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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

I've been worrying about some of the things in this commentary:

>From today's paper:

excerpt:

"These attempts to shut down political speech have become routine for 
liberals. Congressional Democrats sought to reimpose the "fairness doctrine" 
on broadcasters, which until it was repealed in the 1980s required equal time 
for different points of view. 

The motive was plain: to shut down the one conservative-leaning 
communications medium, talk radio. Liberal talk-show hosts have mostly failed 
to draw audiences, and many liberals can't abide having citizens hear 
contrary views. 

To their credit, some liberal old-timers - like House Appropriations Chairman 
David Obey - voted against the "fairness doctrine," in line with their 
longstanding support of free speech.

 But you can expect the "fairness doctrine" to get another vote if Barack 
Obama wins and Democrats increase their congressional majorities. 

Corporate liberals have done their share in shutting down anti-liberal 
speech, too. "Saturday Night Live" ran a spoof of the financial crisis that 
skewered Democrats like House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank and 
liberal contributors Herbert and Marion Sandler, who sold toxic-waste-filled 
Golden West to Wachovia Bank for $24 billion. 

Kind of surprising, but not for long. The tape of the broadcast disappeared 
from NBC's Web site and was replaced with another that omitted the references 
to Mr. Frank and the Sandlers. Evidently NBC and its parent, General 
Electric, don't want people to hear speech that attacks liberals. " 
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http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/13/the-coming-thugocracy/print/