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To: combjelly who wrote (440045)	12/12/2008 2:51:49 PM
From: longnshort	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572460

The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was (in the Commission's view) honest, equitable, and balanced. that means the dems get 6 hours on a subject and the repubs 5 minutes. Rush will be considered a political show and Al Sharpton a self help show

To: combjelly who wrote (440045)	12/12/2008 4:00:14 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572460

>>The Fairness doctrine didn't require equal time. No, it doesn't -- but effectively, that's what the enforcement of it means. If a radio station, who depends on the FCC's blessing to continue its very existence, does NOT provide equal time, it leaves itself open to attack from the FCC who can cut it off at the knees, at will. So, no sensible radio broadcaster is going to air Limbaugh then Hannity without digging up 6 hours a day of "offsetting" liberal claptrap. While the letter of the law does not require equal time, pragmatically, that's precisely what it does.