I urge an investigation immediately into how Armstrong Williams (and possibly others) are now using the "Public" airwaves for propaganda with MY TAX DOLLARS.
The citzens of the US have the ownership of the Airwaves but they have been given over to Propaganda Pushers like Williams to mouthpiece partisan support for legislation.
I am sure that Williams is just the "tip of the iceberg on this issue as it seems that there's litte opposing view of this Administrations Policies on our nation's airwaves these days.
Until "Air America" debuted our radio listeners were subjected to years of all day onslaughts of conservative opinion from the likes of Rush Limbaugh and his ilk.
Media Deregulation and the cancelling of the "Fairness Doctrine" have allowed us to have this Propaganda fed to us by those on the dole from the Right Wing Think tanks like Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute and others.
A full investigation into PAYOLA from the Think Tanks and from our own Government should be launched immediately. The media conglomerates like Clear Channel and Sinclair, should also be investigated for promoting commentators like Williams who have such doctrinaire viewpoints.
In addition to Payola..we have the questionable character of people who are broadcasting over our public airwaves.
Talk show Conservative Rush Limbaugh involved in meeting "bagmen" in parking lots to satisfy his addiction to pain killers and recently Fox Commentator Bill O'Reilly involved in settling a lawsuit for "phone sex."
This is not responsible Media. This is Propaganda by those who in another time would have been promptly fired and served with some jail time.
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