Political Discussion =/= Pornography

[Ted King]

Stizzealth wrote:
Ted:

The reason that the Fairness Doctrine targets conservative talk show hosts more than liberal talk show hosts is that nobody listens to liberal talk radio. Radio station operators would have to host the liberal talk show hosts who get fewer listeners, and thus would have to charge less advertising money during those segment. It's much easier (and more profitable) for the station to just dump the conservative talk show host.

I didn't say that a Fairness Doctrine wouldn't disproportionately effect conservative talk shows. I was just deconstructing the argument you did try to make - and what you say in this post was not one of those points.

I actually don't think there should be a Fairness Doctrine, but probably not for the same reasons you do. The whole thing is essentially moot, though, because no such bill will be passed and signed into law by Obama. I doubt any bills with such a doctrine will make it out of a congressional committee and if by some chance one does it will never be passed.