"Feinstein, speaking on "Fox News Sunday" with Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., said talk radio in particular has presented a one-sided view of immigration reform legislation being considered by the Senate."
Oh my. Goodness no.
If Feinstein doesn't like talk radio as it sits today, let her take her and her husbands pork barrel profits and plow them into founding a talk radio network they like better to compete in the free marketplace of ideas - oh, wait! Wasn't that Air America, that screaming success?
Apparently Feinstein & Co. can't abide the notion that folks might actually prefer conservative talk radio over their so-called alternatives, and in response must attempt to legislate this form of free speech and political commentary from existence.
I'm not a fan of talk radio - I often find it simplistic, rabble-rousing, and anything but impartial. But is the test of whether someone may speak or utilize the public airwaves whether or not *I* or Feinsten *like* said person(s) or their views?
Given the availability of spread spectrum technology, the artificial notion of limited airspace which must be rationed out in the public interest is ludicrous. It is even more ludicrous to layer on a level of censorship under the name of a so-called "fairness" doctrine. Let us call it what it is, a "let's tilt the playing field" bill...
"I'm not a fan of talk radio - I often find it simplistic, rabble-rousing, and anything but impartial."
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with your there; that's why I refuse to listen to talk radio. I also agree with the idea that the market should decide whether a talk show is successful or not, not some twisted view of political correctness. If left-wingers want a radio show, then put one on, just don't expect the government to subsidize you.