Trying To Eliminate Conservative Talk Radio

Michael Savage can be so over-the-top that when he tells a particularly outrageous story, I usually have to run to the Internet for confirmation. When I heard about this last night, I really was amazed: "Allies close to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are promoting legislation, which if passed, will take off the air prominent conservative radio hosts such as Michael Savage, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Bill O’Reilly—along with thousands of smaller conservative broadcasters. The bill, entitled the "Media Ownership Reform Act," is sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey, a leftist Democrat from New York. The legislation aims to revive the so-called “Fairness Doctrine” of the 1940’s: “all views” are to be given equal time on radio. In particular, the Federal Communications Commission would have the power to oversee and change radio and television content. The goal is to tilt the ideological balance of power away from the right on the nation’s air waves.The real force behind the effort to censor conservative talk radio is the progressive–philanthropist, George Soros". Read more at Rep. Hinchey's website.