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Speaker Nancy Pelosi late last year when asked whether the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" should be returned to the radio airwaves replied "Yes." This is the policy -- overturned by President Ronald Reagan -- which required opposing views for basically everything said on radio's public airwaves. After this anti-democratic policy was eliminated, talk show hosts thrived, especially those with a conservative persuasion. Apparently Pelosi's party of freedom does not want freedom on the airwaves.
Liberals know that this "Fairness Doctrine" law would intimidate radio station owners not to carry hours of conservative talk (because they would have to offer hours of liberal talk) - meaning shows like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly would be a thing of the past. They know that conservative talk radio is one of the biggest obstacles standing between them and being able to implement the rest of their radical liberal agenda.