In somewhat of a stunning dissension from Nancy Pelosi and Democrats, Barack Obama will not support the return of the Fairness Doctrine.
The cartoon in this post gives a nice summary of what the Fairness Doctrine entails, but for those unsure, it basically means that the leftists feel it is unfair that talk radio is predominantly conservative, and therefore feel a need to balance it with a liberal viewpoint. Mind you, Air America is out there but simply doesn't have the personalities or viewership to compete with the likes of Limbaugh, Hannity and others.
The FCC found the doctrine to be unconstitutional in 1987, and by doing so, gave some life to AM radio, leading the way for conservative talk radio as it is today. Interestingly enough, the same folks who are in favor of this to break up the conservative media machine that is talk radio, fail to see the liberal influences in all other areas of media.
As a big listener of talk radio, here's hoping that nothing changes to make it go away. Not to mention that with the rise of the internet, anyone can have a voice, be it conservative or liberal - and that's a good thing.
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