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Home Front: Culture Wars
FCC Commissioner Warns of Back Door to Fairness Doctrine
2011-08-08
Though much of the discussion about a possible fairness doctrine for broadcasters went away when Republicans took over the House of Representatives in 2010, one Federal Communications Commissioner says there still could be an effort at finding a back door to the rules. Commissioner Robert McDowell told Chris Stirewalt on Monday's Power Play Live that localism, a proposal that gives the federal government the ability to make sure broadcasters serve their communities, could also be used to wedge in principles of the fairness doctrine.

"The government would be compiling data as to what kind of content you were airing and whether the government thought that was appropriate content," McDowell said. "It could be political speech, it could be shows on baking or gardening. But we don't know where the government is headed."

See the full discussion below and click http://live.foxnews.com each weekday at 11:30 a.m. eastern for Power Play Live.

News flash... its isn't the government's job to FUCKING DECIDE WHAT IS APPROPRIATE ON WHAT I WANT TO FUCKING WATCH!! Keep this shit up and keep trying to act like a fucking Nazi. We dare you. Only 17% of us still think you are representing us. Keep pushing asshole.
Posted by:DarthVader

#1  I think about 9% of those that think they are still representing us didn't understand the question.

Ever since the SCOTUS ruled that corporations have all the rights of real people they have been drowning Washington in a deluge of money. They don't represent their voters anymore, they represent corporations that give them obscene amounts of money. Corporations don't vote though, and cant get them reelected. I think we have a wonderful chance to screw them all in '12.
Posted by: bigjim-CA   2011-08-08 21:07  

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