Legal Commentary

Tales From the Bile Machine

By Professor University of Miami School of Law

Milwaukee Magazine : Feature Story : Secrets of Talk Radio

This is why it might actually be a good idea to revive the Fairness Doctrine.

The right-wing is hyperventillating about the prospect of the Fairness Doctrine’s revival because (1) it would be very effective at curbing the main source of right-wing ability to whip up troops into (often misinformed) frenzy; (2) it’s what they would do if the positions were reversed.

But there’s no chance the Obama administration will do it. None. I wish I thought that their decision was due to the Constitutional dubiousness of the FD. But in fact, it’s due to a vision of how to govern that amounts to a high-stakes gamble: love your enemies and you will tame them. I don’t see that working on Rush Limbaugh, but then I didn’t just get elected President either…

Full post as published by Discourse.net on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).