Democrats attack Free Speech

by Administrator on January 15, 2008

in Politics, US Constitution

 The Prowler reports that Rep. Henry Waxman is instructing his investigative staff to monitor popular conservative talk radio programs such as Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity & Mark Levin to attempt to do damage to their shows and will also put pressure on Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin to support the anti-Free Speech doctrine known as the "Fairness Doctrine"

Others on the Democrat side are pushing ahead with other plans. Rep. Henry Waxman has asked his investigative staff to begin compiling reports on Limbaugh, and fellow radio hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin based on transcripts from their shows, and to call in Federal Communications Commission chairman Kevin Martin to discuss the so-called "Fairness Doctrine."

"Limbaugh isn’t the only one who needs to be made uncomfortable about what he says on the radio," says a House leadership source. "We don’t have as big a megaphone as these guys, but this all political, and we’ll do what we can to gain the advantage. If we can take them off their game for a while, it will help our folks out there on the campaign trail."

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