Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Schumer on Fox: Fairness Doctrine ‘fair and balanced’

The Hill reports:
Asked if he is a supporter of telling radio stations what content they should have, Schumer used the fair and balanced line, claiming that critics of the Fairness Doctrine are being inconsistent.

“The very same people who don’t want the Fairness Doctrine want the FCC [Federal Communications Commission] to limit pornography on the air. I am for that… But you can’t say government hands off in one area to a commercial enterprise but you are allowed to intervene in another. That’s not consistent.”
This is a very revealing comment.Once the government intervenes in one market,what's to limit them in all markets?