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Senator: New Media Makes it Difficult to Impose Fairness Doctrine
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Kurt Nimmo
Infowars
November 12, 2008
Maryland Democrat Ben Cardin told Cybercast News Service that Obama and a Democrat dominated Congress will likely not be able to impose the Fairness Doctrine on talk radio. “It’s increasingly difficult to try and put quotas on political speech over any medium, so I think that would be the challenge anyone would face if they wanted to try and do that,” Cardin said on November 4 at the Democratic Senatorial Committee election night party.
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| After Obama’s election victory, New York Democrat senator Chuck Schumer threatened to use the Fairness Doctrine against talk radio. | |
Cardin admitted imposing the doctrine is virtually impossible and pointless due to advances in technology. “I can’t speak for all my colleagues on that issue,” said Cardin. “I can only say that I think technology has possibly moved beyond the ability to regulate things, at least as it stands now.”
Since the creation of the Fairness Doctrine in 1949, communications technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. In addition to unregulated low-power transmitters, popularly known as microbroadcasting, radio programming has proliferated over the last few years on the internet. Digital audio content and streaming media is now freely available and as Cardin eludes it would be very difficult to impose the Fairness Doctrine on this media. SHOUTcast technology makes it possible to inexpensively set up an internet broadcasting station and this medium is not currently regulated by the FCC.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said that talk radio content does not need to be “fair and balanced,” adding that the Fairness Doctrine is a difficult issue for Barack Obama and the new Democratic Congress to deal with because of today’s diversified media. “I think it’s increasingly difficult, because it’s kind of like a balloon,” said Van Hollen. “In other words, even if you wanted to go there – and I’m not saying we do – but if you wanted to go there, when you squeeze one end of the balloon, you know, simply the conversation can just go to others. I think even if you wanted to go back to the Fairness Doctrine, technology may have passed it by.”
Government and corporations, however, are attempting to censor media content on the internet through filtering and bandwidth limitations. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has announced a plan to blacklist “unwanted content” and “offensive and illegal material” by constructing a firewall similar to the one used in communist China. Britain, Sweden, Canada, and New Zealand have devised similar schemes, although the filtering at this point is limited to child pornography, not political content.
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Internet ISPs and telecoms such as AT&T, Comcast, and Time-Warner are currently implementing bandwidth caps aimed at video and audio content, citing overloaded capacity. However, according to Derek Turner, research director of the advocacy group Free Press, if there were a looming shortage, most carriers would have already imposed tiered pricing or explicit caps. More likely, these corporations will attempt to limit the sort of content available and direct customers to their own branded content.
According to senator Cardin, imposing the Fairness Doctrine on talk radio will likely not be on the agenda when the new Congress convenes. “As far as I know, it will not be the first order of business, if it’s ever part of the agenda,” he said.
Cardin’s comment is at odds with other Democrats, most notably New York Democrat Senator Charles Schumer who has promised to reintroduce the Fairness Doctrine. Schumer told Fox News it was “consistent” to use the same power of the federal government currently used to regulate broadcast indecency also to regulate the free speech rights of “politically incorrect” broadcasters.
Mr. Schumer apparently is not up to speed on the latest technology and the fact much of the talk radio he apparently deplores is available on the internet. During the Fox interview, he said there is a difference between radio or television broadcast over the public airwaves and a private medium, such as streamed media over the internet or a printing press. “This is not like printing a broadside,” said Schumer. “You would never say that anyone who wanted to hire a printing press or go on a computer has to have any [political] view.”
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November 12th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Funny how any post that questions Alex Jones or has a different option is IMMEDIATELY pulled and the poster BANNED! So i guess we fight the NWO by acting just like them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
darkstar Reply:
February 11th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
not true i see asshioles like you on here everyday. its easy for someone to attack another when hes not there to defend himself. ihave not read one story on here i couldnt cooberate with only a few mins. research and tell me why comments are disabled for your vid.im sorry he was killed. but get over it and wake up alex does what he does cause he cares
November 12th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
If the media were aloud to speak of “truth” then the United Creations would have had a mic. in its hands long ago.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Free speech is one thing but for assclowns like Rush Limpballs, Sean Hannity etc, etc who make millions while spreading lies, hate and distorted truth thru our public airwaves and assisting in dividing our country more and more everyday should be banned, that goes for any liberal who does the same thing. Holding our elected officials accountable thru the media is one thing, spreading hate, fear and lies to help your own party and to fire up your base is entirely something else and only hurts our Nation! United we stand, divided we fall.
November 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Uncle Fester: You are a liberal guaranteed. Keep your one sided agenda off of this site.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
We all demand access to information. We all demand free speach. When making these demands you HAVE to realize that TOLERANCE, regardless if you agree or disagree or find the content offensive, must accompany any such demands. THAT MEANS you have to let Rush Dimball have his opinion, regardless if you agree with him or no.
Fester, you demand free speach, but you aren’t willing to accept that others have the same right to free speach. NO ONE will have the exact same opinion on everything you do. Therefore, no one should be BANNED. Everyone has the right to speak what they want and listen to whom they want WITHOUT ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR GOVERNMENT interfearing.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
INYOURFACE
I would say, actually, UncleFester is a crypto-fascist.
The world would be much better if all the Delta, Epsilon, and Gammas just fell into the ocean.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
InYourFace Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Uncle Fester: You are a liberal guaranteed. Keep your one sided agenda off of this site.
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Why does it conflict with your one sided agenda? As for telling me to stay off this site…well unless you are Alex Jones himself I suggest you go and Cheney yourself!
And no I’m not a liberal but do support democrats over republicans who only help the wealthy and corporations while the democrats at least give we the people a bone every once in a while!
Come on InYourFace, admit it, you voted twice for and supported King George thru out his failed administration where he trampled on our constitution, lied us into war, gave out tax cuts to the wealthy during a time of war, gave tax subsidies to the oil companies, gave our country it’s biggest debt in history… Come on little boy admit it! Now you are afraid of what Barack Obama might do as President!! Bah ha ha ha thats rich!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Fester……..you one phuny dude……
November 12th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
InYourFace Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Uncle Fester: You are a liberal guaranteed. Keep your one sided agenda off of this site.
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Obviously you have the reading skills of a third grader. I also included any liberals who do this on the public airwaves in my comment.
But I see you’re all for hate, fear, lies, distorted half truths to be spread thru our public airwaves by overpaid, rich fat cats who then go home and laugh at you and I and all of the division they cause in our country. Brilliant!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
how come uncle fester has a userpic??
#1 TRUTH
your comment is posted….wtf are you talking about??
November 12th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
People crack me up. There is no censorship in place on this site. There is only poor hardware/software solutions. For a myriad of reasons, post get blogged down on submission, high traffic spikes at times, network hiccups, etc. As a web developer I can tell you things dont always function as designed, even under the best of circumstances.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
I find it hard to beleive any media. One extreme is devoted to conceling out the other to such a point there is no middle ground left for the truth. Media like GVT is designed to pit one group against another to maintian control while both fight.
Additionally eduation is a tool as well as GVt handouts to keep people ignorant and fighting. All these elements will serve GVt far more than they will educate or offer even a fair view of the truth or information enough to allow them to form their own opinion based on facts.
As such the entire nation will suffer a slow death.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Schumer is the same man who wanted to make it a felony to even question the official story behind the OKCity bombing. The same laws are now being enacted to thwart and discourage any discussion of 911. “Homegrown terrorism” is now labeled as anyone who questions an authority figure….especially regarding 911.
Why is this scumbage still in power? We must have term limits for these criminals. This Chris Van Hollen guy is a criminal. Why doesnt he apply that same twisted logic of the balloon to fighting terrorism? If you fight them there…they will simply go somewhere else?! The day the fairness doctrine was eliminated was the day the neocon and National Socialist republic of the USA was born.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Why?? Why can’t you regulate talk radio??? Of course you can. It’s done all over the globe
on a daily basis. What’s the matter is that people here are still operating under the assumptions
of being entitled to “freedoms” but tell you what, that perception will beCHANGEd.
ALL HAIL THE MESSIAH! ALL HAIL THE ONE!
*** YES WE CAN! ***
CG Reply:
February 17th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Certain individuals on this site don’t seem to realize that we have already being censored by “fairness”…it’s on your TV….The media has had talking points handed down to them for MANY YEARS! I’m tired of hearing people talk about “taking someone off the air…blah blah”…JUST TURN THE STATION! We don’t want to end up like TV. Sometimes I don’t like what I hear on the radio, but am glad that people can speak their mind! Even if you are Demo. or Rep. it doesn’t matter…I don’t give a crap what you say….just be happy you can!…How much do you really learn from television? Really? How much? It’s redundant and very limited on information and content (on purpose). The Internet and Radio is all we have left to talk openly like we are right now!!
November 12th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I think I’ve caught Barky doing something he wouldn’t want his moonies to see….
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iC1keQH68HE
November 12th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
Incensed Canadian Says:
Fester, you demand free speach, but you aren’t willing to accept that others have the same right to free speach. NO ONE will have the exact same opinion on everything you do. Therefore, no one should be BANNED. Everyone has the right to speak what they want and listen to whom they want WITHOUT ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL OR GOVERNMENT interfearing.
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When did I demand free speech!?!
I have no problem accepting others having free speech but I have a problem with conservative OR liberal voices who reach large audiences over the public airwaves whose only goal is to divide we the people, with blatant lies. No I guess we cannot do anything about that if we want free speech in this country, so I guess fatboy Rush who loves him some oxycontin, viagra, Cuban cigars and Dominican Republican call boys gets a free pass with all of the hate he spews! God Bless America.
November 12th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
KLC Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
how come uncle fester has a userpic??
#1 TRUTH
your comment is posted….wtf are you talking about??
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Why? Because I’m the man! The man on the silver mountain! The crypto fascist man on the Silver Mountain who must follow rules and have an online facial ID.
Seriously, it’s called a gravatar, people get them to somewhat combat idiot trolls from using their name to post retarded comments with them. You can sign up for free at Gravatar.com, download a picture from your own files or from the ones supplied at the site. Once you sign up and choose a photo, it takes 3-4 days for you to receive it.
November 12th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Really, hmmm wonder about operation gandalf, ipto echelon and goodie, we are guaranteed free cell phone use, internet and talk radiotv after a national disaster and martial law is implemented. Perhaps they serve free Red Stripe Beer and popcorn with the net in fema camp. Gimmeee a break. cb the clueless blonde
November 12th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
YOU’RE f---ED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
November 12th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
NEVER FORGET Israel attacked us on 9-11.
NO Boeing 757 hit the Pentagon and TED OLSEN lied about his wife calling him from FLT 77.
He needs to be SUED for defamation and lies since the FBI has confirmed that NO SUCH CALL WAS MADE.
November 12th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
==================>THE REAL OBAMA EXPOSED=============>TRUNEWS.COM–endthefed.us
November 12th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
The most bothering thing is this guy took and OATH to PROTECT the 1st Amendment… not try to destry it for his own purposes. He has no choice in the matter if he follows his Oath. If he feels he can’t.. step down from his duty as a senator.
November 12th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
======>STOP THE BANKSTERS FROM STEALING ANY MORE OF YOUR MONEY@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@============>ENDTHEFED.US
November 12th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Any American, regardless of their political beliefs should be against the Fairness Doctrine. One of the reasons The First Amendment is the FIRST Amendment was to protect dissenting and disagreeing speech critical of whatever or whomever was in charge of the government.
Think about applying the Fairness Doctrine in other businesses: Should McDonald’s be forced to serve the Burger King menu for 12 out of 24 hours in the day? Should a Ford dealership be forced to sell GM products for “fairness.”
Comment @ 17: I have a problem with conservative OR liberal voices who reach large audiences over the public airwaves whose only goal is to divide we the people, with blatant lies.
The public doesn’t really own the airwaves. If you think they do, and being that you are part of the public (yes, a sad, sad thought indeed), go out and try to do something with them. Interrupt them, broadcast over them without a license, usurp the waves of a licensed broadcaster and see what happens.
That you Fester, have a problem with “any voices that reach large audiences whose opinions” you disagree with is the entire essence of The First Amendment. You want to censor or restrict speech that you don’t like. You just aren’t thinking this whole issue through.
The only reasons Liberals want to revive the Fairness Doctrine is because they don’t like the content of Conservative Radio.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
Daisy Duke aka David Drake, the mysognist…obviously you don’t read very well I said I am against any media figure, liberal or conservative who gets paid big $$$ to use our public airwaves as a platform to spew hatred, lies and fear as a goal to divide we the people.
Yes I understand free speech but these people are part of the game to keep us distracted and fighting amongst ourselves. If you do not see or understand this then there is no hope for you.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
As for the fairness doctrine a lot of it has to do with one or two major corporations gobbling up all of the smaller stations across America and holding our airwaves in a monopoly just like the oil companies, cable companies hold a monopoly with oil and cable TV.
November 12th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
these fat bloated dollar laden pricks cannot do f--- all if YOU dont let them. if every one of you said to obama-no- where is his power? thats right he aint got any. see.they can only do what the masses let them. if the army said no the police said no the bank workers said no the working class said no -WHAT THE f--- CAN THEY DO. BUT YOU KEEP LETTING THEM. DO NOT LET YOUR CLASS DOWN. f--- THE ELITE, STICK TOGETHER BROTHERS YOU ARE BETTER THAN THEY WILL EVER BE.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Soooo … you bumped Webster Tarpley’s article for this?!?!?!?!
Nice follow up on the Building 7 article too. Not.
This is what REALLY happened at the Pentagon on 9/11:
http://forum.prisonplanet.com/.....ic=67170.0
^^^ If you disagree, debate this guy Terral!
November 12th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Your kidding, right? Hitler did it, others with little significance did it. The constitution is toast, ask the old timers. Its already happening on our silly happy joy TV stations. Why is it that we cant use our antenaes any more? Control. Australia is censoring the I-net as we speak.
I’m sorry
November 12th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Want freedom and direction? Then check out this amazing video while you still can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related Peace.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:27 am
InYourFace Says:
November 12th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Uncle Fester: You are a liberal guaranteed. Keep your one sided agenda off of this site.
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Why does it conflict with your one sided agenda? As for telling me to stay off this site…well unless you are Alex Jones himself I suggest you go and Cheney yourself!
And no I’m not a liberal but do support democrats over republicans who only help the wealthy and corporations while the democrats at least give we the people a bone every once in a while!
Come on InYourFace, admit it, you voted twice for and supported King George thru out his failed administration where he trampled on our constitution, lied us into war, gave out tax cuts to the wealthy during a time of war, gave tax subsidies to the oil companies, gave our country it’s biggest debt in history… Come on little boy admit it! Now you are afraid of what Barack Obama might do as President!! Bah ha ha ha thats rich!
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I voted for real change….INDEPENDENT (Chuck Baldwin 08 and Nader 04). And you are definitely one sided as only sighting the Repub’s as the evil doers. I see you’re still drinking the Blue and Red kool aid. BTW – What ‘bone’ have the Dems ever given anyone? They’ve take more than they’ve ever given – and that will never change, that’s for sure.
November 13th, 2008 at 1:34 am
Never underestimate the enemies of freedom: pray w/o ceasing for God’s intervention and help.
The only thing necessary thing for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing. Edmund Burke
November 13th, 2008 at 3:53 am
Senator Chuck Schumer is so f---ing disgusting! He is an enemy to America with his disgraceful voting record. Most people on my http://www.survivalblog.com use the term WTSHTF… instead of when the s---, it is When the Schumer Hits The Fan… because I am sure if martial law is declared and Americans are shot down by our own f---ing military, he will most likely be in favor of it.
How can such a wretched soul remain in the House Senate without the People doing something about it yet? Get that f---ing SCUMBAG the f--- out of office with any means necessary!
November 13th, 2008 at 3:55 am
THIS GUY IS FULL OF CRAP !
HE’S JUST TRYING TO LULL EVERYBODY TO AN OFF GUARD POSITION.
SORRY TRAITOR, WE’RE NOT ALL THAT DAMN STUPID
kiss off !
November 13th, 2008 at 7:07 am
Goddamnit…how can those fascist control freaks not realize that dissenting opinions and criticism is necessary in order to identify a problem that exists so that the system criticised can then be better upon resolving and remedying those problems? WTF! Michelle Obama’s comment on being proud of America for the first time in her life got brutally beaten down, even though she was making a good point, if you quest for the “pursuit of happiness” the first step is to identify that things are not yet as good as they could be, the next step is to identify what the detrimental factors are, then you fix it, and then you are slightly closer to having something good and decent and right and working. Naysayers and dissenters are really heroes, without people’s dissent and criticism of slavery, would it have been abolished? If engineers acted like these politicians we never would have invented cars, or saddles, or horseshoes, or pitchforks…we never would’ve invented anygoddamned thing if people hadn’t first seen that things could be better and so criticised them and offered dissenting opinions, which then spurred themselves or others to take up the cause and go ahead and invent something that might solve the problem. f--- censorship, especially of critical opinions, we need them, we cannot thrive without them, we’re f---ed without dissent, we’re f---ed because we would then stay static in a non-static world. Why can this point not be seen? Yes, perhaps my profanity clouds it…but, come on, I can’t seriously be the only brain on the planet that understands this…can I? It’s simple, criticism exists because problems exist. If they want to wipe out criticism of the way the government handles things, stop handling things in such stupid ways that make people stand up and say, “wait a minute, that’s not right at all!”
November 13th, 2008 at 7:54 am
The “fairness doctrine” is another misnomer that is named by fascists in order to censor and suppress speech,especially very effective speech that exposes the plans of these tyrants in waiting.If Bush had pushed for this-against NPR and other government propagandists,the Dems would be howling about the first ammendment.
If this passes,this will be the death of our republic.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:00 am
Schumer is another Zionist Jew who would happily have dissenters shot and or imprisoned(and he’s very much in favor of banning guns).
These are the same exact people that overthrew the Russians in 1917,establishing terrible coercive control of the population and began millions of executions against their political enemies.
Keep your eyes open,they are at it again.
November 13th, 2008 at 8:02 am
Great we have to keep holding their feet to the fire and attack the evil ones day and night and expose their wicked plot to totally rule the world under their luciferic lord Satan!~ As those of us who know and serve Jesus will win the fight of good against evil !! As we will reject their zombie making beast chip and will gladly give our lives for the sake of Him that has set us free from the abyss down below where many lost souls are screaming and yelling their heads off!!
November 13th, 2008 at 9:55 am
“Mr. Schumer apparently is not up to speed on the latest technology and the fact much of the talk radio he apparently deplores is available on the internet. ”
Apparently, he’s not up on the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution either.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:01 am
how is this guy in office. regulate your face. money spreads the right wing crap. you pay people enough they will say anything. free speech is for the people. bull horn big time.
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http://www.aniboom.com/video/288554/breaking-news/
November 13th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Oh, and PS. – BT indeed ARE beginning to filter political/current affairs content.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:53 am
UncleFesterLurks, what you don’t get is that your position is the justification, the rationalization if you will, with giving the foxes the key to the hen house. It’s not about keeping “devisive messages” out off our “public airways” it’s about preventing dissent, period.
Fine, I’ll bite, and say, sure let’s clamp down on Limbaugh, Hannity, O’Reilly, Air America, Olbermann, et al because their messages serve to divide “we the people.” But where does it end? Who gets to decide what’s a “divisive message?” The government? It’s only in their best interest to say, “Well, Alex Jones or Jeff Rense or RawStory or WorldNet Daily, they also have a ‘divisive message, let’s shut them down, too.”
Do you get what I’m trying to say? We need to keep the wedge away from government because they can use it on ANYONE not just those deemed as the public scapegoats.
Also, I’d credit Clinton’s telecommunications deregulation act as the cause of media consolidation in this country and not the Fairness Doctrine.
November 13th, 2008 at 10:57 am
=>”You are NOW experiencing My JUDGMENT because you and your country have turned away from My BIBLE and My ways… If you continue to reject Me Iwill INTENSIFY My Judgment on you AND your country!” —GOD
November 13th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Ben Cardin is usually pretty quick on the uptake. Fact is… the USA is heading into a crisis so massive that everyone is going to sound like a radical soon.
November 13th, 2008 at 11:35 am
=======>STOP THE BANKSTERS FROM STEALING ANY MORE OF YOUR MONEY@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ENDTHEFED.US——————-John3:36
November 13th, 2008 at 2:54 pm
#14, it wouldn’t surprise me if that Ziolib Schumer paid those rednecks to murder Matthew Shepard in order to get a “PATRIOT Act for hate crimes” law passed. In fact, the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act IS a “PATRIOT Act for hate crimes”.
I dare say the U.S. government was involved in the murder of Matthew Shepard.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
@ comment 26 and 27:
Well, Fester, you and I may just be approaching finding some common ground albeit very general, at least so far.
The cable companies are monopolies only because of explicit permission from the government to be monopolies. It’s the government, especially local governments, that allow cable co’s to exist as monopolies. I do agree with you there.
I would not say the same for oil companies. I don’t view them as a monopoly at all. Considering the oil industry is so heavily and over-regulated by the govt, it’s a testimony to the market place that they maintain operating within the continental U.S. Overseas, it’s a different story where they face far less regulations.
Re: the First Amendment, it’s there to protect the speech that you, me and anyone else may disagree with. While some talk radio on both Left and Right sides may be distasteful, defining it as hate speech is both subjective and specious. If you want to advocate for censorship of speech that doesn’t agree with you, then at least be intellectually honest and admit you want to censor speech that you disagree with.
The FCC reviews broadcast ownership which, according to the FCCs own site (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consume.....rules.html) has been basically unchanged since the 1990s. I’m guessing you dislike say, someone like Murdoch owning the various entities that he does. Well, it’s all within the law for him. No different than perhaps my saying Ted Turner had a monopoly on media ownership (he didn’t, am using that as an example).
Much of the consolidation we’ve seen in the media industry is because many smaller outlets can no longer to afford to stay in business and are bought up by the bigger fish. I don’t see how further regulation and reducing cross ownership helps the smaller fish at all; it seems that doing so would only hasten the demise and existence of the smaller and independent media organizations.
November 13th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
And more thing RE Fester @ comment 26:
Yes I understand free speech but these people are part of the game to keep us distracted and fighting amongst ourselves. If you do not see or understand this then there is no hope for you.
You don’t seem to understand Free Speech or the First Amendment. I don’t know what or who you mean when you say “these people are…(working) to keep us distracted and fighting amongst ourselves.”
“These people” have nothing to do with any of the comments here at inforwars or any place else, but yet you seem to – on purpose – antagonize commenters wherever you go. No one is going to always agree with you or anyone else. Blaming those in talk radio or television or whatever for distraction or fighting is an accusation without basis. People have been fighting with each other and distracted since the dawn of mankind.
Just because you (or I) disagree or dislike what another says doesn’t mean it’s hate speech, divisive speech or fighting. THAT, Fester, is the essence of The First Amendment, of which I still maintain you do not fully grasp – and I do not, in any way, mean that as an insult. I am trying to discuss this with you this time as rationally as I can without being nasty or disrespectful to you.
December 7th, 2008 at 9:13 am
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Charles Schumer plans to hold a statewide Internet lottery to handle the deluge of New Yorkers wanting to attend President-elect Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. Schumer, who has received nearly 100,000 ticket