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May 2, 2007 07:40 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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March 29, 2007

Limbaugh and Savage may be subpoenad!

Read about it here!



Rayj
First you're born, you pay taxes, you die.
Then your next of kin has to pay more taxes
on your funeral! How fair is that?

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May 2, 2007 07:52 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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I've heard this before that the Fairness Doctrine could eliminate conservative talk hosts.  George Soros has way too much power over the media anyway and he is behind this.  Wouldn't this hurt the Air America crowd too, though?

"Good fences make good neighbors."-Robert Frost "Too BAD!!"-Glenn Beck
May 2, 2007 07:55 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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As far as I knew, I thought Air America bankrupt??



Rayj
First you're born, you pay taxes, you die.
Then your next of kin has to pay more taxes
on your funeral! How fair is that?

http://www.fairtax.org
FairTax Calculator!

This is our culture; fight for it. This is our flag; pick it up. This is our country; take it back.
Tom Tancredo - 2007
Tom's Military Rules of Engagement: WE WIN!

Winston Churchill - "An appeaser is one who feeds the crocodile hoping it will eat him last."

"Victory will never be found by taking the line of least resistance."

Proud member of the NRA....although I don't even own a pistol or rifle......

The sooner Mecca's ambient temperature is raised to roughly 250,000 degrees fahrenheit, the better....
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein, US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

May 2, 2007 08:07 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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Rayj00 said:   As far as I knew, I thought Air America bankrupt??

Someone must have bought them out because they're still on the air---Randi Rhodes and all.



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May 2, 2007 11:18 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 17, 2007
They really don't want to corner Savage.  That guy is like a rabid pit bull on steroids.  He will rip these leftist socialists a new azzhole.  George Soros can't control the media and this guy is on Savage's hit list.

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May 14, 2007 02:34 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 27, 2007
Soros what a role model for the left. He was a Nazi collaborator during World War II, helping the Nazi move fellow Jews in to concentration camps. This is the darling of the Liberals. How sad....

Liberals are like Slinkies... Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
May 22, 2007 03:37 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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May 22, 2007
Ron Paul supports unrestricted freedom of speech!

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June 4, 2007 05:53 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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March 3, 2007

Oh yeah. I remember a thing called free speech. It was back when the Muslims could call you a pig, the queers could call you a biggot, and you couldn't defend youself because the manner in which you replied could COST you everything. It's only free from one side of the isle.



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August 7, 2007 12:30 AM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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May 21, 2007
People have always killed the messenger when they didn't like the message. Since the elites have been unable to control all aspects of the media, they will continue to go after the forums where common people can be heard. Talk radio is just such a powerful forum and will be a target by those imposing tyranny on us.
October 17, 2007 01:12 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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SUPPORT FREE SPEECH--FIGHT THE "FAIRNESS" DOCTRINE BY SUPPORTING BROADCAST FREEDOM BILLS H.R. 2905 and S. 1742

 

Some congressional leaders have suggested reinstating the former "Fairness Doctrine," where the FCC could have the power to sanction or even shut down radio stations that do not satisfy a vague standard of giving enough time to both sides of controversial subjects. The "Fairness Doctrine" is anything but fair-- it is really a vicious form of censorship.

Currently, bills H.R. 2905 and S. 1742, sponsored respectively by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Norm Coleman (R-MN), prohibits the FCC from reinstating the “Fairness Doctrine,” which was in effect until 1987 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) withdrew it. At that time even the FCC found that the “Fairness Doctrine” had the effect of stifling open discussion of issues and could lead to abusive enforcement by government officials, so the FCC dropped it.

 

H.R. 2905, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," is a bill that will uphold the freedoms of speech and free exercise of religion over the broadcasting airways.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D...

S. 1742 would preemptively prevent the FCC from shackling broadcasters with the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” a federal rule that would regulate the content of programming on controversial issues.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D...

It is crucially important for free speech and our political freedoms that we all support congressional bills H.R. 2905 and S. 1742 for Broadcast Freedom.

Please, I urge you to contact your representatives and senators to support these bills.

 Also, please see my petition on the grassfire website. 

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For a more detailed discussion of the Fairness Doctrine see:

Why the Fairness Doctrine is Anything But Fair

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regu...



VEYES2
October 17, 2007 01:25 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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VEyes said: SUPPORT FREE SPEECH--FIGHT THE "FAIRNESS" DOCTRINE BY SUPPORTING BROADCAST FREEDOM BILLS H.R. 2905 and S. 1742

 

Some congressional leaders have suggested reinstating the former "Fairness Doctrine," where the FCC could have the power to sanction or even shut down radio stations that do not satisfy a vague standard of giving enough time to both sides of controversial subjects. The "Fairness Doctrine" is anything but fair-- it is really a vicious form of censorship.

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Currently, bills H.R. 2905 and S. 1742, sponsored respectively by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Norm Coleman (R-MN), prohibits the FCC from reinstating the “Fairness Doctrine,” which was in effect until 1987 when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) withdrew it. At that time even the FCC found that the “Fairness Doctrine” had the effect of stifling open discussion of issues and could lead to abusive enforcement by government officials, so the FCC dropped it.

 

<!--[endif]-->

H.R. 2905, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007," is a bill that will uphold the freedoms of speech and free exercise of religion over the broadcasting airways.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D...

<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->

S. 1742 would preemptively prevent the FCC from shackling broadcasters with the so-called “Fairness Doctrine,” a federal rule that would regulate the content of programming on controversial issues.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D...

It is crucially important for free speech and our political freedoms that we all support congressional bills H.R. 2905 and S. 1742 for Broadcast Freedom.

<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]-->

Please, I urge you to contact your representatives and senators to support these bills.

 Also, please see my petition on the grassfire website. 

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For a more detailed discussion of the Fairness Doctrine see:

<!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> Why the Fairness Doctrine is Anything But Fair

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Regu...

 

Thanks for the post and the information.  Yet another battle to fight!

Washington State
January 23, 2008 11:00 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 8, 2007

The Battle for Talk Radio:
Powerful Foes Want to End the Gabfest


 The 2008 election has yet to be decided, but one thing is clear: If the Democrats win the White House, expect an all-out attack on talk radio. Political talk, as we know it, could end.

If they win, Rush, Imus, Savage, Beck, and dozens of other major hosts will be muzzled by using federal regulations to control political talk.

So, what's their plan of attack?

As Newsmax magazine reveals in its just-released special report, "The Battle for Talk Radio," leading liberals in Congress, the Democratic presidential candidates, and even some Republicans speak openly of their plans to end conservative talk radio using federal regulations.

Their weapon: a revived Fairness Doctrine, which would once again require stations to air divergent points of view — a clever ruse that makes station owners leery of airing controversial talk-radio hosts fearing law suits and federal sanctions.

With a new Fairness Doctrine, you could see many top conservative radio hosts canned.

This Newsmax special report also features an exclusive interview with Fox News host Bill O'Reilly who tells Newsmax there is no question a plan is being hatched. "The far-left kooks will try, but they will fail," O'Reilly says.

 
June 14, 2008 06:28 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 8, 2007
06/14/2008

I just signed a petition opposing the so-called "Fairness Doctrine"
and similar efforts to silence conservative leaders like Rush Limbaugh,
Mark Levin and Sean Hannity.

Now I understand that liberal leaders are blocking an effort to
protect the rights of conservatives.

Please join me in signing this petition:



http://www.mrcaction.org/512/petition.asp?PID=16842654&NID=1
June 14, 2008 07:09 PM    View printable version     Link to this comment   
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February 11, 2007

Thanks Nancy. I just did it. Thanks for another great thread also.

Deerhunter



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