They Just Won’t Leave it Alone
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Apparently, we need a muzzle for this
he Democrats in Congress keep talking about it, and talking about it: The Fairness Doctrine. The newest musings about it come from Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY).
More and more Democrats in Congress are calling for action that Republicans warn could muzzle right-wing talk radio.
Representative Maurice Hinchey, a Democrat from New York is the latest to say he wants to bring back the “Fairness Doctrine,” a federal regulation scrapped in 1987 that would require broadcasters to present opposing views on public issues.
“I think the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated,” Hinchey told CNNRadio. Hinchey says he could make it part of a bill he plans to introduce later this year overhauling radio and t-v ownership laws.
When Bruce addressed this recently, commenter PogueMahone responded:
Well then you are kooks. This is no fairness doctrine. Despite the wishes of some, there will be no “fairness doctrine” bill passed.
Kooks.
Huh. maybe. But for people who aren’t going to pass it back into law, they sure talk about it a lot.