Conservative fears of an impending Democratic attack on talk radio - dubbed the "Hush Rush" effort in an homage to top-rated radio talker Rush Limbaugh -- continue to escalate, despite ample evidence that such an assault is unlikely to occur when (as is likely) Democrats sweep back into power in the forthcoming elections in November. Full Story »
Posted by Rory O'Connor
The article assumes the reader will agree that the right controls the radio waves. It doesn't do much to explore either "localism" or the Fairness Doctrine.
O'Connor explores the manufactured right wing outrage against the putative return of the Fairness Doctrine, even though the event is quite unlikely. The article does not promote a point of view, but reports the actions and attitudes of the people promulgating the idea that the Doctrine will be reinstated and contrasts that with the reality that the FCC is controlled by Republicans and that there is no identifiable faction in Congress pushing for its return.
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