So, the intrepid Senator wants opposing points of view on the airwaves.WALLACE: So would you revive the fairness doctrine?
FEINSTEIN: Well, I'm looking at it, as a matter of fact, Chris, because I think there ought to be an opportunity to present the other side. And unfortunately, talk radio is overwhelmingly one way.
WALLACE: But the argument would be it's the marketplace, and if liberals want to put on their own talk radio, they can put it on. At this point, they don't seem to be able to find much of a market.
FEINSTEIN: Well, apparently, there have been problems. It is growing. But I do believe in fairness. I remember when there was a fairness doctrine, and I think there was much more serious correct reporting to people.
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That is real pro-choice. I choose to listen to the shows. I choose to plug in my Ipod and listen to Public Enemy's epic Nighttrain. Heck, Boortz dares you to question him. Savage & Hannity taunt the opposition. But since you cannot control the "hate speech" of the right, you must inject a liberal point of view to take away air time. The air time that questions your socialist doctrine or felony-rich acts in Congress.
This is called government controlled radio; which leads to censorship.
So again, where are the free speech advocates?
Where is Dan Rather? Walter Cronkite? Ted Koppel?
Dead as Murrow's ghost.
Here is a story the Senator from Cali does not want you to know about. The MSM ans DPPOs made sure you didn't.
... Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office Tuesday called allegations of a conflict of interest "nonsense" and said the California Democrat played no role in awarding military contracts that benefited companies owned by her husband.
Metro Newspapers first reported in late January several instances in which Feinstein seemed directly involved in issues that could benefit Perini Corp. and URS Corp. Her husband has ownership in both, according to the newspapers.a subcommittee hearing where Feinstein asked Pentagon officials about increasing anti-terrorism protection for army bases. The next year, in March 2003, Feinstein asked why the funds for anti-terror protection had not been spent. Just over a month later, URS announced a $600 million contract to provide services for U.S. Army bases that include anti-terrorism force protection. Feinstein asked another military official when money would be spent on a maintenance facility for the C-17 Hickam Air Base in Hawaii. URS later announced a $42 million contract to build it. Feinstein's subcommittee in mid-2005 approved funds to reinforce roofs at military stations in Iraq, and in October of that year, Perini got a $185 million federal contract for that purpose, the papers reported.
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I will check that out, thanks for tip
It's sad that a Sen. who claims to protect the Constitution (free speech) would even consider regulation to "balance" the discussion on the airwaves.
When the right-wing talk show hosts like Michael Medved (et all) have an oval office meeting with the President to discuss what issues are most important and how best to present those issues to their listeners, I do question their objectivity. One can rightly question if what they say is the President's agenda, or their beliefs.
I am against censorship of all kinds. That means people have a right to publish the most vile things like porn.
It also means I'm against the invasion of our personal privacy, even under the explanation that we are protecting the country.
I also think people have a right to government information, including the VP's discussions with power companies, or his business email.
The fight to preserve privacy, free speech, and the people's access to information has to include all sides, especially the Congress, the Administration, and the Supreme Court. If you fight for one, you must fight for the other, or you are biased.
There are some secrets the government should have to protect us. If helps in the prevention of terrorists from leveling downtown Indy, foreign or domestic, fine. The Patriot Act has been successful in the prevention of numerous attacks. If it has been manipulated for questionable means, the guilty should be prosecuted. Carter and Clinton both signed Excutive Orders 12139 & 12949 to spy without warrants. It comes with a crisis. Lincoln, the President who is considered an all time top fiver, took away habeas corpus during the War of Southern Treason.
I am curious what was going on with Cheney and the execs he met with. I am also curious why Sandy Berger destroyed those documents, but I'm being petty.
Part of government is secrets, for right or wrong reasons. I'm in process of going to the CIA about my great-grandfather over his alleged OSS days using the Freedom of Information Act.
"Those darn hippies got something right" - what movie
Ever wonder why there aren't more liberal talk radio shows? Is it because of the evil Right-wing conspiracy?
Maybe it's because the American populace as a whole is getting tired of all the fairy tails and empty promises of the Liberal Left.
How's that for "fairness"?
It's only responsible that the government should keep certain things secret.
I have to laugh (when after 50 years) the government decides to declassify information; the dumbest things they decided to classify in the first place. Somebody went crazy with their classified stamp.
Whenever there is a secret, the public always assumes the negative. So it's best to keep as little as possible secret, and stop fueling the theorists.
When the VP claims executive privilege so he doesn't have to testify to one thing, then claims not to be part of the executive so he doesn't have to testify to another thing; the public, rightly, sees that for what it is, a political game. The public has a right to question his motives.
If there's one thing a leftard can't stand, it's capitalism doing what it does best... And that's the utter time and again failure of Air America and NPR.
The left knows that certain outlets for expression direly threaten a possible Democratic Party victory in 2008. Remember how the Swift Boat Vets sank John Fonda Kerry?
sure Obob they will balance the conservatives right off the airwaves!..hiya!..back from my trip..ty for all the comments while I was gone! :)
gee, could talk radio be overwhelmingly one way because there are no decent hosts for the other side?
i'll sell the left a clue for a dollar!
Its only "free speech" if its what the Dumb-o-crats can disseminate through the MSM!
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