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Re-instate Fairness Doctrine?

posted Friday, July 18, 2008 10:46am

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From the July 18 program: Should congress re-instate the Fairness Doctrine, to require broadcasters to always present contrasting views?

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Wes Nelson
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 8:01pm
The "Fairness" doctrine is far from fair. It is purely an anti conservative doctrine.

Rick Kiel, Golden
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 8:06pm
What part of NO does Congress not understand! This is a ludicrous attempt to limit 1st Amendment rights to Freedom of Speech. Where would this end and who would judge what is fair. Would this be limited to the airwaves for radio or television broadcasting and not cover the internet. What about internet sites and the multitude of blogs that I might read about on my PC coming over my wireless connection? Will wireless content be regulated by the FCC? This is a joke and those pushing to re-instate the Fairness Document need to be reminded of the many countries in the world where this sort of debate would not even be permitted.

Susie Adamson
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 8:20pm
The Fairness Doctrine was eliminated years ago and should remain gone. If liberals do not understand why conservatiave talk radio is so popular while the liberal counterpart fails, allow me to explain. Very large numbers of people are more than aware that the vast majority of video and news media presentations are liberal or liberally slanted and very little that supports the conservative view is aired - even on PBS. People seek voices that give voice to their viewpoints that would otherwise be unheard. They shun having to listen to what they hear too much of already. This ploy to reinstate the fairness doctrine, in my view, is merely another ploy by the Pelosi crowd to force the public into unrelenting adherence to their idiology without opposition. This is a socialist control ploy and totally repugnant. How dare they attempt to completely silence opposing viewpoints? Are we being groomed to be merely slaves, totally controlled
in thought and opinion? I think not!

James Bowen
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 8:38pm
The reason the networks are traveling with Obama is that HE ASKED them. McCain didn't ask. The reason Obama gets more coverage. He makes news. McCain only makes mistakes and the media is reluctant to embarrass their boy McCain.

Susan Evans
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 10:02pm
The Fairness Doctrine is simply fairness gone to seed and is anything but freedom of speech.

Sharon Karson
Monday, July 21, 2008 › 1:49am
In the question about the fairness doctrine on Colorado State of Mind Sunday, July 20, 2008, I believe that some very important points were not covered. Our Constitution guarantees ?Freedom of the Press.? That is extraordinary privilege, which implies extraordinary responsibility. That protection under the Constitution was granted to the press, which I believe extends to all media, because it was given that the press had a responsibility to lay all the facts open to public scrutiny. More and more the forms of media upon which people depend for facts have forgotten that responsibility, even though they have not forgotten the privilege. They consider themselves a for-profit entertainment media with no responsibility to cover inconvenient, uncomfortable, or outright boring facts that impact people?s everyday lives. That?s just not right. We should require every form of media that is not clearly labeled as opinion or entertainment to meet certain minimum standards for factuality and fairness. We all want the freedom to speak our mind but our opinions should never be confused with truth. And it is never acceptable to present known untruths as fact.

I was around when outrage over the Watergate incident forced the resignation of a president for wrongdoing. We still need that kind of hunger for the truth and that dedication to getting the facts, no matter how uncomfortable, before the public. And we need true patriots who are willing to hold our leaders to the standard that made this country great, equal protection and responsibility before the law. When a sitting president can violate the laws of the land and decree immunity for the people who helped him do it, neither the press/media nor the citizens of this country are doing their job!

Wes Nelson
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 8:01pm
The "Fairness" doctrine is far from fair. It is purely an anti conservative doctrine.

Susan Evans
Friday, July 18, 2008 › 10:02pm
The Fairness Doctrine is simply fairness gone to seed and is anything but freedom of speech.