I have sirius radio so I can listen to Bill Press and Ed Schultz :thumb:

I have sirius radio so I can listen to Bill Press and Ed Schultz :thumb:

 

I have never heard of them.

Do they still run the liberal talk show Air America or whatever it was called in the Cinti market? I'd occasionally listen to it. I always felt good about being a conservative when I listened to that silliness. I don't remember the lady's name, but she was as far to the left as Rush was to the right. I try hard to be tolerant of people's political view points, but she was a real challenge for me.

why is it if the dems get elected, people think they will take everything? Oh wait , its because of am talk radio telling the flock over and over and over that they will take the fairness doctrine, take your guns, make abortions available on every street corner and turn your kids gay then let them get married:eek:, scarey isnt it:scared:, and i didnt ever mention 911. If they can scare theyre listeners with all that just imagine what they can do with 911. Honestly if you cant tell already, I dont think that there is very much "fair" in talk radio these days , so really who cares.

:scared::scared: That is certainly a lot of assumptions and conclusion jumping in a single paragraph.

 

Actually, the reason that I believe that the Fairness Doctrine will soon rear its ugly head again is McCain's involvement in this campaign. McCain has already waged an assault on the First Amendment through the McCain-Feingold law.

 

If McCain wins the election, he will seek retribution against the talk radio hosts who tried to deny him the presidency. If he loses the election, he will blame conservatives and the talk radio hosts who voiced their displeasure with McCain as a Republican candidate.

 

If McCain manages to lose the nomination, he will really be angry and in early 2009, I would expect him to introduce something like a McCain-Obama or McCain-Clinton bill to undermine the viability of AM talk radio.

I don't see it happening. The fairness doctrine is too extreme and very unpopular. A first term President would have to push fairly hard to get it to their desk, and none of the contenders are going to work that hard for such an unpopular piece of legislation.

Actually, the reason that I believe that the Fairness Doctrine will soon rear its ugly head again is McCain's involvement in this campaign. McCain has already waged an assault on the First Amendment through the McCain-Feingold law.

Please enlighten us on how McCain-Feingold constitutes "an assault on the First Amendment" ... this should be a doozy.

Do they still run the liberal talk show Air America or whatever it was called in the Cinti market? I'd occasionally listen to it. I always felt good about being a conservative when I listened to that silliness. I don't remember the lady's name, but she was as far to the left as Rush was to the right. I try hard to be tolerant of people's political view points, but she was a real challenge for me.

 

 

Randy Rhodes, I believe is who you are talking about. I use to listen to her a couple of years back when Air America first started, but lost interest when she sounded to much like Rush.

Please enlighten us on how McCain-Feingold constitutes "an assault on the First Amendment" ... this should be a doozy.

Your tone indicates that you have already made your mind up on this subject and that you are not actually seeking enlightenment at all. If I am mistaken, please take time to google the subject to learn of the ways that McCain-Feingold restricts speech.

 

Ultimately, the US Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the law, but the fact that the law does place restrictions on speech is obvious. Whether those restrictions are reasonable enough to pass constitutional muster will be determined by the president who appoints the next few justices to the USSC.

Randy Rhodes, I believe is who you are talking about. I use to listen to her a couple of years back when Air America first started, but lost interest when she sounded to much like Rush.

 

Bingo. Thanks my friend. She was wacko. I think if she and Karl Marx had met, Karl would have told her she was too far left.

I think the Fairness Doctrine for radio is irrelevant. With the internet, and downloadable podcasts, and cable television news / opinion shows, Sirius and FM radio, going after over the air AM broadcasts would be irrelevant. If anything it would probably just increase the passion of these talkers by making them 'victims' of political opponents against their free speech...

The Fairness Doctrine is irrelevant period. It's not 1949 anymore. We have more than a few choices to get our news from.

Your tone indicates that you have already made your mind up on this subject and that you are not actually seeking enlightenment at all. If I am mistaken, please take time to google the subject to learn of the ways that McCain-Feingold restricts speech.

 

Ultimately, the US Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of the law, but the fact that the law does place restrictions on speech is obvious. Whether those restrictions are reasonable enough to pass constitutional muster will be determined by the president who appoints the next few justices to the USSC.

No, I haven't made up my mind on it because frankly, I'm not all that familiar with the intricacies of McCain-Feingold. If planks of it are really "an assault on the First Amendment" as you claim, then I want to know what they are.

 

Back up your claims ... plain and simple.

No, I haven't made up my mind on it because frankly, I'm not all that familiar with the intricacies of McCain-Feingold. If planks of it are really "an assault on the First Amendment" as you claim, then I want to know what they are.

 

Back up your claims ... plain and simple.

I have read the act and reached my conclusions. You can accept them or read the act yourself and reach your own conclusions. In other words, I will be glad to debate the issue with you after you become familiar with the intricacies of McCain-Feingold, preferably in a thread devoted to the act itself.

The Fairness Doctrine is irrelevant period. It's not 1949 anymore. We have more than a few choices to get our news from.

It is not irrelevant to the regular listeners of talk radio and there are tens of millions of us. I agree that there are many other sources of news, but talk radio is as more about entertainment and political debate than news. Blogs, vlogs, etc. have their place but so do radio shows that can attract an audience and pay their own way.

It is not irrelevant to the regular listeners of talk radio and there are tens of millions of us. I agree that there are many other sources of news, but talk radio is as more about entertainment and political debate than news. Blogs, vlogs, etc. have their place but so do radio shows that can attract an audience and pay their own way.

You missed my point. The Doctrine is irrelavent and should be done away with.