutional, this is un-American.
America's Watchtower 
I grew up before the majority of the fairness doctrine was dropped in 1987. The rest was dropped in 2000.
I’m missing the explanation of how returning to this will limit free speech.
Big money has too give alternative view points the ability to do a rebutal. Oh noes! Democracy may breakout.
(http://spectator.org/archives/2007/05/14/her-royal-fairness
Other parts of it, related to “personal attack” rule and the “political editorial” rule, remained in place until 2000. The personal attack rule required anyone “attacked” over the airwaves to be notified beforehand and given an opportunity to respond. A similar rule was followed for the political editorial, where a broadcaster endorsing one political candidate or issue had to give similar time for a response from those not endorsed or supported. )
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I am old enough to remember talk radio during the fairness doctrine era. Even with the fairness doctrine in place, talk radio always leaned conservative as a medium but you did have some diversity of views presented. It is a myth that talk hosts had to avoid controversy but rather were required to present some conflicting opinions over time. A conservative host would have liberal guests at times and vice versa or take callers with differing views to comply with the fairness doctrine. Radio was a lot more interesting back in those days before a few corporations owned ninety percent of the stations. Listening to Republican National Committee talking points on talk radio all day is just boring. And the same would be true if talk radio were a liberal dominated medium.
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Do we really think Rush will put up with this? And also, Michael Savage won his case against CAIR. I don’t believe they will give in.
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