Are the Dems Plotting to Hush Rush?

Fear. There is always has to be something to be afraid of, otherwise their shtick doesn't work.



Are the Dems Plotting to Hush Rush?: "Conservative talk-radio hosts love to position themselves as the victims of liberal media conspiracies, and the Fairness Doctrine gambit certainly fits the bill. But there is little substance behind the overheated rhetoric. Most Democrats have little interest in a big legislative fight over government regulation of the ever-shrinking sphere of broadcast media. And Obama has explicitly said he's not in favor of reviving the Fairness Doctrine. This summer his campaign issued an unequivocal statement on the subject: 'Sen. Obama does not support reimposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters. He considers this debate to be a distraction from the conversation we should be having about opening up the airwaves and modern communications to as many diverse viewpoints as possible. That is why Sen. Obama supports media-ownership caps, network neutrality, public broadcasting, as well as increasing minority ownership of broadcasting and print outlets.'"