New York Post -- November 17, 2009     Lou Dobbs: My downfall at CNN started when Obama became president    ...Dobbs, who had come under fire from [open-borders zealots] because of his on-air, anti-[illegal] immigration stance, told Bill O'Reilly Monday on the Fox News Channel that he never heard directly from CNN management that he made the network look bad - but there was a tonal change when Obama became President...

Right Side News -- Kennesaw, Ga. -- November 1, 2009      Net Neutrality: Fairness Doctrine to be applied to Internet     After moving to take control of just about every aspect of your life, the Obama-Pelosi regime is about to clamp-down on all conservative thoughts and expressions by applying the so-called Fairness Doctrine to the Internet. -- A few days ago, the FCC, under the leadership of Barack Obama's recently appointed Chairman, Julius Genachowski, voted to move forward...

Michelle Malkin -- October 28, 2009      Obama's FCC, liberal churches, and the "media justice" mob    My syndicated column today probes the FCC/left-wing church alliance to silence conservative critics of illegal immigration through "hate speech" regulation. Tip of the iceberg. -- Jeffrey Lord at the American Spectator first broke the story of how United Church of Christ officials met with kindred spirit/FCC Commissioner Michael Copps earlier this month... [See Obama Watch]

Colleen Raezler -- Culture and Media Institute -- October 28, 2009      CNN, MSNBC hail hate crime legislation; ignore consequences for free speech    After Oct. 28, the federal definition of hate crimes will now include crimes against individuals or groups based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. -- President Barack Obama will sign the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act on Wednesday...

Tom Tancredo -- WorldNetDaily.com -- October 24, 2009     Hate-crimes law: Another attack on free speech    ...Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., wrote a letter to the secretary of commerce complaining that he hears the words "'illegal-alien lobby,' 'amnesty agenda,' 'criminal illegal aliens'... broadcast on our nation's television, radio and Internet outlets," and demanded the Commerce Department produce a study of "the relationship between telecommunications and hate crimes."

NoWorldSystem.com -- October 23, 2009      Hate crime bill Is A trojan horse against free speech    The U.S. Senate has passed the homosexual hate-crimes bill and will now send it to President Obama to sign it into law. This bill is a trojan horse to legitimize the creation of more laws that will completely obliterate the 1st amendment of the United States...

Marc Lamont Hill -- Metro.us -- October 15, 2009      Fox News buffoon says it's time to revive the Fairness Doctrine    Recently, the Center for American Progress released a study that confirmed what many of us already knew: The nation's radio airwaves are dominated by conservative talk. -- According to the study, 91 percent of news/talk radio programming is comprised of conservatives...

CNS News -- October 14, 2009      FCC Commissioner find 'Diversity' Chief's free-speech ideas "troubling"    Federal Communications Commissioner Robert McDowell said Tuesday that statements about regulating freedom of speech in broadcasting made by FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd are "troubling." Everyone should be concerned when federal regulators have the power to impact freedom of speech, McDowell added. [Lloyd is one of many disturbing Obama pals]

Radio Ink -- September 25, 2009      Honig defends worrisome FCC "Diversity" Czar    In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, David Honig, who serves as executive director of the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council, defends FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd, whose writing on radio have caused some controversy. -- Honig writes, "Some have suggested that your Chief Diversity Officer, Mark Lloyd, is not qualified because in 2007 he co-authored a book..."

Radio Online -- September 25, 2009      McDowell: Localism could be New Fairness Doctrine    Speaking at the National Religious Broadcasters Capitol Hill Media Summit on Thursday, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell spoke on the possible return of the Fairness Doctrine. Even though the Obama Administration and Chairman Genachowski oppose reviving the doctrine, he feels that...

Amy L. Geiger-Hemmer -- Lake Country Reporter -- Hartland, Wisc. -- September 23, 2009      Humana "called out" by the Obama Administration    Chicago thug politics are alive and well in the Obama White House. In an effort to squelch any and all opposition to Obama's attempts to take over the entire health care system, the Health and Human Services Department is targeting Humana. Humana, one of the largest major health insurance providers, is geared mostly towards senior citizens... [Related item]

Dr. Peter Breggin -- Huffington Post -- September 12, 2009      Michael Savage: Irrepressible canary in freedom's mineshaft    ...The attack on Michael is the cutting edge assault on freedom of speech for independent and courageous political analysts. As a psychiatrist who has spoken truth to authority, I know firsthand the effects of intimidation and have seen the spread of effect resulting from attacks on me...

Harry Hurley -- Shore News Today -- Seaville, NJ -- August 31, 2009      Left is taking radical steps in name of diversity    ...Another important area to keep a watchful eye on is the aggressive Obama use of appointed "czars." These czars possess tremendous power and are basically 100 percent unchecked. None were vetted. No FBI background checks. No advice and consent from the U.S. Senate... [See Obama Watch and AG Watch]

NewsMax.com -- August 31, 2009      Obama's diversity offensive against talk radio    Conservative talk radio continues to flourish, but there are troubling signs that the Obama administration is seeking to silence the free and open exchange of views on the public airwaves. -- Today 100 million people tune in to America's 2,000 talk-radio hosts each week, and the overwhelming majority of those hosts are conservative -- a fact that has irked the left for years...

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