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.This is a very revealing comment.Once the government intervenes in one market,what's to limit them in all markets?
“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.”
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Schumer on Fox: Fairness Doctrine ‘fair and balanced’
The Hill reports: