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Old 06-26-2009, 09:35 PM
 
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Oh God. Rosie O'donnell had about as much appeal as Rush Limbaugh. Say it ain't so Joe....
Quit glorifying Rosie O'donnell, she's not in the same league as Rushbo.
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:36 PM
 
Location: SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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Absolutely---it will be shut down for the same reason Air-America was, no interest and no sponsors. Conservatives had NOTHING to do with trying to shut them down

She wont last long. She is a freak loser and keeps getting one shot after another. Maybe she will marry the other freak Ellen and get a real show together.

HAir ball America or any liberal shows usually go under because most of the liberals are listening to our great conservatives talk.

Didnt Rachael Maddux work for Hair Ball America before it went under?
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:37 PM
 
Location: um....guess
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Maybe someone here can explain why the Fairness Doctrine is such a threat to them.
Good question, I really do not get it. And you're right, there's no mention of stifling conservative views, there's no mention of stifling liberal views. I thought conservatives were all for free speech? Does that only apply to them?
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:38 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Yes, I know the fairness doctrine. It says there should be opposing points of view. It's weird, but why are conservatives opposed to that? As a liberal, I have no problem w/someone else coming on a show & giving their opposite view. I hear a lot of screaming on this forum from conservatives about free speech & stifling of views, yet when you give it to them, they bellow "unfair". I simply am baffled by that.
You're not trying very hard it seems. The Fairness Doctrine says that if a station has a talk show from one side they must have one from the other side. Now this sounds so fair but radio people know that millions of people like to listen to the conservatives and few people tune in to the libs. Air America was one of the real proofs of this. They had to operate on money given from people like George Soros for months because advertisers just wouldn't pay money to get their stuff on the show that so few listened to.

Do you see yet that if they can't find sponsors for the lib programs they would have to shut down the conservatives, under that Doctrine. Surely that isn't really too tough.
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:39 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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I know. I don't get it either. Although I don't think I would support the Fairness Doctrine, I don't understand the panic. No one is seriously trying to reintroduce the law, and even if they did, it says nothing about silencing conservative opinions.

Maybe someone here can explain why the Fairness Doctrine is such a threat to them.
I just got through explaining that to karfar. Read that one.
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:39 PM
 
Location: SARASOTA, FLORIDA
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Oh God. Rosie O'donnell had about as much appeal as Rush Limbaugh. Say it ain't so Joe....

Mentioning the great Rush Limbaugh and the freak in the same sentence is so lame.

His show is No. 1 for 20 years running and you want to compare her with him.

Get real.

She cannot keep a job for more then a month.
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:39 PM
 
Location: um....guess
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She wont last long. She is a freak loser and keeps getting one shot after another. Maybe she will marry the other freak Ellen and get a real show together.

HAir ball America or any liberal shows usually go under because most of the liberals are listening to our great conservatives talk.

Didnt Rachael Maddux work for Hair Ball America before it went under?
Such a mature post, thanks. You do realize that Ellen is already w/Portia, right? And could you tell us why you think Ellen is a freak? I mean other than, considering your mindset, that she is gay? Other than that, please let us know why you consider her a freak. Thanks.
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:40 PM
 
Location: Chicago Suburbs
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Maybe someone here can explain why the Fairness Doctrine is such a threat to them.
The first Amendment allows for opposing viewpoints, no further legislation or government meddling is required.
Maybe you can explain why the left feels they need the rules chnaged/fixed for them?
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:41 PM
 
Location: um....guess
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You're not trying very hard it seems. The Fairness Doctrine says that if a station has a talk show from one side they must have one from the other side. Now this sounds so fair but radio people know that millions of people like to listen to the conservatives and few people tune in to the libs. Air America was one of the real proofs of this. They had to operate on money given from people like George Soros for months because advertisers just wouldn't pay money to get their stuff on the show that so few listened to.

Do you see yet that if they can't find sponsors for the lib programs they would have to shut down the conservatives, under that Doctrine. Surely that isn't really too tough.
Hm, nope I really still don't see where the hysteria is coming from. You actually just spelled out the very same thing that I did. What it sounds like to me is a big ole group of conservatives who are backpedaling on their free speech addendum & trying to block liberal commentary. Would that be correct?
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Old 06-26-2009, 09:42 PM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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The first Amendment allows for opposing viewpoints, no further legislation or government meddling is required.
Maybe you can explain why the left feels they need the rules chnaged/fixed for them?

And the fact is, NO ONE is telling liberals they cant have liberal talk stations on the air.
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