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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: SmoothSail who wrote (68995)	7/21/2009 2:08:06 PM
From: MJ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224704

Before one leaps into the Fairness Doctrine as the panacea would suggest a look at its history. I just checked out a couple of links----don't have time to look at it in detail. Seems it has had its pluses and minuses. Yes, it does seem fair that if Obama can lobby for one viewpoint on the health bills that there should be others who can speak to the issue which do not share his commitment to socialized medicine. At this time, the private stations are free to air or not air Obama's talks-------and free to have whomever they want on their stations to discuss the questions. If there is a Fairness Doctrine that demands or mandates equal access, then Obama could constantly flood the airwaves with his messages and others would constantly be demanding equal time in fairness to state their views. After awhile all you would have is government controlled talk----socialized TV and radio. Private networks would suffer in the variety and quality that could be aired. You do make a point worthy of examination. mj