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Gibbs punts on fairness doctrine
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Despite the fact that Obama's publicly opposed to reinstating the the fairness doctrine, it remains a hot-button issue on conservative talk radio and in the right-leaning press. But this is the first time I've heard it come up in the briefing room. ...

Sen. Stabenow wants hearings on radio 'accountability'; talks fairness doctrine
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... Although Obama has been publicly opposed to reinstating the fairness doctrine, conservative radio has talked non-stop about the fear of it returning (or perhaps something like it with another name) while there's a Democrat in the White House and a Democratic majority in Congress. ...

Dems Push, Yet Deny Radio Censorship Effort
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — ... Though they claim Obama himself is against the forced elimination of conservative talk radio, we don't have him on the record saying that directly. Instead, a spokesperson made that claim on one occasion during last year's campaign. Since taking office, ...

Axelrod punts on fairness doctrine
Michael Calderone's Blog — ... In June, press secretary Michael Ortiz told Broadcasting & Cable that "Sen. Obama does not support reimposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters." ...

Obama opposes Fairness Doctrine
Michael Calderone's Blog — Until now, the Obama administration has remained mum when it comes to the Fairness Doctrine. But now, White House spokesperson Ben LaBolt tells Fox News that "as the president stated during the campaign, he does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated." Indeed, that was candidate Obama's position last June. However, since being elected, both Robert Gibbs and David Axelrod haven't answered questions about the Fairness Doctrine when posed on television or in the briefing room. And in past weeks, White House ...

Obama Appears To Circumvent Rush Limbaugh's Op-Ed
The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney — ... Though they claim Obama himself is against the forced elimination of conservative talk radio, we don't have him on the record saying that directly. Instead, a spokesperson made that claim on one occasion during last year's campaign. Since taking office, ...