Howie on the Fairness Doctrine

" Wait today the Senate. Did vote. Two was to have the bar federal regulators from re imposing a policy embed -- billion in two decades ago the required balanced coverage of issues. On public airwaves the preemptive talk against the so called Fairness Doctrine had been actively pushed. Pushed by conservative radio talk show host -- the Democrats would seek to revive the policy. To ensure the liberal opinions get equal time. The 87 to eleven vote added the measure to an -- it was attitude. As an amendment to a bill giving District of Columbia residents a vote in the house. That's how most Democrats more along with the amendment pushed by Jim dement of South Carolina but it was but said it was unneeded because president Barack Obama has stated he has no intention of reviving the famous the Fairness Doctrine. They added it is generally recognized that it is no longer relevant with the proliferation of television networks. Some 14000 AM FM radio stations in the Internet likely could've been they couldn't have imposed in anyway. You know is the the radio industry is going to move towards. The Internet as it is and Wi-Fi is going to be installed a new model cars. And what this would've done if they had really tried to shut down conservative talk on them. Terrestrial radio would discriminate to was to the Internet that's all. So. But you know I'm I'm glad Jim -- that a guy I thank him for doing that he said it was still necessary to get it to get in writing a guarantee that the government would not apply quotas -- guidelines to programming. The doctrine -- senate Republican leader. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky amounted to government control over political speech on quote congress needed to quote kill the so called Fairness Doctrine once and for all. -- listen -- this hobby for the vote the Senate approved by 5741. A parallel amendment by senator Dick Durbin restating existing law the federal regulators would work to promote diversity in media ownership and that the demand provision. Would not take away FCC authority to ensure that broadcasters met their obligations operate in the public interest. You know our diversity in media I mean that the problem is -- you have stations. That are going off the year all the time especially AM stations are hundreds of stations that they're licensed by the FCC there are even broadcasting anymore -- they can make any money. So how oriented. For you to promote diversity when stations -- one out of business that's like saying would like to prove. You would like to encourage diversity. Of newspapers in Denver. You know you can't do that because bogey rocky mountain news and the Denver post were losing money so one of them had to go on it was a rocky mountain news but if you want to talk about the Fairness Doctrine it looks like. I don't know if this is the that the death blow for and I'm sure again I they're they're sneaky ways to bring it back and Barack will be appointing some left wing zealots I'm sure to the Federal Communications Commission they'll be trying to war slapped down. Brush and and all the rest of us but it again I. It doesn't make any sense it because of technology and because of the economy and again most of the people -- radio stations or at least the most of the owners of the big chains. Are are. -- limousine liberals in salute and Barack would be cutting the throats of his own people. 18774694322. By the way a junior how would you like -- my description of your -- junior samples."

" Did you like does a city kind of look like Hitler with a little more weight on around and agree that at all. But then here's the same visited said they. This could hear it -- work pretty much the -- yeah. Isn't a laptop at seven like my parents -- it's. Watts -- when you have -- of -- cut all Lara the only difference junior is you're not wearing overalls. We're we're -- bring in some overalls tomorrow will will take a picture won't put up separated at birth on the website give him a stock a week to choose to that's true we could do that right 1877469432. To the Fairness Doctrine sleeps with the fishes tonight as I thought it would but it's and I'm glad it's I'm glad it's. Taken a slapping down like to know those eleven senators -- I don't feel I know what the name of one element is drive carry. We will see we'll find that during the break actually junior -- fine that'd be a roll call on the Fairness Doctrine vote John you're next with how we cargo ahead John."

" let's give him by editorial response yes -- Now what about elect has said in the old days led to be position that the editor."

" All that wasn't that was the most boring segment on -- you know wasn't it John."

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" How would you did you know -- you -- gotta start in politics is the is the editorial director of -- and ABC affiliate. -- senator Jesse Helms. He was lead editorial director of WR AL radio TV channel five in Raleigh. And he was also the editorial director of the tobacco network it was called on radio and North Carolina."

" CC this is how you'd I don't know how they were ever gonna ever make a working anyways I mean that. I mean you'd -- you have to get something would be called an editorial on -- have become -- and is totally new you know what the two broke in all of that time -- adult thing -- Yeah and you're right the proliferation. That's cable particular and -- second switched to it was a Olbermann and O'Reilly. But we are probably has every come might do they have a commercial with the same time sort of together. So forget the Viagra versus say -- stat but I am --"

" The only thing was if they received in the Fairness Doctrine again. There there -- of someone would've that would've been a new Rush Limbaugh only he -- come out of wireless Internet. You know the that's all the what happens. They would they want to just that they would -- Made even many 88 quicker transition away from -- terrestrial radio that has already going to occur."

" Overall though become political soul -- that happens let me know what -- be taught in anybody you just mentioned the newspaper going out. I mean the first -- may newspapers and -- commodity like the times bought the globe and everybody made money on it. To Hector must be within the hospitals in the eighty's and ninety's that kept consolidating all of the public art is their."

" They -- are said that the globe made a 136 million dollars in profit ten years ago and now they told in the union negotiations last last summer -- they said they told the unions at the Morrissey boulevard. But the globe was losing. A million dollars a week but I wouldn't change I."

" It online everyday. I know that -- you don't need did you meet them it's yes and edits the advertisement that kept alive and been doing this page upon page advertising and I outpost art market but it stopped. -- But it looked at but check it out humor."

" They used to have like used in the globe used to get. The like is 45 sections of classified ads for the real estate market every Sunday. I know -- in a recession now. But most of those ads would be gone even if the recession wasn't here. They've gone to Craig's list it's a lot easier to attitude to rent the place or to sell placed on Craig's list that is to go through the Boston Globe."

" That's right there's plenty of web site for real estate now. And it it is actually you know you can zoom in from helicopters style and how -- houses out so that's."

" Yeah a mural distributor when you when you want to put it on Craigslist thanks for the call John 18774694322. Thomas you're next with Howie -- go ahead Thomas."

" You are you -- about oh. You're out very quickly to wolf -- Doug you know people's opinions out there you go to the same old stable political Rush Limbaugh -- just soap opera also true for the Republican part they can do no wrong. You know we don't need people like your opinion for the route just do is we don't."

" He's written but again he's like he always says he's he's equal time we did you got MSNBC. Got CNN you've got to the New York Times the Boston Globe the LA times all these well these liberal publications and media are out there I mean what's wrong -- have heavily conservative base somewhere."

" Good overall whatever conservative base which you know vote call it -- digital. Well Rush Limbaugh -- bearable because George Bush would refused brought walker here on earth but nobody to get married do."

" Oh what I -- That's not -- program that's not true true. You'd think he was Jesus Christ he was down on a mile laden in the last -- a couple of years."

" You know borrowed George Bush flew up into the air and then the gates was they don't -- moderate depression will garner assertions."

" We coordinate risk should he can't even -- Thomas she didn't talk down the economy what is it what does it help. How does it help matters to just come up there and be the president of the United States and say they weren't there weren't a terrible position here and they don't worry -- this it's a bad situation thanks for the call. 18774694322. Lets see here -- more going to moan. Okay and this is these District of Columbia vote vote. Take awhile for me to figure this thing out -- you're next with Howie -- go ahead --"

" I'll tell you know -- live radio free USA."

" Cup victory -- person I've ever. It is I'm glad it passed."

" Without question -- Step by the way I know that he attacker about Washington DC I I know some of the -- may have -- two votes and in and that the house and -- yes and you know the framers of this are always figured that let's face -- they know that there was in the beltway and they get plenty representations. That's the which have been."

" Well you know the thing is that the noticed that Burris is you don't have and everybody wants him to resign now he's been caught up in this trap and may be indicted for perjury. He's got a -- himself to this whole idea Arab the -- getting giving more representation for the District of Columbia it's a pretty cynical ploy isn't it. -- thanks for the call us 18774694322. Much as the right one though junior does this say it it says it's 61. Aren't sure."

" Amendment the the it with the press there was an amendment to that felt they had to vote on the bell -- three amendments are the same about."

" This is sixteen but says it's 61. 37 lead they said this stay the the AP story said it was 87 to eleven. 18774694322. Medium."

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" our technical radio question. Don't -- ask you can control other radio."

" Yes they do a little bit yeah I don't think they control it. You know -- You could say a lot more on magic radio and get away with a the FCC had to what had to approve the merger back Simmons serious thought yes stay dead."

" My second I know -- them -- that's a good dog murderer off terrestrial radio and then if they did a global derivative -- going to look into -- holly -- got a little to rush. And all the other guys in that if you know I wouldn't I'm trying to mop up."

" Exactly that's why I was never that concerned about this thing just because I figured they the the dams you know cooler heads had to prevail and they had to realize it just wasn't going to war -- we're just going to energize the base and -- and again you know or Russia's -- Reich. But if you if you drive conservative talk radio off of terrestrial radio is going to pop up again it's why this is there this is a new era you know there's there's not just the magic radio. There's there's the Internet and via the Internet is wireless. Wi-Fi radio always say is that is a step beyond the magic radio -- you don't have to pay for. Thanks for the call medium -- 18774694322. Guys come and it city guys coming in tomorrow we bring in now Wi-Fi radio lot of money to ensure we have Wi-Fi here at the -- at the radio the radio station here in Brighton. But he's going to bring an end just to give it a try and see if we can he's gonna show."

" Only -- out what it's like."

" We will who wanted to bring back the Fairness Doctrine. -- John Kerry for Massachusetts of course. Bernie Sanders. From Vermont. I know people are shocked open merit W -- him. Affiliate. The two. Democrats from Rhode Island shell them White House -- dead Jack or read. Jay Rockefeller from West Virginia Tom Harkin Democrat Iowa. He doesn't like people talking about how he claimed he was a combat pilot though in Vietnam when he was. -- actually flying cargo planes Dianne Feinstein doesn't like the talk shows talking about her husband's defense contracts. In your trouble like that -- get very much. Dorgan and Conrad from North Dakota Tim Johnson from South Dakota Benjamin from the Mexico I don't. Now I don't know what they're around what they're burned their saddles are. It's got your next with how we cargo ahead Scott."

" Thank you taking my call mr. -- want you to know that people like you rush -- the first one of defense. For freedom of speech and democracy in America and I want to grab -- I would like to also say that out. It's very frightening what's going on and America that you got these sub the Fairness Doctrine it's another part of George Orwell's 1984 Big Brother infringing on our allies. What's Ruth Bader Ginsburg's name on the analysts."

" What a curious what do you mean what led this is the list of people in this is the so at last she's not a senator. Thanks for the call Scott Donald you're next with Howie -- go ahead Donald. Can very quickly Donald."

" But overall the Democrats deliver their offense got great good to be like hey look I mean he can't play any little controversy go I mean basically -- I mean."

" Right well and England has tougher libel laws and we due to a powered car."