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Originally Posted by A. Spectre
A poignant topic.
Red state folks have been hand fed misinformation for decades, ala Rush Limbaugh, being on air spewing garbage for over 35 years in mostly rural America. Did you know Rush and his manure were offered up free of charge to thousands of small stations in its infancy?
Reagan killed "The Fairness Doctrine" in 1987
"The Fairness Doctrine was a policy of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was, in the Commission's view, honest, equitable and balanced."
Republicans have been working on dismantling democracy for a long time, thei fruits of their shenanigans are ripening. They started placing hand picked ideologues in local elections, placing Federalist judge types on the lower ballot and so much more.
They have out maneuvered Democrats, but with what is good, moral and righteousness on our side, we will prevail.
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Thank you A. Spectre*, your post is timely and it makes my day.
When that horrid dictator in DC awarded Limbaugh that medal for deceiving the public for years and years, I screamed every cuss word on my mind. That award is reserved for people who don't lie, cheat, steal, etc etc etc.
I had forgotten all about Reagan killing the Fairness Doctrine (FCC's golden rule). No wonder propaganda and mis-/dis- information runs rampant across media outlets. Have you noticed what I think marks a "Red" brand of politics, espoused and supported by correspondents covering news for NPR? I carefully listen and assess what passes for legitimate news when I listen to NPR news broadcasts and their radio shows. I might be wrong in my assessment, but I have noticed that the NPR of yesteryear is not the NPR we hear on the airwaves today.
Thank you for your post: I appreciate you greatly.
Thanks for reminding me of how this all came about.