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To: combjelly who wrote (455676)	2/11/2009 4:33:45 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1576912

Democrat Bingaman Tells Station He’d Reimpose “Fairness Doctrine” Pete Winn CNSNews October 23, 2008 A prominent liberal Democratic senator, while being interviewed on a conservative talk radio station Tuesday, said he hopes a new administration and Congress will re-impose the Fairness Doctrine on radio and TV broadcasters. Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) told radio station 770 AM KKOB in Albuquerque, N.M., that he didn’t know if Democrats in Congress will try to re-impose the Fairness Doctrine next year – but he would certainly like them to. Bingaman told the station he would support re-imposition of the regulation – which was rescinded in 1987 – on the station. The Fairness Doctrine, which was first implemented in 1949 by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), technically forced broadcasters to “afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views of public importance.” Critics call it a “gag rule” on broadcasters. Here’s a transcript of part of the interview with 770AM KKOB afternoon host Jim Villanucci: Villanucci: You would want this radio station to have to change? Bingaman: I would. I would want this station and all stations to have to present a balanced perspective and different points of view instead of always hammering away at one side of the political – * A d v e r t i s e m e n t * Prison Planet TV Villanucci: I mean in this market, for instance, you’ve got KKOB. If you want liberal talk, you’ve got Air America in this market, you’ve got NPR, you’ve got satellite radio – there’s a lefty talk station and a rightie talk station. Do you think there are people who aren’t able to find a viewpoint that is in sync with what they believe? Bingaman: Well I guess my thought is that talk radio and media generally should have a higher calling than just reflect a particular point of view. I think they should use their authority to try to – their broadcast power to present an informed discussion of public issues. KKOB used to be a, used to live under the Fairness Doctrine, and every – Villanucci: Yeah, we played music, I believe – Bingaman: But there was a lot of talk also, at least it seemed to me, and there were a lot of talk stations that seemed to do fine. The airwaves are owned by private companies at this point. There’s a license to private companies to operate broadcast stations, and that’s the way it should be. All I’m saying is that for many, many years we operated under a Fairness Doctrine in this country, and I think the country was well-served. I think the public discussion was at a higher level and more intelligent in those days than it has become since. In an interview with CNSNews.com Wednesday, Villanucci said that Bingaman was adamant about the need to balance conservative voices with liberals on the airwaves – and that his listeners called for four hours to oppose such a move. “I guess the shocking part was to have a senator sitting across the table from me, basically threatening my job and my show on my show – (it) was kind of stunning,” the talk show host said. Bingaman’s office confirmed that the senator supports efforts to reinstate the regulation.

To: combjelly who wrote (455676)	2/11/2009 4:42:47 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576912

CJ, > Got any proof? Obama does his publicity tour and chooses towns that would be most receptive to Pelosi and Reid's package of handouts. It's all made for the media, possibly to distract from the massive amounts of pork in the bill and to marginalize GOP opposition. Do you really believe that the Obama administration would leave ANYTHING to chance? This bill is a defining moment for him in his first 100 days. There wasn't much chance of it getting defeated, but that's a chance even The One couldn't afford to take. Tenchusatsu