How About a Fairness Doctrine for Our Public Universities?

A couple of years ago, I referred to the Charlotte area as a talk radio desert.  There was only one station that had any semblance of a conservative format and that was 1110 WBT.  I could not wait for the 12:00 time slot, which of course, is when Rush Limbaugh comes on.  And believe me, it is the fastest three hours in talk radio because to state it quite frankly, the local talent sucks.

Every once in a while, depending on the topic, I would listen to Diane Rehm on NPR.  Her show is usually filled with a bunch of libtards spewing liberal propaganda.  However, I can say that she is better than silence.

Recently, other stations have popped up in the market, notably 1660 AM and 94.5 FM which hails from South Carolina.  Lately, I’ve resorted to downloading some shows that are not available during work hours or conflicts with Rush such as Mark Levin and Laura Ingraham.

The reason I’m bringing this topic up is because the Charlotte Observer published an op-ed by a professor at the UNC School of Media and Journalism.  Mr. Jim Hefner believes the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated and that republicans should get behind this effort to silence the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Glenn Beck.  Did I mention this should be done in the name of fairness?

His argument is the public airwaves shouldn’t be filled with a bunch of right-wing blowhards who have divided this country and the Republican Party.  Mr. Hefner is under the impression that white males are somehow constrained and force fed propaganda.  He refuses to believe that there is a market for conservatives with a dissenting point of view.

This so-called professor is outraged that conservatives have taken over the public airwaves.  After all he, I mean the public, owns it.  Why should Rush Limbaugh and a coterie of conservatives make millions of dollars off of his airwaves?  How dare they!

Well, Professor Hefner, I have a gripe too.  Why isn’t there a Fairness Doctrine in our university system?  Shouldn’t our public schools have a balanced education for young, impressionable students who are being spoon fed a dose of your lies and stupidity on a daily basis?  Unlike the public airwaves, students are forced to sit in your indoctrination classes at an exorbitant cost.  Listeners can turn off the radio.  Students have to endure your bullshit in order to obtain a degree.  How is that fair?

So I say North Carolinians should demand a Fairness Doctrine in our public school systems.  After all, a mind is a terrible thing to corrupt!

Source:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article76141057.html