Then, add the Fairness Doctrine, shut down Rush, Hannity, Beck…

Hope and change. I hope I have some change left after they disembowel the economy and my 401(k).

I think we’ve come upon some signs that the Democrats are beginning to understand that in today’s world, everything’s fair without having to rely on an absurd “law” that actually makes it unfair…

The Internet does not have federal content regulation or licensing requirements…

… yet.

Except for explicitly illegal content such as child pornography and expressions of violent overthrow of the United States, anyone can express any opinion on the Internet, with only self-imposed limitations.

And who made that content explicitly illegal? The federal government. And who now runs the federal government? That one.

Never underestimate the power of Democrats to regulate just about anything.

Carnivore/DCS-1000 and other word/name recognition software could easily be put in place at source by internet providers.

In Sweden the BBS law requires Internet service providers to check for, and remove, illegal items on their sites.

Data Retention laws. That means they demand that Internet companies and phone companies log who we phone, email with, chat with, which websites we visit, etc.

The Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen) passed a law that instructs all telephone and Internet operators to deliver a copy of all phone and Internet communication crossing Swedish borders to the Swedish intelligence service FRA. FRA will then use a big spying network and one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to investigate the content of this communication.

Controlling the internet is not as difficult as most people believe and bear in mind they don’t need a 100% success rate. 70% to 85% compliance would be close enough for government work.

p.s. When they pass the FD they will call it something else.

Technology has made the Fairness Doctrine obsolete: Dems
The time for a Fairness Doctrine has passed, two Congressional Democrats tell CNS News
in an interview today. Senator Ben Cardin and Rep. Chris Van Hollen,
both from Maryland, appeared……

…and every page of bible school must be followed by a page of porn.

LimeyGeek on November 6, 2008 at 1:15 PM

As long as it’s kiddie porn….I’d be OK with that.

//major sarc

This is an excellent view into the coming thugocracy.

What about Renee Fleming and Susan Graham?

What can I say. In my opinion Renee Fleming is overated anyway. I don’t know what to say about Susan Graham.

lorien1973 on November 6, 2008 at 12:38 PM

I agree with you, lorien. Talk radio is squarely in their sights. Next they’ll find some way to go after FNC and filter the internet. The far left is historically intolerant, and these thugs are playing for keeps.

While they may pursue a revival of FD, I expect they’ll also attack talk radio through the back door with requirements for local ownership and management, along the lines proposed last year by nutroots’ Center for American Progress

Michelle Malkin has a post that explains the stealth plan: Fairness Doctrine Watch: A “progressive” attack on talk radio

1 Bruce Springsteen song must be follwed by 1 Amy Grant and 2 Menudo songs.

What about Renee Fleming and Susan Graham?

BobMbx on November 6, 2008 at 1:11 PM

…and every page of bible school must be followed by a page of porn.

Where’s the balance in the music industry?

spmat on November 6, 2008 at 1:07 PM

1 Bruce Springsteen song must be follwed by 1 Amy Grant and 2 Menudo songs. That should be balanced.

See? It’s easy! Balancing can be fun…

Art by definition, especially today, is chock full of political, social and moral worldview assertions that affect the consciousness of the society that listens to/observes it. Where’s the balance in the music industry? Where’s the balance in the classrooms?

“I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.”

– Andrew Fletcher

I am against the FD in principle:I don’t like cenzorship

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So I say it once again:i am against Fairness Doctrine in principle because I see it as a form of censorship and not because I am a fervent talk show radio listener. Is it clear now?

BTW, Chia pets suck. Most get broken in the mail…..

I sell chia pets! I have had like 2 broken in the past few years through the mail. And I’ve sold thousands!

They don’t break often at all. :P

I demand fairness to expound upon my point!

As long as Dems keep packaging it with swell names like ‘Labor Reform’,’Fainess Doctrine’ and ‘Immigration Fairness Act’ (my prediction), most Americans will say. ‘Wow, that Obama dude sure is a nice guy, they should pass this stuff’

GunnyRet03 on November 6, 2008 at 12:52 PM

It’s the psychology of a weak mind that the Libs have figured out.

It works this way: A great looking, buxom blonde on TV smiles, leans over (so you can see right down to her knee caps between her tata’s) and says something. Then a phone number appears on screen. The weak mind applies some extraordinary calculations and comes to the conclusion that if he purchases that Chia pet, a great looking, buxom blonde will be delivered.

BTW, Chia pets suck. Most get broken in the mail…..

Same with Obamaman. The libs ordered hope and change…who knows what will come in the mail.