Mr. President, Keep the Airwaves Free
As a former law professor,
surely you understand the Bill of Rights.
Rush:
Dear President Obama:
I have a straightforward question, which I hope you will answer in a straightforward way: Is it your intention to censor talk radio through a variety of contrivances, such as "local content," "diversity of ownership," and "public interest" rules -- all of which are designed to appeal to populist sentiments but, as you know, are the death knell of talk radio and the AM band? ...
Ronald Reagan:
"This doctrine . . . requires Federal officials to supervise the editorial practices of broadcasters in an effort to ensure that they provide coverage of controversial issues and a reasonable opportunity for the airing of contrasting viewpoints of those issues. This type of content-based regulation by the Federal Government is . . . antagonistic to the freedom of expression guaranteed by the First Amendment. . . . History has shown that the dangers of an overly timid or biased press cannot be averted through bureaucratic regulation, but only through the freedom and competition that the First Amendment sought to guarantee."
I thought you were done whining about this Wednesday when Obama said he opposes it?
ReplyDeleteYou're preaching to the choir man. And close to beating a dead horse.
I'd didn't realize that posting news equated to preaching?
ReplyDeleteThe article I posted quoted White House spokesmen, not Obama. Rush is asking Obama to address it directly.
I also liked the way Reagan put it.
You know, all of the posts don't have to be on topics we disagree on. Occasionally we can all sit back and universally agree on something.
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ReplyDeleteOccasionally we can all sit back and universally agree on something.
ReplyDeleteNO WE CAN'T! YOU DICK!