Fairness? Doctrine?

"I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." ~ Charles De Gaulle

So now the immigration bill is dead, thanks the people exerting their will to force their Congressmen to do what they hired them to do.

If an illegal immigrant obeyed his boss like our senators and congressmen obey their bosses (constituents), he would be fired and quite possibly be forced to sneak back across the border. And his employers would save themselves a buck fifty an hour until they can hire another illegal alien.

So now the bill is tabled until the Democrats win the next Presidential election. Well, I can wait. Can't you?

Now, the next issue that confronts us and threatens to destroy America from within, is the so-called fairness doctrine.

This issue is neither doctrinal or fair.

This is yet another pathetic attempt by the losers...er...Democrats to stifle Conservatives first amendment rights to free speech. Not Liberals right to free speech. Conservatives.

Can you imagine the outrage that would pour from Conservatives if Liberals had control of the nations airwaves? What would happen if we were subjected to Liberal spin every time we turned on radio or television news?

Wait a minute. What am I saying? They already do control America's airwaves. If you don't believe that, turn on your television, click your remote to any news channel you wish. CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, even FOX News. They are all overwhelmingly Liberal, although admittedly, FOX News isn't as Liberal as the others. But they do present Liberal viewpoints objectively.

When CNN or any of those others listed presents a point-counterpoint type panel discussion, the Liberal points are well represented, usually by 3-4 Liberal attorneys, politicians, and/or reporters. The usually lone Conservative viewpoint is well represented by the third vice president of The John Birch Society or something.

I have a novel idea. I think we should give the Democrats what they want. Allow equal time to Liberals during Conservative and religious talk radio shows. For instance, Rush has a three hour daily show. Let the Liberals have one and a half hours of Rush's show to state their point of view. They could put on someone who rivals Rush in popularity such as Janeane Garafalo or Al Franken.

OK. I'm kidding about Franken and Garafalo.

Hijack half of Focus on the Family to promote Al Gore's religion, Global Warming. Let's be fair, and give him a chance to convert the unbelievers.
Take one and a half hours of Sean Hannity's radio show and give it over to say...Alec Baldwin to present his side. I see nothing wrong with doing that.

After all, that's fair, isn't it?

After a couple of months, radio will go back to an all music, all the time format. Why? Because people will stop listening to talk radio altogether. It isn't that I want to return to radio stations that play nothing but music, but I think my suggestion would prove the point to those who wish to legislate equality in airtime.

See, Politicians can make laws making it illegal to present only one side of an issue all they want.

But they can't make people listen.

Actually, the only way the Democrats could force radio and television stations to present opposing views equally, and make it a success, would be to also make a law requiring the people to listen.

But then we would have a "Big Brother" society, and Democrats don't really want that, do they?