PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD: THE UNFAIRNESS DOCTRINE
I drive approximately 140 miles roundtrip to work and back. In spite of two mobile phones and a variety of entertainment choices, I most often listen to talk radio. I switch between local celebrities (Bill Handle, John and Ken, Larry Elder, Al Rantel,) and the syndicated heavyweights (Rush, Hannity, O'Reilly) as I drive. In addition I sometimes set my radio on scan and randomly cruise the dial.
I cannot listen to any one talk jock continuously and consistently because of the "repetition" factor. But I do appreciate the news, some special guests and some of the spirited debate.
When I tried to listen to so-called "liberal" talk radio, it was virtually unlistenable. Regardless of who I was listening to, most jokes fell flat and I was tired of hearing that the sky was falling and the world was in the midst of a catastrophic this or that. These people were, quite frankly, depressing.
They committed the ultimate radio sin: not so much by misstating their facts, but they were not amusing or informative enough to hold my attention for more than a few moments.
Now we have legislators ready to insert the faceless, but partisan, bureaucrats at agencies such as the Federal Communications Commission into monitoring the airwaves to ferret out those who do not lend equal time to both sides.
This is a ridiculous proposition. Assuming you are not a psychopath or sociopath and can recognize the difference between right and wrong: why would you give equal time to "evil" just to balance the time given to "good?"
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