How many Democrats will stand up for freedom of speech when they try to enact the ‘Fairness Doctrine"?
Posted on September 29th, 2009 by admin
How many will stand of for our right to freedom of speech even though the views talk radio voices are not yours. Isn’t freedom of speech more important than quieting the opposition?
Even Clinton was talking about it yesterday, saying it was a good idea.
It’s all about capitalism, people want to hear conservative radio, businesses buy airtime on these programs. They won’t buy airtime on something no one will listen to, therefore they go out of business
Agree’d honeybee, that’s why I don’t vote Dem anymore.
Rick, we live in a nation that practices soft fascism
I guess everyone is right, not 1 Dem has answered this Q saying they believe in freedom of speech. Very sad isn’t it
Deb, everything you said was delusional, for starters I never said anything about Dems except I used to be one, and secondly, Obama has done nothing but sh** on the constitution since day one. Narrow minded people think just because you don’t support Obama you must have supported Bush. News flash, some people(including me) didn’t support either. Of course Obama makes Bush look like Mother Theresa
Ron Paul was not my guy, if you read my response you would see that I USED to be a Dem. I grew up. I’m from Texas, our state is doing quite well. Let me guess your from one of those liberal broke states with your hand out.
Andrea- a great question & one of my big concerns! Since I know your own personal politics and previous politics- I really love watching you grow as a conservative. Free speech is for all of us, not just Republicans, not just Dems. The fact that the dems call it a "fairness doctrine" makes it sound like a good thing- to those who don’t really understand what it is. I think they did that on purpose for the bleeding hearts to hear the word "fairness". Of course they will support it, some having no idea what it is- other than Dems want it. This will be a HUGE fight if it happens! I have already started on my representatives.
September 29th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
None the Liberal stations cannot compete without it.!~!
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
None of them will standup, they’re cowards.
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September 29th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
very few, whatever Uhhbama tells them to support they will support
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September 29th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
All Democrats believe in Freedom of Speech guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution as long as you don’t disagree with their policies.
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September 30th, 2009 at 12:27 am
I’ve heard a lot about this on the news lately, according to the stats it seems there are 8 conservative radio stations vs. 2 liberal stations…I’m thinking that may be the reason some are trying to shove this down our throats. I hope that most Dem’s do not stand behind this.
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September 30th, 2009 at 12:55 am
their are a few Democrats left. however the party is made up of mostly liberals nowadays.
The only difference between a liberal and a commie is a commie knows what hes doing so go figure.
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September 30th, 2009 at 1:03 am
First with as many people that listen to talk radio they might want to consider the backlash. There are enough experts in communication that we could shut down or interfere with land lines, cellphones and of course overloading the Washington DC phone lines and a good possibility that the elected officials will have their cell phone service interrupted. The equipment is in place and has been since 1968 to create these problems. Then there are the legal people ready to shut down TV so I think the Democrats had better think out the repercussions.
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September 30th, 2009 at 1:31 am
None, but does this mean the MSNBC and CNN will have to offer equlal time for consevative viewpoints. Air America economically failed becasue no onelistened. So now that want to force losing ropostions on the medial.. Mostoff all who will determine what is liberal or conservative. I guess the dems will get a Nazi like Geobbles t head their propoganda machine. And they say Bush walked on teh Constitution>>>>
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September 30th, 2009 at 2:02 am
How does the Fairness Doctrine work on NPR, conservatism not spoken here.
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September 30th, 2009 at 2:52 am
You are expecting help from the very ones who wish to shut us up?
That’s Hussein asking for help from Ahmedinejad for the peace effort between Israel and Gaza. Its not going to happen.
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September 30th, 2009 at 3:01 am
none democrats do not care about freedom, they want to tell you what kind of toilets to use,what kind of lightbulbs you can have,what kind of cars to drive,what foods you can eat,where you can smoke,how much money you can make, true liberal democrats are more like a soft tyranny ,they do not believe in individual freedom,even though the mainstream media coverage of Obama was 3 to 1 over McCain,that is OK it is just another case of liberalism wanting to put controls over YOUR FREEDOM if they do not like a specific show TURN IT OFF and listen to something else It just proves again in a competitive enviroment liberals cannot compete fairly with conservatives they must have govt.force the issue.
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September 30th, 2009 at 3:13 am
None. No democrats & few politicians care about our Bill Of Rights or this country. It’s about them, their power & control. Nothing else.
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September 30th, 2009 at 3:56 am
The failure of Air America is secretly at the heart of this issue. The problem is that if the Fairness Doctrine comes to pass, is that if you force companies to air topics that are just popular to the general public, or in this case, the people that listen to talk radio, companies will not advertise, they don’t get the money they need to keep broadcasting.
This is a back door approach to limiting freedom of speech.
Shame on those politicians. Talk radio is all about people voicing their opinions. If libs want their voice heard, do not pass laws, participate!!!
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September 30th, 2009 at 4:30 am
the democrats have been told by BHO…do as I say….or your career is over.
YES WE CAN
IMPEACH THE MAN
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:17 am
What ever happened to, "I may not agree with what you say but I will fight to the death for your right to say it", I would never want any group silenced simply because I didn’t agree with them and what is done to one group can be done to another group and taking a persons right to free speech can lead to other rights being taken away.
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:26 am
I like Fairness.
I don’t dislike Doctrines.
What’s not to like?
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September 30th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Odd that you say that now considering the Bush administration’s action on illegal eavesdropping, the news media that were fired because they spoke out against Bush. Ignoring the Constitution….oh, but apparently you have NO problem with that….that IS your freedom of speech…
As to conservative radio….if you like the fiflth of Rush, Coulter and Hannity….knock yourself out. If I remember correctly, it was the Liberals that had to move to private forms of media because the republicans and Bush did not anyone criticizing what they did or how they stole from the American people.
News flash…I don’t know where you have been, but the Liberals are all for freedom of speech…even the fiflth you like to listen to. The Liberals have never said they wanted a setting president to fail…unlike the common trash republicans. The ACLU even defended Limbaugh.
As to your slurs against the liberals and the Democrats…without the forward thinking of people like this…we would still be under British rule. Republicans are pathetic. Finally we have a President that believes in the Constitution (unlike Bush) and will do something for people instead of against people! And you people cannot stand it!
Yes…we support your rights…unlike you people supported us the last eight years. I really don’t care what you people listen to!
You think Obama has WHAT to the constitution? What do YOU think BUSH DID?????? Oh please! Firing people who did not agree with him…is THAT your idea of following the constitution??? What part of the constitution has Obama NOT followed?
I’m delusional…Please! The Republicans tell you people what to think! I bet you are from the south.
Ron Paul….I bet was your guy….if you look at his voting record…he is just another Bush…just like McCain!
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September 30th, 2009 at 6:39 am
They won’t. They’ll stand up for freedom of speech for Democrats, but not for anybody else. They don’t appear to actually care very much what is fair.
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September 30th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Andrea- a great question & one of my big concerns! Since I know your own personal politics and previous politics- I really love watching you grow as a conservative. Free speech is for all of us, not just Republicans, not just Dems. The fact that the dems call it a "fairness doctrine" makes it sound like a good thing- to those who don’t really understand what it is. I think they did that on purpose for the bleeding hearts to hear the word "fairness". Of course they will support it, some having no idea what it is- other than Dems want it. This will be a HUGE fight if it happens! I have already started on my representatives.
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September 30th, 2009 at 8:05 am
I believe that many Democrats will not. They wont stand up in protest of such an incursion on our Constitutional right to free speech because they will believe that the limitation only applies to Limbaugh and his ilk. They, rightly, will believe this because conservatives would, stereo-typically, never launch such an effort against their right to free speech. One of the sine qua nons of authoratarian regimes is silencing dissent.
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History, Iran, saddam’s Iraq, N. Korea, USSR, Nazi-Germany, ad nauseum.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Obviously freedom of speech means different things to different people. For example: Freedom of speech to the Democrats means: You can say what ever you like as long as you agree with us. Why can’t people accept that everyone has the right to an opinion with out throwing the baby out with the bathwater. It seems that when ever a Republican has an opinion it is unfair, so the Democrats have to enact a fairness doctrine.
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September 30th, 2009 at 9:02 am
The fairness doctrine is a good example of doublespeak, because it implies fairness, but its really censorship of all opposition. Its like liberals trying to say that America is a salad bowl, and not a melting pot.
I hope that even democrats see where this is going and vote on their consciousness of what this will do to America if it passes. At least the republicans who are still around are being to respond to Obama and that is a good sign. We will have to gear up for the elections in 2010, and god help us all.
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September 30th, 2009 at 9:14 am
I don’t agree with the Fairness Doctrine, but I fail to see how it violates anyone’s Freedom of Speech.
Freedom of Speech does not gaurantee exclusivity of speech.
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