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Fairness schmairness
Drinking Liberally in Cincinnati
2009-05-13 20:53:00
Former Bush administration Justice Department member (and noted torture and expanded executive powers advocate) John Yoo managed to get himself quite the sweet gig recently, when the Philadelphia Inquirer made him a columnist.Well not exactly recently. He'd actually been hired sometime in the fall of 2008, but they didn't bother telling anyone until this past Sunday, when his name was accompanied by the title "Inquirer Columnist".No one really complained about his hiring at first...well at least because no one knew about it. Hell, editorial page director Harold Jackson (no relation to the form

Rotten Egg Presidency Co-opts Easter Celebration
Red County
2009-05-13 19:44:44
Some traditions should be so hallowed that they should not be sullied by political controversies or used as a vehicle to manipulate the participants into embracing perspectives and policies they might not otherwise be exposed to or willing to accept. As a celebration of profound cultural significance at one of America's most solemn and historic venues, the annual Easter Egg Roll at the White House ought to be just such an occasion. Unfortunately, not even this event gets to remain one where kids and families can have a day of fun without being bombarded by a litany of questionable values. I

A fairness doctrine for newspapers'
Daily Kos
2009-05-13 15:50:09
So why did the Philadelphia Inquirer hire war criminal John Yoo as a columnist, despite serving an extremely liberal city' "There was a conscious effort on our part to counter some of the criticism of The Inquirer as being a knee-jerk liberal publication," [Inquirer editorial page editor Harold] Jackson said. "We made a conscious effort to add some conservative voices to our mix." They were being criticized for being too one-sided' Well, all the power to the conservatives who may have just delivered the killing blow to the financially troubled Inquirer. But that's certainly odd beh

A fairness doctrine for newspapers'
Daily Kos: State of the Nation
2009-05-13 15:50:09
So why did the Philadelphia Inquirer hire war criminal John Yoo as a columnist, despite serving an extremely liberal city' "There was a conscious effort on our part to counter some of the criticism of The Inquirer as being a knee-jerk liberal publication," [Inquirer editorial page editor Harold] Jackson said. "We made a conscious effort to add some conservative voices to our mix." They were being criticized for being too one-sided' Well, all the power to the conservatives who may have just delivered the killing blow to the financially troubled Inquirer. But that's certainly odd beh

Cannibalism, Justified Resistance, and What Happens After 'Fort Sumter'
Western Rifle Shooters Association
2009-05-11 22:22:00
21 months ago, I posted this link from The Everlasting Phelps, along with this excerpt from Phelps' piece:I am almost physically ill with the dread I am feeling right now. I’ve said before that I have thought about armed revolution before. It is something that I think everyone who considers himself a patriot has to think about ahead of time. You might think about it and say “never”, but you need to think about it.I am reminded of the cannibal paradox. The paradox is that there are a lot of people in starvation scenarios who turn to cannibalism and starve anyways. They starve because the

Judicial Watch Announces a Panel Discussion: The Fairness Doctrine
Judicial Watch
2009-05-11 13:10:51
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced an educational panel discussion that will focus upon the Fairness Doctrine, a policy which would require broadcasters to air both sides of controversial issues and to do so in a manner that was (in the FCC's view) honest, equitable and balanced. The panel will be free of charge and open to the press and the public. Date: Thursday, May 14th Time: 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Location: The National Press Club's First Amendment Lounge 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045 Fea

The Dems' Dictionary
Liberalguy
2009-05-11 07:59:00
By Debra J. Saunders"Global warming: An apocalyptic theory that every scientist believes in — except dissenting scientists who don't count — best bemoaned from one's Gulf Stream jet en route to an international conference on the environment.""War on terror: The fairness doctrine, the only weapon that can harm America's true enemy, Rush Limbaugh."more

Black Militants Take Over Conservative Station
No Warning Shots Fired !
2009-05-10 23:26:00
Black Militants Take Over Conservative StationPaul Scott(NWSF News) Today a band of black militants calling themselves The Frighten Conservatives Crew (FCC for short) took over local Fox affiliate, WWYT in Des Moines, Iowa. The local authorities were tipped off by a listener who became suspicious when The Sean Hannity Show was interrupted by Public Enemy's "Fight the Power."OK, I made that up.But with the current Right Wing paranoia over the Federal Communication Committee's Diversity Committee and the rise of the dreaded Fairness Doctrine, this scenario is the Right's worst nightmare.The FCC

Savage banned in UK'
Middle America's Worldview
2009-05-10 21:17:00
Alert: Members of a coalition organized to fight attacks on America's First Amendment rights in response to a multitude of developments under President Obama are expressing alarm at the United Kingdom's decision to ban popular U.S. talk radio host Michael Savage from its shores.British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced that Savage was on a list of people who would be unwelcome in the island nation.Roger Hedgecock, who recently was named as the chief of the new American Radio Free Speech Coalition, said the designation is a shot across the bow to American rights."The British government acti

Moral Busybody Alert!
jillosophy - one of the fearless
2009-05-10 12:48:00
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely excercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."- C.S. Lewis, page 23 "Liberty and Tyranny", Mark Levin...Judicial Watch Uncovers New FCC Documents on Fairness Doctrine Debate ...judicialwatch.orgJudicial Watch, the public interest gro

Geography 101
Riding With Mud
2009-05-10 10:27:00
If the geographic center of the contiguous United States is in Kansas, how come Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky calls themselves the Mid West' If you look at the United States, the East Coast is pretty clear. Illinois is along the Mississippi so it should be the west side of the East and Missouri is the east side of the Central US. I would say that Colorado and New Mexico are the east side of the Western US and the Midwest is somewhere in Eastern Colorado and Utah. For the record I will call Kansas the Heartland. I don't know why this causes me problems but it is like that little ditty that went,

Clumsy. Fumbling. Ineffectual. Desperate.
Waldo’s Virginia Political Blogroll - A totally biased and unreasonable list of blogs that I t
2009-05-10 09:15:36
Come on. Is this kind of crap the best these people can DO' If so, we need fear very little. The Democrats' Dictionary A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders Sunday, May 10, 2009 Doublespeak is alive as Democrats pull the strings in the White House and Congress 24 years after 1984. What do they mean when they engage in Democrat-speak' Democrat-speak. Jump. Academic freedom: Full license to espouse liberal thought to unformed minds. I'm sorry, did Liberty and Bob Jones Universities shut down, and I missed the memos' Bipartisanship: 40 Republicans and 60 Democrats. And, of course, this was in spi

Clumsy. Fumbling. Ineffectual. Desperate.
CobaltVA By Democrats, For Democrats, About Democrats
2009-05-10 09:15:36
Come on. Is this kind of crap the best these people can DO' If so, we need fear very little. The Democrats' Dictionary A Commentary By Debra J. Saunders Sunday, May 10, 2009 Doublespeak is alive as Democrats pull the strings in the White House and Congress 24 years after 1984. What do they mean when they engage in Democrat-speak' Democrat-speak. Jump. Academic freedom: Full license to espouse liberal thought to unformed minds. I'm sorry, did Liberty and Bob Jones Universities shut down, and I missed the memos' Bipartisanship: 40 Republicans and 60 Democrats. And, of course, this was in spi

Democrats push Un-Constitutional fairness doctrine.
Jumping in Pools
2009-05-09 16:46:00
I want to seriously pose a question to all that will read this blogpost, some on the Democrat side of the American political spectrum have called for a "fairness doctrine" to takeover American talk radio, saying that the blatant bias is against America's best interest, and that we need supposed "fairness".First off, the First Amendment protects freedom of speech & freedom press, meaning the government has no right to touch the radio dial or anyother media in the first place.Secondly, American talkradio serves as the balance against a liberal newspaper industry, television industry (with th

To Rescue Talk Radio!
WesternFront America
2009-05-09 11:18:15
Two years ago, in July 0f 2007 we warned our readers this was coming when we said the following: “There is an election coming next year. You can bet the farm that if Democrats maintain control of both houses of Congress and gain the Presidency as well, the Fairness Doctrine WILL be re-instated ASAP! That

Evil- Yes, Genius- Not So Much
Major Conflict
2009-05-09 10:41:00
Can someone please explain to me why Frank Luntz alwaystells the public what he wants the Republicans to sayabout different issues, especially healthcare' Is theresome kind of Evil Information Twisted Words Fairness Doctrine I'm not aware of'

BOGUS DOCUMENTS PASSED AS REAL THING By Lynn StuterMay 5, 2009NewsWithViews
WAKE UP AMERICA! THE ENDTIME IS HERE!
2009-05-08 23:15:00
BOGUS DOCUMENTS PASSED AS REAL THING By Lynn StuterMay 5, 2009NewsWithViews.comAs of May 1, 2009, we are now 100 days into the Also Known As (AKA) Obama regime. So how are things going'While the lamestream media is fawning all over AKA and falling all over themselves making sure that nothing makes it into the news deleterious to his image, the lamestream media has not been able to stop the exposure of the real AKA via the internet; a situation they hope to counter via the "fairness doctrine" better known as the doctrine to end free speech for anyone who dares think for themselves, tell it like

Judicial Watch Uncovers New FCC Documents on Fairness Doctrine Debate
Fire Andrea Mitchell! - Expose liberal bias and Obama Media bias! - Now listed on Janet Napolitano D
2009-05-08 16:40:02
Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained documents from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concerning the "Fairness Doctrine," a policy abolished in 1987, and other governmental means to limit free speech in the media. Judicial Watch obtained the documents in response to a December

Michèle Lamont: A Fairness Doctrine For Academia
Campaign Donors : Fundrace 2008 - Huffington Post
2009-05-08 15:07:38
An essay excerpted from How Professors Think: Inside the Curious World of Academic Judgment (Harvard University Press). In American higher education, excellence, merit, and quality...

ACORN AM. Playing nothing but the hits!
W.C. Varones Blog
2009-05-08 13:48:00
The UK banning Michael Savage could be nothing more than a triangulated initial attempt by Obama's administration to see how much it can get away with as they ratchet up their assault on political dissenters. This opinion piece offers some fleshing out of that hypothesis.But word is the Obama-controlled FCC is going to make "localism and diversity" the priority as it renews radio-frequency licenses to radio station companies. How' The idea is supposedly that they will mandate certain percentage of minority-owned radio stations, and they will decrease the time between renewal-periods from 8 yea

The 3 R's - Reading, 'Riting & Restrictions
Acts of the Apostasy
2009-05-08 12:30:00
(AoftheAP)Recent developments in Washington DC have many people wondering if the 1st Amendment will be able to withstand upcoming assaults. As Congress considers new Hate Crime legislation that will give sexual orientation special protections, and as the FCC discusses a new take on the Fairness Doctrine that would affect Christian and conservative talk radio, a new bill has made its' appearance in the House of Representatives.As reported in Wired.com: Prison Awaiting Hostile BloggersProposed congressional legislation would demand up to two years in prison for those whose electronic speech is m

Help A Confused Old Aviator-
Pitchpull
2009-05-08 11:08:00
What's FAIR about "The Fairness Doctrine"'What's FREE about "The Employee Free Choice Act"'Is this change I can believe in'

Cue The Crickets...
Anti-Strib
2009-05-08 10:40:00
To all of you on the left (and on the right to be fair) who were so bent out of shape about the Patriot Act, I have a question....What is your thoughts about this' Is there any concern or consternation here'''''' Swine Flu 'Pandemic' Martial Law Passes MA Senate 5-4-9 "While Massachusetts residents were sleeping, our Legislature rushed through a bill- in response to the recent "Swine flu" outbreak. This bill has been on the shelf but (the) state government felt this was the perfect time to slip this bill through. What is the big deal about the bill- S18' It gives the Governor power

Cue The Crickets...
Ladies Logic
2009-05-08 09:18:00
To all of you on the left (and on the right to be fair) who were so bent out of shape about the Patriot Act, I have a question....What is your thoughts about this' Is there any concern or consternation here''''''Swine Flu 'Pandemic' Martial Law Passes MA Senate 5-4-9 "While Massachusetts residents were sleeping, our Legislature rushed through a bill- in response to the recent "Swine flu" outbreak. This bill has been on the shelf but (the) state government felt this was the perfect time to slip this bill through. What is the big deal about the bill- S18' It gives the Governor power to aut

The Fairness Doctrine
Rick Kaempfer
2009-05-08 08:10:00
This should end the imaginary debate about reinstating the Fairness Doctrine once and for all. The most liberal FCC Commissioner says it's not going to happen. From now on, anyone who says it will can be called the charlatan they are. From today's Tom Taylor column at Radio-Info.com...No Fairness Doctrine, says the FCC's Michael Copps. And if the interim Chairman of the FCC says that, and candidate Barack Obama said that - maybe some of talk radio's conservative voices will lower the Fear Factor volume. But "the return of the Fairness Doctrine" has been a great straw man - Copps' phrase - for