Killing Conservative Communication

Trent Lott has entered the Fairness Doctrine arena by saying, essentially, that having an informed electorate is a death knell for the immigration bill; to wit:

Comments by Republican senators on Thursday suggested that they were feeling the heat from conservative critics of the bill, who object to provisions offering legal status. The Republican whip, Trent Lott of Mississippi, who supports the bill, said: “Talk radio is running America. We have to deal with that problem.”

Talk radio is "running America." Per Trent Lott. Republican.

Which means, by the logical extension, that blogs are running America, as are various publications. More focused, it really means:

CONSERVATIVE talk radio is running America;

CONSERVATIVE blogs are running America;

Translated further, it means (not unlike McCain's early-on comments following the bill's initial introduction): shut the fuck up. You're interfering with my attempt and McCain's attempt to shove this bill down the electorate's throat.

That's what Trent Lott means.

Thanks Senator Lott. Thanks for helping to ensure that the return of the Fairness Doctrine (see my prior posts on the FD, here and here) is coming closer to reality (see this post on Broadcast Law Blog).

Boxer and Hillary were overheard complaining about talk radio, by GOP Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma:

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Senate colleague Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., want to "fix" talk radio because of its conservative influence on America, according to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla.

Appearing on John Ziegler's evening show on KFI 640 AM radio in Los Angeles, Inhofe reported hearing Clinton and Boxer discussing plans for a "legislative fix" and
confronting them about it. Inhofe told Ziegler he'd been walking to a vote "with two liberal gals" who were outraged over something a conservative radio talk show host had said, according to the Breitbart.tv recording.

So go ahead, Senator Lott. Trash conservative talk radio and conservative blogs -- your finger is pointing directly at me.

Just wait until you want support on an actual conservative issue you want promoted nationally, something you espouse and seek -- but you won't be able to rally that support, as you may have earlier, because your ridiculous comments managed to stifle talk radio and/or blogs due to the Democrats having pushed and passed a precise copy or a variant of the Fairness Doctrine. Then we'll see what kind of a "problem" that is.

You clearly can't see farther than a few inches from your face.

BZ

P.S.

Good news: Oregon Public Broadcasting has agreed to air the PBS-funded documentary "Islam vs. Islamists" next month. "Muslims Against Jihad" is being aired by Fox tomorrow night, 9 PM Eastern time, a second film made by these producers. Good news indeed for freedom of information and your federal tax dollars allegedly at work, stifled as best the CPB and PBS possibly could.