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    Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    02/07/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    And to the conservatives on this site, I can only say thank you once again for demonstrating the intellectual laziness that undermines your "movement" at every turn. Yes, babies, the big bad MSM is skew liberal. Whatever lies comfort your fevered, ragey, ill-informed little brains, I suppose.
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    02/09/09

    @Mediahohoho: I'm sorry what are you talking about?
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    02/10/09

    @Nemesisesq: A bunch of whiners.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    02/07/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    This is such a joke. The illusion that there is any difference between these two gangs of thieves--and the concommitant rah-rah sis-boom-bah-ing for each side just serves to help both gangs raise money from the rubes who believe that either side is motivated to stop the game, which consists entirely of taking money from you and me and giving it to them and their friends.


    Rush Limbaugh isn't the problem; it's his listeners, who illustrate daily how pathetic our education system really is.

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    Image of TorrentFreak TorrentFreak
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    As much as yall may hate Rush and as much as I may not agree with everything he says, he has a right to speak.


    This is a 1st amendment issue. If you don;t like him don't tune it it's that simple.


    FREEDOM OF SPEECH people.

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    Image of Shelwood Shelwood
    02/07/09

    @TorrentFreak: Even if the fairness doctrine were reinstituted, how would it impinge on Mr. Limbaugh's right to free speech? Nothing would require the stations carrying him to drop him. The government would certainly not be censoring him, even if stations did drop his show, since, as we learned with Imus, not one word in the Constitution guarantees particular citizens highly paying media jobs.


    Freedom of commerce, dimwit.

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    Image of BxgrlJeri BxgrlJeri
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    I thought people did want it comee back.
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    Image of Xylo Xylo
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    I occasionally listen to an online clip of the first few minutes, because I'm fascinated (in a horrified way) at how Limbaugh's monologues ramble on, without the apparent need to take a breath on his part.
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    Image of MrInBetween MrInBetween
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    I think the Fairness Doctrine should simply be you are not allowed on the air if your head is at least twice the size of the president's head.
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    Image of Murph1908 Murph1908
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    If I want to live in a country where the government can dictate what programming the media has to broadcast, I'll move to China or North Korea.


    Let's recap, shall we?


    State controlled media

    Government control of banks and manufacturing (bailouts)

    Redistribution of wealth (Obama campaign promise)

    Indentured service to the country (Michelle Obama promise)


    Get your sickles and stars shined up, folks.

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    Image of tammyfey tammyfey
    02/06/09

    @Murph1908: Oooh, I'm scared! Communism!


    BTW, wtf are you talking about with "Indentured service to the country (Michelle Obama promise)"?

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    Image of eatsshootsleaves eatsshootsleaves
    02/06/09

    @tammyfey: Maybe he reads a lot of Jonah Goldberg?


    [www.latimes.com]

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    Image of xmonkeydr xmonkeydr
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    Does this mean that the television networks and every major city newspaper will now have to present non-liberal points of view? Interesting how it's only a "problem" that must be addressed with the heavy hand of government coercion in the one media form dominated by conservatives.


    Also, when the Speaker of the House is calling for something it's hardly "crazy" to think that it could happen.

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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    02/06/09

    @xmonkeydr: ugh god grow up, anyone with eyes in their head can tell that 80% of televised newscasts are about the weather, with an additional 5% about the weather. there is no bias or slant to be found on broadcast news. the cable news corps are pretty evenly split, and for every "liberal" paper you can point to a wall street journal.


    seriously the victimization bullshit coming from both sides of this issue is sickening. all of your idiot viewpoints are represented equally, trust me.

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    Image of skyegrl skyegrl
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    If they bring it back, does this mean the rest of the media world has to start reporting from the right???
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    Image of allyzay allyzay
    02/06/09

    @skyegrl: sure, dad!
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    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    If we bring back the fairness doctrine then Gawker will have to hire TheHonJudgeSmails.
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    Image of HiredGoons HiredGoons
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    'fat addict.' lovely.
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    Image of dado dado
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    I wonder if Debbie Stabenow's husband has anything to do with her opinion...
    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    Image of Preopsician Preopsician
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    You way underestimate how many Democrats and affiliated groups like NOW want to impose this (Nancy Pelosi anyone? Just the Speaker of the House). It may be under the guise of "local control" or something, but liberals want to muzzle speech; Charles Schumer equated regulating conservative speech to regulating pornography (which I realize that the people who hurl insults at me when I post here think is what Rush Limbaugh is). Now Stabenow. These are not fringe characters.
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    Image of leonleonleon leonleonleon
    02/06/09

    @Preopsician: No, we hurl insults at you because you're oblivious. If I recall correctly, you're the same person who thought, because some were making fun of Ann Coulter and calling her names, we were "afraid" of her. What is it with some Republicans and their obsession with fear-inducing and war-mongering?
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    Image of flossy flossy
    02/06/09

    @Preopsician:


    Rush Limbaugh and his ilk = pornography? If listening to Rush gives you a hard-on you might have bigger problems than simply being an idiot.

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    Image of leonleonleon leonleonleon
    02/06/09

    @flossy: No, he is saying that those who insult Preopsician's posts think "[pornography] is what Rush Limbaugh is". Which is just as stupid, because I'm all for pornography.
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    02/06/09

    @flossy: Yeah. He's like, the anti-wetting agent.
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    Image of flossy flossy
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    Would the fairness doctrine force us to teach Republicans how to use the internet? 'Cause frankly I'm fine with dominating that medium while they claim AM radio. Shit, they can also have a monopoly on telegram and carrier pigeon technology if they want.
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    Image of leonleonleon leonleonleon
    02/06/09

    @flossy: Seriously, I don't know ANYONE that listens to talk radio. Even my friends that listen to NPR listen to it online
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    02/06/09

    @flossy: Sssh, don't tell them about the Internet! Let them be happy with their golden microphones and Fox News!
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    Image of eatsshootsleaves eatsshootsleaves
    02/06/09

    In reply to Talking about a Fairness Doctrine Is the Easiest Way to Piss Off a Republican
    I honestly don't know how any self-respecting liberal could support this. It's exactly the sort of heavy-handed unconstitutional meddling that they (rightfully) accuse Republicans of doing.
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