The “Fairness” Doctrine

The Democrats are introducing a bill that’s commonly called the “fairness’ doctrine. It establishes an ”independent” body to “monitor” the “media” to see that they present “both sides” of an issue. This is especially odd when you consider an organization of Journalists recently rejected a proposal that they were required to show both sides of any issue.

Since they refuse to believe that the so called “mainstream media” is made up of liberal loons, the purpose of this bill is to eliminate Conservative Talk Radio and Fox news. Although I can’t see where they could find any news organization more “Fair & Balanced” than Fox. Fox has more liberal/conservative balance than any other network, both in their anchors as well as their pundits and guests. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, NPR, MSNBC and their ilk have NO conservative anchors and when they do invite a conservative guest they ambush them with a panel of liberal crazies.

One of the proponents of the fairness doctrine was interviewed recently and openly stated that he thought that ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Major Newspapers, NPR etc. were Fair and balanced. Either that nut case never watched, read or listened to these liberal loons or he’s lying. None of this collection of propagandists even makes an attempt at balance.

Let’s look at the facts, the liberals are finally faced with a handful of media organizations who refuse to parrot their party line. They tried to compete with a string of liberal “Limbaughs” it didn’t work. The public has refused to watch or listen to programs who simply mirror the old media. Then they came up with Air America that had the same play book but were even more shrill. They lost their shirts, They just can’t compete on the commercial airways so they’re trying to “fix” their problem with their example or “fairness”.

Stations that carry Conservative programming aren’t being benevolent, they do so because it’s “PROFITABLE”. If liberal programs could generate significant audiences the same stations would carry them, they’re equal opportunity capitalists.

While the number of listeners, viewers and readers of liberal media is dropping like a bag of rocks, the audiences while the media carrying conservative content is growing like gangbusters. I can understand why Liberals, Democrats, Secular Progressives and their cohorts are in such a state of panic.

I have a suggestion for their fairness doctrine, let’s apply it to the old media and sit back and watch the fireworks.