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Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

A recent comment by Sen. Charles Schumer indicates that a first flexing of the newly empowered "progressive" muscle might be the exhumation of the odious "Fairness Doctrine".

Peter Kirsanow at NRO's "The Corner" sounds a clarion call...

BuffaloJack · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

I really despise the term "progressive. It is too PC. Call it what it is, Socialist.
I also despise the term "Fairness Doctrine". It, also, is too PC. Call it Censorship.
Calling these terms anything else is submitting to the socialist agenda.
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Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

TEWSPilot · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 7:22 pm Post subject:

Whatever term finally sticks, it will result in a lot of "Dead Air".

BuffaloJack · Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject:

I kinda like the term "Gag Order". It's much more descriptive than "Fairness".
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Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

Perhaps we've stumbled upon an amusing divergence to occupy ourselves while awaiting the inevitable socialist (that OK Jack?) attack upon our Constitutional rights...

zinfella · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:08 am Post subject:

I B Squidly · Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:33 am Post subject:

I'ld go along with the Fairness Doctrine if the networks, cable and PBS as well had rebuttals. I don't think we'll have the dead trees around much longer.
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fortdixlover · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:51 am Post subject:

TEWSPilot · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:13 am Post subject:

You may be on to something. Don't be surprised if the Democrats set up jamming stations in the defunct studios of what was once Air America...'bout all they're good for...what am I thinking, they ALREADY ARE jamming stations!

BuffaloJack · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

The "fairness doctrine", whether applied to newspapers, talk radio, commercials or anything is an anti-1st-amendment attack. It should be met with the same zeal as attacks on the 2nd-amendment. Do not give a single inch. The left is very pleased to make their progress in baby steps and incremental little nibbles. They know that with time, they can add these up to do whatever their goal is.
The goals of liberals right now take on a notion of pseudo-goodness that is difficult to counter; and their targets are: Fairness, hate-speech, hate-crimes, sexual-harassment, racial harassment, politically incorrect speech and conduct of any kind, etc.
Who defines what is politically incorrect? It seems to be a moving target.
Being a jerk for stupid comments should not be rewarded by being labeled a criminal. It is just as effective to label the jerk a "jerk".
Children who are too young to know better should not be tagged as sexual predators.
This goal of the socialists is suppression of free speech; and it will be achieved through the subtle and incremental imposition of a thousand innocuous rules of conduct, each of which will seem benign.
It is up to us to see it for what it is and prevent it from coming to pass.
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Stevie · Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 11:58 pm Post subject:

i find myself refusing to use PC words

they tend to twist words and meanings... which
confuses a lot of people - and they then think that
the new word used is a 'safe' word to use.

I don't think they are 'safe' words. they are used to
disguise 'their' socialist propaganda.
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