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Do you support the
government forcing Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Laura
Ingraham and other conservatives on talk radio OFF THE
AIR?
Well, that's exactly what Nancy Pelosi and other
liberals in Congress are working to do RIGHT NOW through
the reinstatement of the so-called
"Fairness
Doctrine."
In fact, Pelosi admitted as much at a recent breakfast
hosted by Christian Science Monitor and attended
by the news media.
During the breakfast, Human
Events Political
Editor John Gizzi asked Pelosi if she would permit a
vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act -- the bill
sponsored by Representative Mike Pence (R-IN) to prevent
reinstatement of the
Fairness
Doctrine --
if Pence secured the necessary signatures on his
discharge petition to force his bill out of committee.
Without hesitation, Pelosi's answer was an unequivocal
"NO!"
But that's not all! According to Mr. Gizzi:
"[Pelosi] added that
'the interest in my caucus is the reverse' and that New
York Democratic Rep. 'Louise Slaughter has been active
behind this [revival of the Fairness Doctrine] for a
while now.' ...
"'So I don't see it
[the Pence bill] coming to the floor,' Pelosi said."
And, like any good reporter would do, Gizzi asked the
obvious follow-up question:
"'Do you personally
support revival of the Fairness Doctrine?' I asked."
"'Yes,' the speaker
replied, without hesitation."
So there you have it. When it comes to silencing
dissenting voices to their leftist agenda, Pelosi and
Company says "silence them
all, silence them now!"
Never mind the will of the people! Never mind the First
Amendment to the Constitution, which Pelosi and her
liberal cohorts took an oath to uphold!
Since we last alerted you to liberals' efforts to HUSH
RUSH and other conservatives on talk radio, two more
Members of Congress have stepped forward and signed
Pence's discharge petition.
That means we are now only 16 signatures shy of forcing
the
Broadcaster Freedom Act to the House floor
for a fair up-or-down vote.
That means your blast faxes, phone calls, and letters to
Congress are having a major impact -- you and your
fellow CFIF activists deserve all the credit for this
progress.
But we must turn up the heat. Together, we must call
Pelosi's bluff by helping Congressman Pence secure those
16 remaining signatures today to force Pelosi to hold a
vote on the
Broadcaster Freedom Act!
Use the hyperlink
below to send your personalized and urgent Blast Fax
Messages to President George W. Bush and EACH and EVERY
Member of the Leadership of the House of
Representatives.
Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi is STILL REFUSING to allow a fair
up-or-down vote on Rep. Mike Pence's Broadcaster Freedom
Act -- a simple bill that will thwart attempts by
liberals to institute their so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" and KILL CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO. Remember,
we are making progress. We only need 16 more signatures
on Pence's discharge petition to FORCE Pelosi to allow a
fair up-or-down vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act.
And that means we
need to keep bombarding them until they cry 'uncle' and
finally do what their employers -- the American people
-- want. Tell them the American people should be free
to decide whether they want to listen to Rush Limbaugh,
or Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Tell them we do not
live in the former Soviet Union and that liberals in
Congress have no right to decide what the American
people should or should not hear!
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THE LIBERAL DOUBLE STANDARD...
According to syndicated columnist David Limbaugh, Nancy
Pelosi's big push to
force the so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" down the throats of the American people
is nothing BUT A
BIG, FAT "COLOSSAL FRAUD!"
And just in case you
needed an example; here's what Limbaugh wrote about
the recent REFUSAL by
the fair-and-balanced New York Times to publish Senator
John McCain's response to an opinion editorial the Times
published from Barack Obama:
"David Shipley, the
Times' op-ed editor, sent an e-mail to McCain's staff
rejecting the piece and offering suggestions on how to
tailor it for resubmission. 'I'm not going to be able to
accept this piece as currently written. ... Let me
suggest an approach.'"
"Just savor the dripping condescension. But it gets
worse. Shipley said: 'The Obama piece worked for me
because it offered new information; ... he went into
detail about his own plans. It would be terrific to have
an article from Senator McCain that mirrors Senator
Obama's piece.' It would have to 'articulate, in
concrete terms, how Senator McCain defines victory in
Iraq ... lay out a clear plan for achieving victory --
with troop levels, timetables and measures for
compelling the Iraqis to cooperate.'"
In other words, the folks at the New York Times
essentially told a presidential candidate;
'Yeah, we know we published the
other guy's opinion editorial but if you really want us
to publish yours, YOU HAVE TO WRITE IT OUR WAY....
That's how WE define fairness.'
And let's face it. That's how MOST liberal elites in
the media and in government define
"fairness." In
fact, any idea they don't like is essentially
"unfair."
Don't get us wrong. Our criticism of McCain, especially
on the issue of free speech, is well documented. But
where was the pro-Fairness
Doctrine crowd, who are calling for
"equal time," when the Times chose to publish
the Democrat nominee's editorial and not the Republican
nominee's?
Limbaugh summed up the point very well:
"It is not
conservatives who, having lost in the talk radio
marketplace of ideas, are pushing to reinstitute the
Fairness Doctrine to suppress political viewpoints they
find objectionable. And it is not conservative newspaper
editors who -- masquerading as objective, high-minded
journalists -- exhibit the stunning audacity to refuse
publication of an op-ed by the presidential candidate
they oppose, after having published one from the one
they endorse."
And Limbaugh yet again:
"The left supports
campaign finance reform, the Fairness Doctrine and other
policies allegedly aimed at ensuring that both sides of
the political argument be aired. But it's a colossal
fraud."
" The Times' rejection
of McCain's piece is a case study in how liberals apply
these principles. They don't believe in both sides
presenting their viewpoints, but in controlling the
nature and scope of the discussion.
[Emphasis Mine]
"Can you imagine what would be in store for political
speech in this country if liberals resumed regulatory
control of the airways?
"I can and am horrified at the prospect; and you should
be, too."
Use
the hyperlink below to send your personalized and urgent
Blast Fax Messages to President George W. Bush and EACH
and EVERY Member of the Leadership of the House of
Representatives.
Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi is STILL REFUSING to allow a fair
up-or-down vote on Rep. Mike Pence's Broadcaster Freedom
Act -- a simple bill that will thwart attempts by
liberals to institute their so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" and KILL CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO. Remember,
we are making progress. We only need 16 more signatures
on Pence's discharge petition to FORCE Pelosi to allow a
fair up-or-down vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act.
And that means we
need to keep bombarding them until they cry 'uncle' and
finally do what their employers -- the American people
-- want. Tell them the American people should be free
to decide whether they want to listen to Rush Limbaugh,
or Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Tell them we do not
live in the former Soviet Union and that liberals in
Congress have no right to decide what the American
people should or should not hear!
http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/fairnessdoctrinexxbe.html
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JUST IN CASE YOU HAD ANY DOUBTS...
The case study from the New York Times has made
it abundantly clear that
liberal elites in the
media and in government are totally oblivious to
concepts like freedom and fairness and balance.
Their ONLY agenda is
to control ALL debate, opinion and political
discourse.
And when it comes to the so-called
"Fairness Doctrine,"
their only purpose is to
force talk-radio to
CEASE AND DESIST... to SILENCE CONSERVATIVE
DISSENT... to HUSH RUSH (and Sean Hannity and Laura
Ingraham and Glenn Beck...).
Bill Ruder, John F. Kennedy's Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, spelled it out long ago:
"Our massive strategy was to use the Fairness Doctrine to
challenge and harass right-wing broadcasters and hope
the challenges would be so costly to them that they
would be inhibited and decide it was too expensive to
continue."
Or as Senator James Inhofe recounts in reference to a
conversation he claims he heard between Senator Dianne
Feinstein and Senator Hillary Clinton:
"They said we've got
to do something about this. These are nothing but far
right-wing extremists.... There's got to be a
legislative fix for this..."
In order to understand the intellectual tyranny behind
this movement, read the following quote from
Newshound, a
left-wing blog:
"A year ago Sean
Hannity was squawking about a 'direct assault on the
First Amendment' via what he feared was an attempt to
reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. Now, it's free market
be damned as he keeps whining that John McCain is not
getting the same amount of press coverage as Barack
Obama. FOX News' Democratic newcomer, Howard Wolfson,
did an excellent job of arguing that Republicans should
quit bellyaching..."
Again, some of these liberal elites are totally
clueless.
There is no comparison! Neither
Sean Hannity nor any
other conservative has EVER advocated using the power of
government to coerce CBS or the New York Times
into changing its programming or politics.
Use the hyperlink
below to send your personalized and urgent Blast Fax
Messages to President George W. Bush and EACH and EVERY
Member of the Leadership of the House of
Representatives.
Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi is STILL REFUSING to allow a fair
up-or-down vote on Rep. Mike Pence's Broadcaster Freedom
Act -- a simple bill that will thwart attempts by
liberals to institute their so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" and KILL CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO. Remember,
we are making progress. We only need 16 more signatures
on Pence's discharge petition to FORCE Pelosi to allow a
fair up-or-down vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act.
And that means we
need to keep bombarding them until they cry 'uncle' and
finally do what their employers -- the American people
-- want. Tell them the American people should be free
to decide whether they want to listen to Rush Limbaugh,
or Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Tell them we do not
live in the former Soviet Union and that liberals in
Congress have no right to decide what the American
people should or should not hear!
http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/fairnessdoctrinexxbe.html
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WHERE'S THE OUTCRY FROM THE LEFT?
We will ask the question again: Where was the pro-Fairness
Doctrine crowd, who are calling for
"equal time" in an
attempt to silence conservative talk radio, during this
recent New York Times incident?
Where was Senator Dick Durbin, Majority Whip and winner
of the 2008 Al Gore Award for Conspicuous
Self-Righteousness? Durbin once said:
"It's time to reinstitute the
Fairness Doctrine. I have this old-fashioned attitude
that when Americans hear both sides of the story,
they're in a better position to make a decision."
Where was Senator Dianne Feinstein?
Feinstein once said: "I
believe very strongly that the airwaves are public and
people use these airwaves for profit. But there is a
responsibility to see that both sides and not just one
side of the big public questions of debate of the day
are aired and are aired with some modicum of fairness."
Where was Senator John Kerry? Kerry once said:
"I think the Fairness Doctrine ought to be there, and I
also think equal time doctrine ought to come back.
These are the people that wiped out... one of the most
profound changes in the balance of the media is when the
conservatives got rid of the equal time requirements and
the result is that they have been able to squeeze down
and squeeze out opinion of opposing views and I think
its been a very important transition in the imbalance of
our public eye."
Did you hear a peep from any of them?
Of course not!
Stupid Question: Are
liberals REALLY concerned about media fairness?
Obvious Answer: Watch CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, and PBS. If
you're still in doubt, read the New York Times or
the Washington Post. If you're still not
convinced, go to a movie theater.
Make no mistake. They believe THEY are in control and
ANY opposing thoughts must be squashed!
Today it might be Rush Limbaugh, or Sean Hannity or
Laura Ingraham.
Tomorrow, it might be you.
Use the hyperlink
below to send your personalized and urgent Blast Fax
Messages to President George W. Bush and EACH and EVERY
Member of the Leadership of the House of
Representatives.
Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi is STILL REFUSING to allow a fair
up-or-down vote on Rep. Mike Pence's Broadcaster Freedom
Act -- a simple bill that will thwart attempts by
liberals to institute their so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" and KILL CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO. Remember,
we are making progress. We only need 16 more signatures
on Pence's discharge petition to FORCE Pelosi to allow a
fair up-or-down vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act.
And that means we
need to keep bombarding them until they cry 'uncle' and
finally do what their employers -- the American people
-- want. Tell them the American people should be free
to decide whether they want to listen to Rush Limbaugh,
or Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Tell them we do not
live in the former Soviet Union and that liberals in
Congress have no right to decide what the American
people should or should not hear!
http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/fairnessdoctrinexxbe.html
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DO LEFTIST OPPOSE FREE SPEECH?
Do Leftists oppose Free Speech?
Not at all.
In fact, they believe passionately in Free Speech when
it fits their own agenda.
You can burn the flag, put four-letter-word bumper
stickers on your car, commit lewd acts on-stage, and
even use taxpayer funds to depict Jesus suspended in
urine.
But if you utter a
conservative thought on the airwaves, they suddenly
demand government enforced
"fairness."
Why?
Because tens of millions of Americans listen to Rush
Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham.
Because liberals cannot counter conservative viewpoints
in a fair fight.
Because, quite frankly, nobody wants to hear anymore
bankrupt liberal ideas from Al Franken, Air America, and
other left-wing ideologues. CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC,
PBS and the New York Times already have that
territory covered.
But wait a minute. Is it really fair to say that all
those mainstream media outlets are biased?
Well, according to Investor's Business Daily:
"An analysis of
federal records shows that the amount of money
journalists contributed so far this election cycle
favors Democrats by a 15:1 ratio over Republicans, with
$225,563 going to Democrats, only $16,298 to
Republicans."
"Two-hundred
thirty-five journalists donated to Democrats, just 20
gave to Republicans -- a margin greater than 10-to-1. An
even greater disparity, 20-to-1, exists between the
number of journalists who donated to Barack Obama and
John McCain."
Even the general public isn't fooled. A recent
Rasmussen Reports survey, taken prior to the New York
Times controversy, found that
"49% of voters believe most
reporters will try to help the Democrats with their
coverage, up from 44% a month ago."
MAKE NO MISTAKE: The very real efforts to reinstate the
"Fairness Doctrine"
are nothing more than a politically-motivated attempt to
silence talk radio -- the one medium on which
conservatives have a real voice.
Use the hyperlink
below to send your personalized and urgent Blast Fax
Messages to President George W. Bush and EACH and EVERY
Member of the Leadership of the House of
Representatives.
Speaker of the
House Nancy Pelosi is STILL REFUSING to allow a fair
up-or-down vote on Rep. Mike Pence's Broadcaster Freedom
Act -- a simple bill that will thwart attempts by
liberals to institute their so-called "Fairness
Doctrine" and KILL CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO. Remember,
we are making progress. We only need 16 more signatures
on Pence's discharge petition to FORCE Pelosi to allow a
fair up-or-down vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act.
And that means we
need to keep bombarding them until they cry 'uncle' and
finally do what their employers -- the American people
-- want. Tell them the American people should be free
to decide whether they want to listen to Rush Limbaugh,
or Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham. Tell them we do not
live in the former Soviet Union and that liberals in
Congress have no right to decide what the American
people should or should not hear!
http://www.cfiflistmanager.org/fairnessdoctrinexxbe.html
AOL Members Can Also Use This Hyperlink
Yours In Freedom,
Jeff Mazzella
President
www.cfif.org
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