Pelosi is at it again, Fairness Doctrine.?

Question

Those lefties are at it again. Since liberal radio is unable to compete with conservative radio in the free market place, they are trying to interfere with the dissemination of information. If you support the fairness doctrine, convince me how this will be beneficial to America.

Signed: An Independent

Answer 1

F$%k pelosi,  and F*&^k the "fairness doctrine" which is anything but.

Answer 2

There is a lot of controversy about this and after much thought, I say BRING IT ON!

For every liberal comment, radio show, or outburst they will be required to provide equal time for conservative comment, radio show, or political guidance.

BRING IT ON!  

For every lib there is at least 3 conservatives.

Answer 3

Leftie, liberals, libs, libturds, wa waaa, whine whine.... today is bad, yesterday rocked, bring me my gun and confederate flag, momma... waaa waaaaa

Answer 4

Why wouldn't it be a good idea

after all the "news" that spew the lies actually sued in court to lie to the public!!   and won !!!

The Right to Lie in the "News"

If ever we needed to know why the biggest media consumers in the world are so badly informed, this pretty well tells it all. The Media Can Legally Lie.

According to Akre and Wilson, the station was initially very excited about the series. But within a week, Fox executives and their attorneys wanted the reporters to use statements from Monsanto representatives that the reporters knew were false and to make other revisions to the story that were in direct conflict with the facts.

Fox editors then tried to force Akre and Wilson to continue to produce the distorted story. When they refused and threatened to report Fox's actions to the FCC, they were both fired.

Akre and Wilson sued the Fox station and on August 18, 2000, a Florida jury unanimously decided that Akre was wrongfully fired by Fox Television when she refused to broadcast (in the jury's words) “a false, distorted or slanted story” about the widespread use of BGH in dairy cows.

[...] FOX appealed the case, and on February 14, 2003 the Florida Second District Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the settlement awarded to Akre. The Court held that Akre’s threat to report the station’s actions to the FCC did not deserve protection under Florida’s whistle blower statute, because Florida’s whistle blower law states that an employer must violate an adopted “law, rule, or regulation."

In a stunningly narrow interpretation of FCC rules, the Florida Appeals court claimed that the FCC policy against falsification of the news does not rise to the level of a "law, rule, or regulation," it was simply a "policy." Therefore, it is up to the station whether or not it wants to report honestly.

During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves.

Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so.

OK, pick your jaw up off the floor. That some court thinks they CAN is bad enough, that these people assert their right to do so pretty well kicks it all down the hole. And these guys wonder why their credibility is in the toilet and the net is burning them left right and centre.

Oh, and February 2003, 30 days before Iraq

In 1969, the Supreme Court upheld the fairness doctrine. It was always law in the United States since the advent of radio. Later, 1987, the FCC overturned the doctrine, under, a Republican administration. Congress sought to enforce the fairness doctrine but Republican administrations stated that such legislation would receive a veto from the President. Now, a new democratic Congress is bringing up the issue. Two corollary rules of the doctrine, the "personal attack" rule and the "political editorial" rule, are as follows. The "personal attack" rule was pertinent whenever a person or small group was subject to a character attack during a broadcast. Stations had to notify such persons or groups within a week of the attack, send them transcripts of what was said and offer the opportunity to respond on the air.

The "political editorial" rule applied when a station broadcast editorials endorsing or opposing candidates for public office, and stipulated that the candidates not endorsed be notified and allowed a reasonable opportunity to respond.

he Fairness Doctrine is NOT about limiting free speech. It is about broadcasters giving fair and balanced treatment when attacking a person or entity's character, or, endorsing a candidate.

YOU FOLKS JUST DON'T WANT THE "OTHER SIDE" HEARD BECAUSE IT RINGS OF THE TRUTH !!!!

Answer 5

Libs just want to have it both ways.  They control the print and tv media (look no further than Cris Mathews and NY times) but cannot get a talk radio show to compete.So they try to bring back the fairness doctrine.

Answer 6

You would think she would be satisfied with the fact that all the television news stations with the exception of FOX are liberal, NBC is ultra liberal.  If you are anywhere from center to right you have to search for a media in order to stay informed...  I guess fairness has nothing to do with it.

Answer 7

To Bill H as well as the poster of the question:

You should look further than Chris Matthews and the New York Times; and you would see that the liberals have not taken print and TV.  You could look at Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Alan Colmes (who is a joke of a liberal--just talks long enough to accidentally prove a point for conservatives), Fox News in the morning (Steve Doocy and the gang), Glenn Beck, the New York Post, USA Today, etc.

There is plenty of Conservative competition in the TV and print arenas.

Liberal radio sucks on ratings because almost no liberal actually listens to radio; they are all on the Internet.  Radio is the arena of the Conservative, Internet the arena of the Liberal; and they fight it out in print and TV.

As far as Nancy Pelosi and the Fairness Doctrine, I'll give you its unfair and she should stop that foolishness.  But its not like Republicans haven't done their fair share (or rather unfair share) of similarly foolish bills.