[BC] Re: Fairness doctrine by another name? Donna's humble request

[Tom]

Donna...

recognize this?

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 
12/15/1791. Note

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or 
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or _/*abridging the freedom of 
speech*//*, or of the press*/_; or the right of the people peaceably to 
assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

I'd suspect that any law attempting to re-instate the Fairness Doctrine 
will face THIS challenge - which the original didn't, not because such a 
challenge would have failed, but because the general broadcast climate 
was such that stations were more afraid of running afoul of Anti 
American Act charges.  Such is not the case now;  so look for a couple 
of Deep Pockets to challenge it.

Donna Halper wrote:

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> Progressive talk does not "fail" nor has it been rejected by the 
> general public.  I repeat:  individual talkers are doing well and 
> getting numbers and making money for their sponsors.  Those talkers 
> should get the chance to be heard.
Um... if they're NOT getting heard, then how are they generating numbers 
and making money for their sponsors?
> Not all rightie talkers are getting numbers, yet I don't hear people 
> saying that rightie talk is a failure.  Let's level the playing field 
> and see who is left standing at the end.   
The marketplace is about as level as you're going to get - OVERALL.  No 
amount of gub'mint  mandates can change that basic fact of life.  It's 
been tried; it does NOT WORK!
> I have the feeling that some rightie talkers would not be on the air 
> if their companies didn't support them no matter how poor their 
> ratings (some of those on Salem come to mind).  
And a whole raft of religious broadcasters, as well....
> As for the lefties, yup, some are interesting and some are not,
mostly not; what most lefties fail to comprehend is the Crosley Oath, if 
I may call it that...

FIRST, ENTERTAIN

Just like the Hippocratic Oath of medicine; "First, do no harm".  
Unfortunately, Leftie Talkers aren't the only ones who have forgotten 
that.....
> but asking stations to give a chance to both sides of the spectrum of 
> ideas still doesn't seem like a Nazi-like request.  

-- 
Tom Spencer
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