has right wing radio gone to far?

[opebo]

"Fairness Doctrine" as much as the left would love to pass it simply won't fly.  It's too blatant an attempt to shut down free speech criticism of the Obama administration.  Some liberals wouldn't even go along.  I just meant they'd like to shut up conservatives on the radio.  Obama won't touch it, although he'd like to.  Red state senators don't want to stir up a hornet's nest.

Actually the fairness doctrine encourages free speech, while the current only-the-owners-may-speak system effectively muzzles the vast majority of people.

[opebo]

We'll see.  It will depend on how bad the depression gets.

Keep in mind that the court packing was a blatant power grab, while fairness in airtime just ensures free speech.

[opebo]

The thing is that radio stations don't want to have liberals on the show, because they don't generate much viewership.  Why do we want to force the stations to put liberals on the show?  Why don't we do the same for the LA Times or NY Times?

Because the airwaves are not owned by the plutocrats, Ronnie - they are owned socialistically, in common, by all the americans.