Dear Leader wants equal time

[Commodus]

I hope to fuck not.

Well, no one said they'd be positive books about Trump, or that they would reflect a long time in office. I imagine they'll be autopsies: how the hell did the US elect such an incompetent leader, how much damage did he do while he was in office, how much did he hurt the Republican party's prospects (or force reforms)... and of course, the inevitable insider books revealing the corruption and infighting that even the leakers haven't mentioned yet.

 

[Thump553]

A hundred years from now we're gonna have WAY more books on Trump than on Hitler.

Assuming he does not start a nuclear war or directly lead to the collapse of the USA, I doubt. He will be remembered as an aberration, evidence of a brief time period when voters around the world went batshit crazy.

I truly hope my future descendants say who was Trump? If he fades into the past like a Benjamin Harrison or Grover Cleveland I will be relieved.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Assuming he does not start a nuclear war or directly lead to the collapse of the USA, I doubt. He will be remembered as an aberration, evidence of a brief time period when voters around the world went batshit crazy.

I truly hope my future descendants say who was Trump? If he fades into the past like a Benjamin Harrison or Grover Cleveland I will be relieved.

Uttered in the same breath as Fillmore, Hayes, Arthur, etc.

 

[Jaskalas]

And what does he mean by equal time. They talk about him constantly. Does he think they should be fluffing him half the time?

Absolutely yes he does.

Yeah that was rhetorical. It was more to highlight the underlying premise which is chilling if you think about it.

Trump is a big authoritarian, but lest you forget Democrats have also considered it.

• Huffpo: Bring Back the Fairness Doctrine
• Trump Raises Possibility of Restoring Fairness Doctrine on TV

P&N is not a stranger to the subject.
FCC to Monitor News Rooms

Who needs to go to Russia when President Obama is bringing Russia here, complete with the war on journalists?

The return of the Fairness Doctrine - sorry, this totally fair and impartial CIN study - is being led by Mignon Clyburn, daughter of Representative James Clyburn. Just to make sure it's fair and impartial, of course.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/new-o...s-first-amendment-protections/article/2544363


So just to wrap it up, the FCC without a vote, or a debate, or even bothering to tell the other commissioners gives out a no-bid contract to Social Solutions International (whose principle accomplishment has been to use President Obama's reign to firmly lock its corporate jaws onto Uncle Sugar's teat) to go into every news agency* to study "perceived station bias, perceived percent of news dedicated to each of the eight CINs, and perceived responsiveness to underserved populations", led by the child of a powerful Democrat House member whose own great accomplishment is getting the FCC to lower the price of prison phone calls. 'Cause the FCC is looking out for the little guy. Assuming he's in prison anyway.

*Including newspapers which aren't even with the FCC's jurisdiction - but hey, when you're ready to rule you can't be inconvenienced by silly little laws.

Evidently Obama's plan to reboot our relationship with Russia is to make America a more authoritarian, one party nation, thereby making Russia look good so hopefully they'll like us and want to braid our hair.

Why do you think they got rid of the "fairness doctrine"?

I have a slightly different takes here, there is some wisdom to the fairness doctrine but it somewhat presupposes that there are just two sides to any given issue. And to level the playing field, the fair way, present both view points and let the viewing public decide. But when there are three four five or 112 different ways to look at an any given issue, how do you fairly give equal time to all sides especially when some of those alternative ideas are in fact totally nutty. In short,the fairness doctrine on our public airwaves are in actuality a unworkable regulation.

On the downside, we get people like Rush Limbaugh serially abusing the concept of the fairness doctrine. As he thrills his listeners with only his own views, and the only alternate views Rush permits is his alter ego's whipping boy in Snurdly.

As Rush is a poster child of why we need to bring back the fairness doctrine. But still, if we can't regulate things fairly, we will be stuck having many Rush types on the right, the left and all ends of the lunatic fringes.

Fox and Friends airs 4-minute anti-Obama video

Yeah, I saw it. It did look like a campaign ad.

But what's new?

Watch Sean Hannity and it's 60 minutes of all Obama and why you shouldn't vote for him. Then watch Chris Matthews, it's 60 minutes about Romney and why you shouldn't vote for him.

There ARE real news shows out there. But Fox and Friends isn't one. Neither are Matthews or Hannity.

Fern

 

[MomentsofSanity]

You realize fairness doctrine and what Trump is saying are in no way the same thing right?

 

[TheVrolok]

You realize fairness doctrine and what Trump is saying are in no way the same thing right?

Was starting to write this, so thanks. Not even close.

 

[theeedude]

So when is fairness doctrine coming to AM radio?

 

[Jhhnn]

Assuming he does not start a nuclear war or directly lead to the collapse of the USA, I doubt. He will be remembered as an aberration, evidence of a brief time period when voters around the world went batshit crazy.

I truly hope my future descendants say who was Trump? If he fades into the past like a Benjamin Harrison or Grover Cleveland I will be relieved.

Probably not. Remember that old sci fi movie, Forbidden Planet? Trump is the monster from the Id of American conservatism...

 

[HomerJS]

Why is the toughest guy in the room such a pussy?

FTFY

 

[1prophet]

Trump and his constant attack on speech he doesn't like and trying to find some legal avenue to suppress it, is one of the best reasons to protect the first amendment even if it means allowing a few racists, Nazis, and bigots to have protests or speak at public universities.

 

[WHAMPOM]

In Trump's mind equal time means "more equal" as in Animal Farm more equal.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Dear Leader is so jealous of Putin right now

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/08/europe/russia-protest-navalny-putin/index.html

 

[Jhhnn]

Dear Leader is so jealous of Putin right now

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/08/europe/russia-protest-navalny-putin/index.html

You know things have changed when they're arresting "Leftist" demonstrators in Russia...

Anti-corruption? Good luck, guys. Russia is what Meyer Lansky tried to achieve in Cuba, only bigger.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

At a certain level, there is NO such thing as Russia. They are wholly owned and operated by the bratva.