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Rush Limbaugh presses Obama to keep airwaves ‘Free’

Talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh tees off soberly from the Wall Street Journal with a well-stated plea to President Obama to avoid “Government-imposed censorship.” He briefly details his ascent to super-stardom via talk radio broadcasting along with the history of the Fairness Doctrine. Limbaugh is direct in his missive — as direct as President Obama [...]

[ More ] February 20th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News, Republicans, Talk Radio |

Republican Senator to force vote killing Fairness Doctrine

Sen.  Jim DeMint, a Republican from South Carolina is behind a bill drafted to prevent the FCC from reinstating the Fairness Doctrine. The Broadcaster Freedom Act will go to vote next week.
Demint argues that while President Obama has come out against the Doctrine, many Democrats still support similar legislation. Info here and here.
President Barack Obama [...]

[ More ] February 20th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in News, Republicans, Talk Radio |

Fairness Doctrine Jobs to save economy?

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman has been exploring the idea of forcing broadcasters to create advisory boards which would keep them in line with the restrictive concepts of serving “community needs and opinions” on their content programming plates.
Senior FCC staff working for acting Federal [...]

[ More ] February 17th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Democrats, News, Talk Radio |
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