“We either ought to have the Fairness Doctrine or we ought to have more balance on the other side, because essentially there’s always been a lot of big money to support the right-wing talk shows, and let’s face it, you know, Rush Limbaugh is fairly entertaining, even when he’s saying things that I think are ridiculous. I never minded having somebody be heard who disagreed with me. But if you only have one side like this blatant drumbeat against the stimulus program, this doesn’t reflect the economic reality we’re facing.”
Folks, anyone can see what a sham this is, and utterly laughable to boot. Look at ALL the MSM, with the exception of Fox Network who dropped their pants and spread ‘em months ago. Obama can do not wrong, there is not a Hint of criticism from the MSM on the ‘super spending’ bill to reward the Democratic faithful. The House bill just passed with not one single Republican voting in favor, yet, one would think from the MSM that the House passed a ‘hard fought’ bill when the end result was already ordained. The only question was which Democrats would not vote for it. The Senate the voted for their version and as predicted, the RINO’s; Specter, Collins, and Snowe voted for it.
“It is over a thousand pages,” said Representative Tom Price, a Georgia Republican. “It is physically impossible for any member to have read this bill.” Of course, it is! That’s the idea! It will be interesting to see those goodies as they come out, especially national health care ramifications. If you can’t persuade the public, put it in a ‘bill.’
Now, back to this ‘Fairness doctrine’, the whole point is to give the opposition free air time to air their ‘progressiveness’. Do you imagine Keith Olberman having a conservative on his program and giving him equal time? Nah, the television networks are exempt, it’s only for ‘talk radio’, which the conservatives control as a balance to the totally liberal MSM. How better to quite the conservative voice than to force equal time for those leftist pundits who cannot keep a radio program running on their own merit because viewers refuse to patronize it. “If you can’t beat ‘em, change the rules.”
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Okay, Bill Clinton has said we gotta have enforced media accountability. “All the big money has gone to support right-wing talk shows.” Mr. President, if I may, all the big money is not in talk radio. It’s all your Library and Massage Parlor. What I wouldn’t give for the amount of money that’s been donated to Bill Clinton and his Library and Massage Parlor! That’s where the big money is in this country. Now, how unhappy can these Democrats be? They’ve got 60 votes in the Senate. They own the House of Representatives. They occupy the White House. They control the media. Just what do they want? Karl Marx said it. You know what “peace” is in Karl Marx’s definition? The absence of opposition to socialism. That is peace. The absence of opposition to a leftist, to a socialist, and that’s what they’re aiming for this is a major transformation of the United States, as Obama promised. Let’s not forget Clinton in 1994, June. He was flying in to dedicate some train station in St. Louis, and he called the morning show in our blowtorch affiliate there, KMOX.
~~~We didn’t bring in people to our studios for coffee and shake ’em down, promising not to criticize them on the radio if they will just pay us off. We don’t bring in interns here and start using cigars in nefarious ways. We don’t have massage parties here in our broadcast studios. Well, I can’t speak for some of the long-haired, maggot-infested FM types and what they’re doing in their studios. (laughing) But I haven’t had one visit from a ChiCom advertiser. I haven’t had a guy that owns a Chinese restaurant in Little Rock walk in to some office with $200 million in unsigned money orders for me for big money. I haven’t people from Dubai, from the United Arab Emirates, from Saudi Arabia pay me 150 to $400,000 for a speech ripping my own country while I’m in theirs! I don’t do things like this, Mr. President. My money, our money comes (just as government’s does) from the American people — and our money is puny compared to yours. Clinton Global Initiative? We don’t have anything like that. What big money, Mr. President?
I think Rush covered most of the salient points! He spoke for me, and I thank him.
lol – as usual the right and the left saying how life is unfair and how the media is against them. Back in the UK I remember political parties wanted funding from the taxpayer. Why should I fund any party unless I choose to? If you can’t afford to spread your message then your message isn’t getting enough support to start with.
One idea Waxman’s committee staff is looking at is a congressionally mandated policy that would require all TV and radio stations to have in place “advisory boards” that would act as watchdogs to ensure “community needs and opinions” are given fair treatment. Reports from those advisory boards would be used for license renewals and summaries would be reviewed at least annually by FCC staff.
I feel a Democratic “Terri Schiavo” moment coming on as House Democrats seem “hell-bent” on alienating their voters by overreaching.