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cali
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Sun Dec-03-06 09:23 PM
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Poll question: Should the government |
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(well not this one, but imagine we have a dem president and both houses) shut down Fox News Corp?
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Sun Dec-03-06 09:24 PM
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1. I think it would send a bad message to shut them down. |
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It would give them something to hang their hat on, and I couldn't blame them.
I voted for the Fairness Doctrine.
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Sun Dec-03-06 09:43 PM
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4. Agreed; it'd set a very dangerous |
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precedent and we still do have a 1st amendment, at least for the moment. Government should not have a role in press management, not even for blatant propagandizing SOBs like Fox.
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Tom Joad
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Sun Dec-03-06 09:34 PM
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2. Repeal Telecommunications act Clinton signed. Reinstate Fairness doctrine. Yes |
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Sun Dec-03-06 09:40 PM
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3. If the Fairness Doctrine were brought back, FAUX would wither and die. |
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FAUX as we know it would, anyway. They could survive by complying with it, but then they wouldn't be the poison they are now anymore, anyway.
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Sun Dec-03-06 10:03 PM
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5. As a cable station, I believe Faux wouldn't be obligated to comply |
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with the Fairness Doctrine. Right?
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Sun Dec-03-06 10:08 PM
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6. Actually, you're absolutely correct. It only applied |
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Sun Dec-03-06 10:10 PM
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7. Well, the original was written in 1949. Obviously, we'd need it updated |
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for the 21st century, taking things like cable and satellite broadcasting into account as well.
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