Some of you may support some type of re-regulation upon the ground that
it would rid the airwaves of raunchy material. The FCC took care of that
problem by enacting far greater fines than ever in history so all
stations which carry filth can be penalized. Further, the FCC ruled that
if a network carried the show every affiliate must be fined. The fine
was 30 times higher than the previous fines.
That was the reason that Howard Stern took himself off AM radio and on
to satellite, which at this time is not regulated.
The higher fines are driving filth off of the airwaves. If you hear
filth complain to the FCC. FCC likely will take care of it. The
protection of children and sensitive people from raunchy radio is a
wholly separate issue from the Fairness Doctrine.
Talk radio is our answer to THE NEW YORK TIMES and WASHINGTON POST.
Without talk radio we have very little sway over the electorate. With it
our experts are interviewed. Even the views of the talk show host are
challenged. Some times they don't know the facts.
WMAL Radio in Washington, D.C. carries three syndicate programs with
local hosts all morning. I never cease to be amazed at the intelligence
and the ability to inform of the listeners of WMAL. They have to be
among the best and most informative audiences in the country. So
talk-show hosts who have it wrong get chapter and verse from listeners.
The point is all of this will be gone if certain legislators have their
way. Members of Congress in both the House and the Senate want to
re-regulate radio. They must be stopped. We intend to do everything in
our power to do prevent re-regulation.
On a separate matter, both domestic liberals and the United Nations want
to tax the Internet. Some also want control over so-called bloggers,
those people who have an opinion and who express it. Yes, I know the
downside to the Internet. But I also know that it is a powerful tool to
get out information fast. Some of the best sites are Newsmax.com, which
carries our commentaries, by the way. But the largest sites are those
with a conservative viewpoint, such as Worldnetdaily.com. Attempts will
be made to tax or otherwise interfere with the Internet. I can assure
you that Free Congress will be in the forefront of the fight.
Every time liberals can't get what they want though persuasion or the
free market they legislate. This is true of compulsory unionism. This is
true of campus groups which operate from compulsory fees from students.
Now that talk radio has failed, rather than try further they want to
shut down their competition. This much I can promise you. They will not
get by with it without the fight of their lives.