11-23-2008, 10:10 PM
As for the argument that a Democratic congress does not mean that the Fairness Doctrine will necessarily pass, I will give you that. However, it is MUCH more likely than it was under a Republican majority. After all, both Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, the Majority Leaders of the respective houses of Congress, have come out in support of the Fairness Doctrine.
Furthermore, Ted seems determined to deconstruct an argument that I never made. He says that my statement that the argument of allowing the government to regulate anything means that the government can regulate anything, as is argued by Chuckie Schumer, oversimplifies the issue. I don't doubt that there is more than one fallacious argument in the push for reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, but the aforementioned argument is the one Chuck Schumer used.
As for one of the other statements in your diatribe, I would argue that the Fairness Doctrine is politically motivated. It is a foregone conclusion that such a doctrine would deal a serious blow to conservative talk radio hosts because the stations that host them would also have to host liberal bloviators. The fact of the matter is that liberal talk radio isn't nearly as popular and doesn't get as many listeners, thus the stations would need to charge less for advertising. It's much easier for the station to dump both hosts than try to make people listen to the liberal host.
Furthermore, Ted seems determined to deconstruct an argument that I never made. He says that my statement that the argument of allowing the government to regulate anything means that the government can regulate anything, as is argued by Chuckie Schumer, oversimplifies the issue. I don't doubt that there is more than one fallacious argument in the push for reinstating the Fairness Doctrine, but the aforementioned argument is the one Chuck Schumer used.
As for one of the other statements in your diatribe, I would argue that the Fairness Doctrine is politically motivated. It is a foregone conclusion that such a doctrine would deal a serious blow to conservative talk radio hosts because the stations that host them would also have to host liberal bloviators. The fact of the matter is that liberal talk radio isn't nearly as popular and doesn't get as many listeners, thus the stations would need to charge less for advertising. It's much easier for the station to dump both hosts than try to make people listen to the liberal host.