Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: steve harris who wrote (282839)	4/3/2006 1:37:32 PM
From: paret	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1586540

Left-Wing Columnist Molly Ivins Demands Government Regulation of Bloggers azconservative ^ \| 30 March 2006 \| John Semmens Molly Ivins, whose column is distributed by Creators Syndicate, demanded that government lend a hand to struggling mainstream media by placing more stringent controls on Internet bloggers. "These bloggers are killing us," said Ivins. "There are no rules. Anyone can set up a blog and begin spewing opinions and misinformation. This needs to stop." Ivins proposed an apprenticeship-type program as a remedy. "The government should require a term of apprenticeship with a regular newspaper for anyone who wants to express his opinion in any media -- including the internet," said Ivins. "A little seasoning would go a long way toward inoculating these people against being duped by Bush and his minions." Under Ivins' plan, the government would issue a license to people authorizing them to publicly express opinions after they completed the apprenticeship. Those caught expressing opinions, either on the Internet or in letters to the editor, without a license would be fined for a first offense and jailed on subsequent offenses. (Excerpt) Read more at azconservative.org ...