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talkleft.com - 11/25/2008
The Fairness Doctrine
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Patrick Ruffini berates his fellow Republicans for obsessing on the "threat" of the return of the Fairness Doctrine. It does seem a strange crusade, given that Democrats certainly are not clamoring for the return of the Fairness Doctrine and Republicans (rightly in my view) believe the Media ...

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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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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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thenextright.com - 11/25/2008
Crying Wolf on the Fairness Doctrine
— thenextright.com — If nothing else, this blog is about us on the right doing a better job communicating and knocking down barriers to our effectiveness that come from within the movement. A great example is how many on the right are all lathered up about the return ... (more) Crying Wolf on the Fairness Doctrine

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The power and the glory
The Sideshow — ... It's certainly pretty silly for conservatives to keep harping on the liberal plot to revive the Fairness Doctrine when it seems clear that absolutely no one with any power seems to have any interest in doing so. But would a return of the Fairness Doctrine be such a bad thing? ...

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