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["Lynda" <lurine AT softcom.net>]

Read the 451 page early Christmas gift package.  A bunch of bazillions are 
going to GE!

Lynda
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "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 doctrine" on broadcasters, which until it was repealed in the 1980s 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. " ..........................
>
>
> http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/oct/13/the-coming-thugocracy/print/
>
>
>
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