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Rush Limbaugh in the WSJ: 'Mr. President, keep the airwaves free'
All —
Rush Limbaugh
writes:
Today the number of radio stations programming talk is well over 2,000. In fact, there are thousands of stations that
air tens of thousands of programs covering virtually every conceivable topic and in various languages. The explosion of
talk radio has created legions of jobs and billions in economic value. Not bad for an industry that only 20 years ago was
moribund. Content, content, content, Mr. President, is the reason for the huge turnaround of the past 20 years, not "funding"
or "big money," ...
Rush Limbaugh supplies the questions for Obama's next press conference
Betsy's Page —
Now that President Obama's spokesman has said that the President opposes any reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine, it's time to pin him down on any of the other guises that Democrats will cloak their desire to decrease the amount of conservative talk radio out there. Rush Limbaugh has a column in today's Wall Street Journal with questions for the President as well as the argument of why we should not be imposing any sort of disguised government limits on the content of talk radio. First, let's find out if the President will oppose not only the reinstatement of the Fairness ...
Open Letter From Rush to Obama
blonde sagacity —
... most with the purpose of the Bill of Rights: to protect the citizen from the possible excesses of the federal government. The First Amendment says, in part, that "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." The government is explicitly prohibited from playing a role in refereeing among those who speak or seek to speak. We are, after all, dealing with political speech -- which, as the Framers understood, cannot be left to the government to police...(Read the whole letter) ...
Dear Rush Limbaugh, Why Are You Hell-Bent On Protecting A Radio Market That Limits Free Speech?
Think Progress —
... Doctrine (something the report does not call for). In a statement that should have officially killed off the right-wing panic, the White House emphasized this week, “As the president stated during the campaign, he does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated.”
But the White House’s answer was insufficient for Limbaugh, who is trying to use the issue to mobilize the far right. Writing in the Wall Street Journal today, Limbaugh pens a new question directed at Obama:
Dear President Obama:
I have a ...
Rush Limbaugh Publishes Letter to Obama: 'Keep Airwaves Free'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... 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? Limbaugh's words were in a Wall Street Journal op-ed (h/t Hot Air): You have singled me out directly, admonishing members of Congress ...
Scrubbing the News for Obama
The Anchoress —
Remember yesterday, I wrote:
Okay, show of hands, how many of you were surprised that this story saw the light of day: Dobson students question Obama’s plan
Yes, it was surprising to see the press report on students making negative remarks on Obama, wasn’t it?
So today per instapundit:
AIRBRUSHING IN THE EAST VALLEY TRIBUNE? So I linked to a story on high school students skeptical about Obama’s stimulus speech. Now the story has the same headline, but the quotes are missing, replaced by a bunch of feelgood talk about how excited ...
Rush to Obama: Declare yourself on free political speech
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Rush to Obama: Declare yourself on free political speech posted at 2:00 pm on February 20, 2009 by Ed Morrissey Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly Rush Limbaugh throws down another challenge to Barack Obama on the pages of the Wall Street Journal , this time on the Fairness Doctrine — and any other attempts to limit political speech by government fiat. Rush reminds Obama of his studies of the Constitution at Harvard Law and asks him to justify how the FCC can interfere with the exercise of political speech. He also reminds Obama that interference in this case could result in the economic collapse of a significant ...
Rush
Sister Toldjah —
Mr. President, Keep the Airwaves Free
Guest post: Rush Limbaugh and the Fairness Doctrine
Daimnation! —
[The recent unpleasantness with Canada's most litigious punk rocker has left the controversial and hilarious Skippy Stalin temporarily without a blog home, so I've invited him to contribute some guest posts. - DP]
Rush Limbaugh is known for nothing so much as his rather flexible views of the Constitution. Once upon a time, Limbaugh was what is considered a "strict construction list," meaning that if a given right isn't explicitly enumerated in the Bill of Rights, it doesn't exist. This was the argument Rush and ilk endlessly offer against abortion rights.
Then Rush had a minor misunderstanding with the Florida state's attorney's office about ...
Son of The Fairness Doctrine
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
Don’t be fooled by President Obama’s purported renunciation of the Fairness Doctrine last week. The far left fully intends to use a new regulatory scheme, the Son of The Fairness Doctrine, to regulate conservative talk radio. As Erick Erickson wrote last week on Red State, “Congress will restrict how many stations a company can own in a market. They’ll also require advisory boards for each station and make it easier to address consumer complaints against stations.” Although the left has backed away from the Fairness Doctrine because it is ineffective, they are gathering support for an attack on conservative talk radio.
White ...
The Unfairness of Reviving the Fairness Doctrine
Pajamas Media —
... to the public welfare. Conservatives have long complained that such regulations stifle freedom of speech, but activists and officials of today’s Democratic left — recently emboldened by the capture of the White House and strong majorities in both chambers of Congress — are agitating for a return to government regulation of the media. As Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow recently exclaimed , “I absolutely think it’s time to be bringing accountability to the airwaves.” In a recent Wall Street Journal essay , Rush Limbaugh, the super-popular conservative ...
To Wingnuts, Rush Limbaugh is More Important Than Life Itself
Firedoglake —
American conservatives have shifted their focus away from preserving the lives of unborn fetuses to saving Rush Limbaugh from the Fairness Doctrine, which they believe will be re-instituted in order to destroy their hours of slavering, frothing radio fun: ...
GOP seeks to counter ABC healthcare programming
The Political Carnival —
The special in question is here. When I read this I had a niggling memory of a law that we used to have? Something about opposing viewpoints on the public airwaves? Can't seem to remember what that was about... WASHINGTON (CNN) – The Republican National Committee is urging GOP members of Congress to take to the local airwaves next week to discuss their approach to healthcare reform in an effort to counter an ABC News primetime special featuring President Obama speaking on the issue. The RNC is informing GOP congressional offices this morning that it will pay for and help schedule the interviews ...
