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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/20/2008

The fairness doctrine, paranoia, and right-wing self-pity

— washingtonmonthly.com — THE FAIRNESS DOCTRINE, PARANOIA, AND RIGHT-WING SELF-PITY.... I've been fascinated of late with the far-right hysteria about... the reemergence of the "fairness doctrine," because conservative activists are gearing up for a knock-down brawl against an ... (more) The fairness doctrine, paranoia, and right-wing self-pity

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Rush Limbaugh

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humanevents.com - 11/20/2008

Obama's New Fairness Doctrine

— humanevents.com — Get ready for an unprecedented government assault upon the First Amendment. President Obama will be at the... heart of it. using his version of the Fairness Doctrine . In 1949, the Federal Communications Commission created the Fairness Doctrine, which ... (more) Obama's New Fairness Doctrine

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Barack Obama

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abcnews.go.com - 11/14/2008

Campaign Boogeyman William Ayers Talks to 'GMA'

— abcnews.go.com — William Ayers, the 1960s radical whose violent history became a focal point in the 2008 presidential election,... said today that the Republicans unfairly "demonized" him in an attempt to damage the campaign of President-elect Obama. Ayers defended his ... (more) Campaign Boogeyman William Ayers Talks to 'GMA'

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Barack Obama

Vietnam

Sarah Palin

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And There Was Much Wailing
N/A — ... the doctrine ever will return. Much ado about nothing happening is the order of the day.  The return of the Fairness Doctrine? Obama isn’t for it, ...

Some call it Fascism
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... but the paranoia is not without precedent. The prospect of being in the opposition often brings out the worst in conservatives--paranoia and self-pity. Plus, when the conservative coalition seems threatened, there's no better way to unify the party than scaring up liberal bogeymen. Following Cogan's lead, the echo chamber -- asserting unfounded wingnut paranoia -- popped heads up like a choral version of Whack-a-Mole. [image] Taylor Marsh , Human Events , PoliGazette , Midwest Voices , The Heretik , Newshoggers.com , Washington ...