Comments on: Harkin: We need the Fairness Doctrine

By: The Frog in Hot Water » Blogosphere Buzz

The Frog in Hot Water » Blogosphere Buzz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:22:07 +0000

[...] “Harkin: We need the Fairness Doctrine,” Ed Morrissey, Hot Air First, it was Sen. Stabenow, and now, it is Sen. Tom Harkin trying to bring back the Fairness Doctrine…who will be the next to step up to the plate? Another prime example of the wasteful legislation that the Liberals in Congress are attempting to push through. [...]

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Static Over Right Wing Radio - The Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:33:17 +0000

[...] held, conservative media conspiracy” that is talk radio, and let’s just say that Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey wasn’t persuaded: I think a lot of people ripped out Bill Press’ whiny column from the Post the other day, but [...]

By: Guess what? Another democrats cries that we need that “Fairness Doctorine”. This time its Tom Harkin or Iowa! | Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:32:54 +0000

[...] Debbie Stabenow may now be backing away from the Fairness Doctrine, but another progressive Senator has taken her place. Tom Harkin (D-IA) tells Bill Press that he wants the federal government to open markets for the libe…: [...]

By: unclesmrgol

unclesmrgol — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:34:34 +0000

I’m not sure that people can be divided into two groups — liberal and conservative. I certainly don’t hold to all the views of my conservative brethren, just as I’m sure they don’t hold to mine — we argue here often enough.

So, in fairness to me, I deserve airtime. And, in fairness to you who disagree with me, you deserve airtime too. Let a million minutes of airtime bloom…

So, whenever we disagree with Bill Press, we get airtime, and Ditto for Mr. Rush.

By: DSchoen

DSchoen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:37:07 +0000

“the “chattering Classes” like Chucky Schumer likes to call THE PEOPLE” The “Chattering Class”? Considering the 1st amendment is “Freedom of Speech”, EXACTLY who is this “Chattering Class” that Schumer has such disdain for?

By: DSchoen

DSchoen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:13:10 +0000

“I think a lot of people ripped out Bill Press’ whiny column from the Post the other day”

In Bill O Pressed column he mention the San Diego “Air America” KLSD (seriously that was their call letters K-LSD).

KLSD went off the air because no one was listening to them. They also failed in their “helping” the community mission.

Back in Oct 07, we had some major fires out here, basically we had to evacuate from the Mexican border, north 50 miles and out to the Pacific.

Every LOCAL station, radio AM FM and TV were keeping people updated on who needs to evacuate, when and what routs were open, every station except one, KLSD.

KLSD was having and continued to have a “Beg A Thong” throughout the 3 plus days of the fire.

By: jcila

jcila — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:12:50 +0000

Please can we start by calling this guy from japan and have him run over here..

Sheesh at least he is honest..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOuumGX-6uc&feature=related

By: jcila

jcila — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:11:16 +0000

oh yea i wonder if we can make this guy president..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOuumGX-6uc&feature=related

By: jcila

jcila — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:03:43 +0000

I want and demand
fairnesss doctrine in all magazines
So the KKK can place adds and must be heard on both The BEN Black entertainment network and the BLack newspapers..

Sheesh you idiots cant you see that this is exactly WHY reagan reversed this stupid ruling
because it could be misused by extereemists..

instead taking a logical approach by letting the people decide?

Oh no thats too much for all of the liberals who are loosing their asses because no one listenes to their crap radio..

So go ahead and i wil laugh as the kkk and every other neo-nazi organization demands the same air time..

dont laugh in japan it is so bad that this guy with 1 vote keeps comming back year after year all due to campain finance reform and their version of the fairness doctrin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOuumGX-6uc&feature=related

Watch this guy i want him instead of pelozi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOuumGX-6uc&feature=related

By: DSchoen

DSchoen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:41:40 +0000

“Who decides what constitutes a liberal point of view and what constitutes a conservative point of view?

I think its pretty clear who will be deciding that, comrade”

Who?

“WE Won!” clear.

In a Republic, minorities have rights.
In a Democracy, not so much.
If these people describe the USA as a Republic (Correct) or a Democracy (Incorrect),
Will tell you where they stand on freedom of speech.

By: Viper1

Viper1 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:42:57 +0000

Senator Harkin, we need to watch as your funeral pyre burns. Go To Hell.

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By: SkyWatch

SkyWatch — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:35:19 +0000

I have a serious question that may come up:

Why if pRogressive radio is doing so poorly they still own the T.V. bandwidth?

If their crap is so bad how did they just get a guy elected by ommision of questions?

Why is Helen Thomas aloud a question let alone a seat in the press room?

Fairness Doctrine: for every liberal question President Obama takes(from the media) he must take one non-liberal question.

By: RobCon

RobCon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:34:40 +0000

they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another.
Who the hell is They Bill? The listeners?

Or the “chattering Classes” like Chucky Schumer likes to call THE PEOPLE.

By: RobCon

RobCon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:36 +0000

they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another.

Who the hell is They Bill? The listeners?

By: ClassicCon

ClassicCon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:24:40 +0000

America’s taliban must be labeled enemy combatants and locked up forever like this kook:

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/knoxville-church-shooters-manifesto

Fair enough?

getalife on February 11, 2009 at 2:46 PM

I see he was given life, so maybe he can share a cell with Bill Ayers…oh wait…he never served any time did he, no he got a job out of it.

Fair enough…yeah…you guys wrote the book on fair…

By: thmcbb

thmcbb — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:53:55 +0000

This guy is a french fry short of a happy meal.

By: RalphyBoy

RalphyBoy — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:44:19 +0000

If people wanted to listen to talk radio that is pro abortion, anti 2nd amendment, anti free speech, anti military, anti family, pro redistribution, and anti America… liberal talk would be all over the dial. Obviously, no one can stomach listening that crap.

By: mcassill

mcassill — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:43:06 +0000

We need Comrade Harkin to retire.

By: Mason

Mason — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:13:53 +0000

Fascism thy name is Liberalism.

By: JohnnyD

JohnnyD — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:52:54 +0000

The Fairness Doctrine essentially forces radio stations to sell air time that doesn’t perform, providing a subsidy to people who can’t compete, and limits the air time available for successful hosts.

Hmmm, sounds kinda familiar. Let’s see…oh yeah, the Community Reinvetment Act.

Well, that worked out pretty good, didn’t it?
/sarc

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By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:48:02 +0000

And by the way, Bill Press. We already have clowns like you on the radio shooting down virtually everything people like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have to say about anything. So what the heck do we need The Fairness Doctrine brought back for?

By: Fred 2

Fred 2 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:46:27 +0000

Bill Press is such a maroon that he doesn’t understand that the Fairness Doctrine would ruin his own industry and take him off the air. The entire point of the Fairness Doctrine is to make talk radio so expensive that the station owners go back to the top 40 format. That’s why there was no talk radio the last time there was a Fairness Doctrine. Think of it from the radio station owner’s point of view: Once you have to keep the Fairness Doctrine in mind, you have to hire a couple dozen lawyers and work them around the clock defending whatever you decided to put on the air. And the fights never end. Even if you win one, 10 more pop up. Who need all that trouble to air at least 12 hours of shows that no one will listen too anyway?

By: pilamaye

pilamaye — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:45:48 +0000

Harkin wants The Fairness Doctrine?

Fine.

We want TERM LIMITATION in Congress on career politicians like you, Tommy-Boy!