If McCain wins, say good bye to the internet | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 hidden)
I think you have this one backwards... (none / 0)
If Pelosi, Reid and the Messiah all win with large margins, we are going to see the Fairness Doctorine, or some perverted form of it, dominate the airwaves and the internets and then we can all talk about losing our true freedom of speech.

I dont like McCain as much as the next guy here, but jesus - do you think he or any one else has the power to stop the internet? The internet companies cannot even stop me from using Limewire for Christ Sakes, how are they going to shut down the main course of business throughout the known world?

You are giving Republicans way too much credit here - and you are turning your Liberal blind eye to the real danger - something the government can do - and that is implement that damn "Fairness Doctorine"...

Thanks again..

:)

by bobo1 on 08/14/2008 11:25:25 PM EST

Can you show me where anyone has (none / 0)
tried to bring back the "Fairness Doctrine"?

by Spencer on 08/15/2008 12:55:45 AM EST

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Do you want me to go through... (none / 0)
every congressmans records?

The buzz about this law (or modified versions) have been recently buzzing in anticipation of a Democratic victory this November...

Hell, on Drudge tonight there is a story about some poll saying 47% of people WANT it implemented for radio and TV:

Its something from Rassmussen : heres the link

http://rasmussenreports.com /public_content/politics/ge neral_politics/47_favor_gov ernment_mandated_political_ balance_on_radio_tv

Looks like someones thinking and talking about it, Spence...

:)

by bobo1 on 08/15/2008 01:02:12 AM EST

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Nobody has tried to do anything with it. (none / 0)

Surprise!  Drudge has stories/polls that support right wing radio talking points.  This is a fake ass issue that once again shows us all where you really get your news. 

People think that radio and TV should be fair when it's phrased like that (obviously), but nobody in an official position has tried to bring it back in any way.  But just keep talking about that phantom "somebody".  It sounds so spooky.

And I thought you didn't believe in polls BTW.

by Spencer on 08/15/2008 01:23:35 AM EST

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But let's talk about net neutrality (none / 0)

or start a new thread.  I don't want to derail this one any further.

Sorry holy noize. 

by Spencer on 08/15/2008 01:26:24 AM EST

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So your answer is no, you can't (none / 0)

The funny thing is if you google fairness doctrine and democrats you get a bunch of articles of conservatives whining about it, one article about Obama being explicitly and strongly against it and no articles about democrats supporting it.

In my three minutes of research I have so far concluded this is a complete straw man.  Something they have just decided every single person who doesn't love George Bush and Fox News believes passionately in but in reality pretty much no one is calling for.

You'll notice the Kool-Aid junkies (Ken, Bobo) talk about this as if it comes up every two minutes on the Turks, Olberman and DailyKos.  It would be like if we just started pretending the conservative movement had embraced NAMBLA and laughing every time they said we were making it up.

by ProfRich on 08/15/2008 06:28:58 AM EST

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Hwy! You with the red face! (none / 0)

 

holy noize is referring to Net Neutrality. 

Something completely different from the Fairness Doctrine.

I don't usually link to Wikipedia, but these are such fundamentally different concepts I figures 'baby steps' was the right approach. You still refuse to accept the fallacies in your Fairness stance, so I won't bother with NN at all. I'm pretty sure your mind is already made up...

 

by MedfordTim on 08/15/2008 01:03:38 AM EST

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If McCain wins, say good bye to the internet | 7 comments (7 topical, 0 hidden)