Comments on: Senate Bars FCC from Reconsidering Fairness Doctrine http://donklephant.com/2009/02/26/senate-bars-fcc-from-reconsidering-fairness-doctrine/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ExiledIndependent http://donklephant.com/2009/02/26/senate-bars-fcc-from-reconsidering-fairness-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-437021 ExiledIndependent Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:30:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13777#comment-437021 Is that similar to encouraging diversity in home ownership? Is that similar to encouraging diversity in home ownership?

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2009/02/26/senate-bars-fcc-from-reconsidering-fairness-doctrine/comment-page-1/#comment-437013 Jimmy the Dhimmi Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:04:06 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13777#comment-437013 Its not over, Senator Durbin introduced an ammendment that forces the FCC to impose "diversity" standards: The amendment is <a href="http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/549194.aspx" rel="nofollow">written as follows</a>: <blockquote>“To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.”</blockquote> We'll see what happens in the house if the republicans can clear up the language and Democrats fall in line. Its not over, Senator Durbin introduced an ammendment that forces the FCC to impose “diversity” standards:

The amendment is written as follows:

“To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.”

We’ll see what happens in the house if the republicans can clear up the language and Democrats fall in line.

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