Many Democrats want to limit free speech by bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. How is that fair you ask? Well, it isn't. Radio stations live on profit and that profit comes from its sponsers and listeners. Listeners do not want liberal radio or they would vote with their feet. Let's let freee speech ring.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/02/18/white-house-opposes-fairness-doctrine/
White House: Obama Opposes 'Fairness Doctrine' Revival
A White House spokesman tells FOXNews.com President Obama opposes any move to bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine.
President Obama opposes any move to bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine, a spokesman told FOXNews.com Wednesday.
The statement is the first definitive stance the administration has taken since an aide told an industry publication last summer that Obama opposes the doctrine -- a long-abolished policy that would require broadcasters to provide opposing viewpoints on controversial issues.
"As the president stated during the campaign, he does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," White House spokesman Ben LaBolt told FOXNews.com.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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