Here They Come
December 17th, 2008 - 12:04 pm
Via Commentary’s JG Thayer:
Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (pictured), D-Palo Alto, said Monday she will work to restore the Fairness Doctrine and have it apply to cable and satellite programming as well as radio and TV.
“I’ll work on bringing it back. I still believe in it,” Eshoo told the Daily Post in Palo Alto.
Anyone still think I’m paranoid? Full story here, including this gem:
“It should and will affect everyone,” she said.
Yes, it would.
UPDATE: And don’t forget, we’re only one FEC decision away from having blogging count as contributions-in-kind to election campaigns. Raise a toast to the First Amendment — it was nice knowing you.
Beyond scary. Where are the free speech voices which rose up in harmony over the last eight years??? Hello? Anybody home?
The thing is, cft999, now that their guy is in charge their speech is free.
Ours, on the other hand, doesn’t matter.
kucinich runs the committee that would debate it. the guy has yet to pass any legislation. so we’ll see.