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Apparently, the socialists in our own congress like the Hugo Chavez model for dealing with Free Speech.

Interesting, isn't it, that the only media they want to censor is talk radio? No talk of censoring cable or broadcast television. Could it be because television is so very reliably liberal there's no reason to censor it?

They have seen the European model of state-run media that has had so much success keeping the left in power by controlling public opinion and figure "Why not here?". They can do this once they get the White House, and with talk radio out of the way the only place left to impose Fairnessism will be the internet. It won't be long until the blogs need to be regulated to ensure proper thinking as well.

"derived from the public interest, and that is that there should be an uninhibited marketplace of ideas. That's what the First Amendment is all about."

US Constitution - Amendment 1
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the people peacebly to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievance.

I don't see anything there about the government being involved in speech. Just the opposite. Then there's the right to peaceably assemble as well. And there's nothing there about a litmus test of "public interest" being applied to speech. Dennis Kuchinich should be laughed out of office. He has no idea what a free country is.

Aw hell, why don't they just quit pussyfooting around and propose a Ministry of Truth? They know they want it. They know they need it...

Kevin, great points on the 1st Amendment and the "Fairness Doctrine." Interesting about that "right of the people peaceably to assemble" contained therein: an argument can certainly be made, should these dingbats actually manage to "Hush Rush" and all the others, that we, the people, are peaceably assembling every afternoon from Noon to 3 Eastern time in order to listen to you know who -- if you want to take away my right to assemble with others all across the country to listen to the radio whenever we damn well feel like it, I'd say you've got a fight on your hands; the Supremes are likely to find a re-imposition of the "Fairness Doctrine" unconstitutional in the extreme.

they want to push the "fairness doctrine" ONLY when it affects their agenda, otherwise it is unfair.

they are a hypocritical mass of malignantly tumorous substance. they really need chemotherapy. i ain't lyin'.

Not even liberals listen to liberal talk radio. It has no entertainment value. It's all about feeeeeeelings and white flags and making people feel guilty for farting and driving. Liberal talk (radio) is absolute crap and even silly liberals know it.

Hot Air America went up in flames like the Hindenburg - if there was really a market for liberal talk shows it would have been successful. Even with BILLIONAIRE George Soros pumping millions into it, it still went belly up.

Anonymous: Right on! Air Head America (or better, Dead Air America) went belly up even with the embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a Boys & Girls Club -- if you can't make it even employing outright theft from a charitable organization, you ain't gonna make it.

Nobody listens (listened) for one very good reason: it sucks!

This is completely demonstrative of the differences in the liberal idea of fairness and the conservative idea of fairness.

For the conservative, fairness lies in the level playing field and equal opportunity to make the most of it. For the liberal, fairness lies in the results. If the results are not to the liberal's liking then the playing field must be altered to bring about the "fair" results.

Nice pic of feinstein. She looks like she's had a lot of experience using her hand and mouth together.