Anti-Speech
by tdaxp ~ January 12th, 2005
“Tell Congress and the FCC to Stop Payola Pundits,” Michael Forbush,” Dr. Forbush Thinks, http://drforbush.blogspirit.com/archive/2005/01/13/tell_congress_and_the_fcc_to_stop_payola_pundits.html, 12 January 2005.
Dr. Forbush jumps on a dangerous bandwagon.
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“Congress and the Federal Communications Commission must immediately launch an official investigation and introduce legislation to outlaw payola punditry.
“Send a letter now to the Congressional Leadership and FCC Chairman Michael Powell.”
Was the Department of Education improper in the way it enlisted Armstrong Williams? Maybe.
Is censorship a way to solve the problem? Almost certainly not.
Unable to win the war of ideas, this may be a sign that Democrats are trying to muzzle free expression with the government. They have lost every branch of government. They are a minority party. Typically, minorities seek protection from an overzealous government, and don’t try to ferment government anti-freedom campaigns.
In a previous statement, Dr. Forbrush warned of revenge if the Democrats regain control. At least we don’t need to guess about their plans.
January 12th, 2005 at 12:00 am
Under the Clinton Administration, many schools were strewn with “Goals 2000″ propoganda
http://www.ed.gov/G2K/index.html
Still today, my wealth (in the form of public airwaves) is used to subsidize insipid “Public Service” campaigns for every cause imaginable.
Dr. Forbrush’s rather particular censorship campaign seems less than even-handed.
January 12th, 2005 at 12:00 am
Censorship?
Mr. Williams is free to speak his mind any way he wants, but he shouldn’t get paid by the department of education for what he says. He is a prostitute for George W Bush! And we the tax payers are picking up the tab.
What would the Republicans say if Hillery Clinton used this novel approach when she was trying to get a Health Care bill through congress? What if NIH picked up the tab?
Of course it didn’t happen, because it is illegal. Why would Republicans oppose such an investigation into the violation of the law? Because there must be more bone buried and the Republicans don’t want the investigators to find them.