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pan6467 · 06-05-2004, 08:24 AM

Funny, this should come out. Today on CSPAN they had the owner of Salem Communications on (ultra Neo-Con Religious freak). He talked about how if Kerry were elected president the FCC would become more liberal and that even now the laws are very vague and open to the interpretations of the FCC members.

The best part is in one paragraph the man summed up this whole indecency/freedom of speech argument the right wages. Unfortunately for him he was given too much rope and hung himself.

(I'm paraphrasing here BUT WILL find and post transcripts so that you all can judge.) He basically said if someone like Hillary Clinton is elected he won't be able to say words like FemiNazi or Tree hugging Liberal or be able to quote his Bible on the air. BUT he fully supports any FCC action that will revoke the liscenses of any radio or television station that airs what HE deems as morally devoid and objectionable in taste.

Basically, he wants the Limbaughs and Pat Robertson's and Glenn Beck's of the country to preach their hatred of the left but the Howard Sterns, Bubba the LoveSponges and so on he wants to see them taken off if not by the stations then by government influence. The First Amendment I guess means we must cater to some but to anyone who is not a Neo-Con Religious Right Fanatic they have no First Amendment rights. AND A MEDIA OWNER IS SUPPORTING THE REVOCATION OF LISCENSES IF THEY SAY SOMETHING HE FINDS OBJECTIONABLE.

This is a man that Bush listens to, uses his stations to support Bush while destroying all opponents (through innuendo and very little fact) and holds power with Bush. This is a man that needs the FCC to control what is said on the air so that his stations may actually start getting some business.

06-05-2004, 08:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Funny, this should come out. Today on CSPAN they had the owner of Salem Communications on (ultra Neo-Con Religious freak). He talked about how if Kerry were elected president the FCC would become more liberal and that even now the laws are very vague and open to the interpretations of the FCC members. The best part is in one paragraph the man summed up this whole indecency/freedom of speech argument the right wages. Unfortunately for him he was given too much rope and hung himself. (I'm paraphrasing here BUT WILL find and post transcripts so that you all can judge.) He basically said if someone like Hillary Clinton is elected he won't be able to say words like FemiNazi or Tree hugging Liberal or be able to quote his Bible on the air. BUT he fully supports any FCC action that will revoke the liscenses of any radio or television station that airs what HE deems as morally devoid and objectionable in taste. Basically, he wants the Limbaughs and Pat Robertson's and Glenn Beck's of the country to preach their hatred of the left but the Howard Sterns, Bubba the LoveSponges and so on he wants to see them taken off if not by the stations then by government influence. The First Amendment I guess means we must cater to some but to anyone who is not a Neo-Con Religious Right Fanatic they have no First Amendment rights. AND A MEDIA OWNER IS SUPPORTING THE REVOCATION OF LISCENSES IF THEY SAY SOMETHING HE FINDS OBJECTIONABLE. This is a man that Bush listens to, uses his stations to support Bush while destroying all opponents (through innuendo and very little fact) and holds power with Bush. This is a man that needs the FCC to control what is said on the air so that his stations may actually start getting some business. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"