Garden State Patriot

The Left is preparing to silence talk radio. Make no mistake about this. (See New York Post article: Dems Set To Muzzle The Right).

In the past year or so, numerous Democrats (including Speaker Pelosi) have publicly advocated reinstating the Fairness Doctrine - the archaic government policy forcing radio stations to “devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters.”

Off the bat, this begs a number of questions: How do we determine what is fair? How many voices get to speak? How much time do they get? How will the government force people to listen to these “opposing views?” But most of all, does anyone actually believe that in today’s modern society, with the vast number of resources across the web and with 24/7 cable news stations, that citizens do not have access to “contrasting views” on matters of importance to the country? The whole idea is utterly ridiculous and the Left’s motivation is clear: silence the opposition. 

Talk radio is the main arena where conservative voices are heard. And liberal attempts to succeed in the format (see Air America) have failed miserably. So, since they can’t compete, they’ve decided to go for the nuclear option: a stealth effort to shut down the Limbaugh’s and Hannity’s under the guise of ‘fairness.’

If the Fairness Doctrine is reimposed, stations will begin dropping talk rather than face being fined by the FCC for failing to adhere to arbitrary regulations being dictated out of Washington. It’s as simple as that. AM radio will return to playing elevator music. 

This is un-American. It’s anti-freedom, anti-free speech and anti-free markets. If we want our government to control content on our airwaves, then we are no longer much different than the likes of Venezuela or Cuba.

And it also has to make you wonder, if the Democrats will go to these lengths to silence the opposition, then what else are they willing to do to take away your freedoms and quash dissent so that they can keep power?