Folks on the left like to pull at heartstrings with lines like, “for the sake of the children,” or in this case, “perhaps, the war could have been avoided” (please forgive my assumption, Mr. Nelson). I simply cannot take anyone seriously, who claims that the American people did not hear the “pro-health reform” argument, Nancy Pelosi and author not excluded.

Anyone who takes the time to tune into the news (unless, one listens exclusively to the likes of Rush Limbaugh or Keith Olbermen, who’s presentations would be unaffected by this Fairness Doctrine business, says the author) had a chance to hear the scripts from both sides. It was unavoidable. Yet most Americans, it seems, didn’t like it. I’d say this was due to the governments fine track record of doing everything poorly and at ridiculous cost to boot. Just for laughs, name something the government does well. Maybe implementation of the Fairness Doctrine will break from the trend.

I was against going into Iraq, and I can even make an argument for universal single payer heath care, but the hard facts of life tend to be ignored. When you’re heading for 14 trillion in debt, you aren’t richest nation on earth, you’re the most irresponsible.

Mr. Nelson seems to feel that if people had only been forced to listen to/view comentary other than that which they choose, an armed response to the only attack against the United States on our soil since Pearl Harbor would not have taken place.

Why in the world would someone not want us to respond to that attack. This was not a Muslim protest protected under the first ammendment of the Constitution (you remember the Constitution?). This was a military attack. One of only a couple of things that the Constitution requires the government to protect us from.

Ms. Schnieder is correct; free enterprise provides fairness. If not for taxpayer funding, NPR would not exist – no one listens. Air America?

People vote with their pocketbook. Stop trying to tell them they don’t know what they are doing and that you know what is best for them.

Bottom-line is people will listen, watch and read what they want to, when they want to, and don’t need government imposing itself to “protect” them.

People aren’t stupid and can make-up their own minds about issues without aggressive intrusion from their government.

America is a nation with a government, not the other way around!

Your comment is interesting about liberal bias in media. When I talk with people that are clearly on the left (either they say so or hold positions that are left leaning positions) say just the oppsite. They wonder where the right gets the idea that media is held by people on the left.

I would like to point out that you say, “I didn’t need study to see it” tells a lot about you. Instead of seeking unbiased reasearch to help you understand the world, you merely observe from your small position in the world and form opinions from that. That is flat earth thinking.

http://www.mrc.org/static/biasbasics/mediabias101.aspx

I agree with this assessment, and I didn’t need a study to see it. Nor do I need a study to see, or hear, that broadcasters are generally left-leaning. For some reason, I don’t get the impression that it is NPR and PBS that Sen. Stabenow and yourself want to balance out with opposing views.