The medium is the message. So much noise and all controlled by corporations who practice suppression of free speech. Seriously, when was the last time you saw a flat-out liberal on the Sunday talkfests? The very same people who were right that Saddam had no weapons of mass destruction and that the Iraq invasion and Occupation was all from the Neocon/Thinktank playbook should be the very people the media turns to when looking for balance but that’s irrelevant when there is no need for balance. That is why the Fairness Doctrine was repealed by Republicans under Reagan. Now someone is standing up and I want to applaud him. From Raw Story:
Concerns about monopolies and fears of a possible “fascist” takeover of the US media have prompted a Democratic congressman to push to restore the Fairness Doctrine, RAW STORY has learned.
“Media reform is the most important issue confronting our democratic republic and the people of our country,” Representative Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) said at the Free Press National Media Reform Conference held in Memphis, Tennessee last weekend. “This is a critical moment in history that may determine the future of our country…maybe forever.”
Hinchey told RAW STORY he plans to reintroduce the Media Ownership Reform Act (MORA) that would break up media monopolies and restore the Fairness Doctrine, which was eliminated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Reagan administration.
“If Rush shoots his mouth off, he must give equal access to our side,” Hinchey said. “The American public will begin to get both sides or all sides of an issue. That is basic – fundamental to a democracy.”
There are so few voices in the media speaking about impeachment and freedom of speech that just hearing Rosie O’Donnell on the View today was a cause for joy. Sadly there will be forces trying to make her pay a price for it. From all appearances even Lou Dobbs was cut off the air by ABC for answering her impeachment question.
