ooh! ooh!

If that includes "Ultimate Celebrity Secrets to a Flat Stomach in Just One Week," how about a trade?

What Secret? I have so many.

That's funny, but its not even close to a rant. However, there's little doubt you spun into just that when you discovered I knew about your little secret!

Rats! I missed that movie. What part did you play?

"It took less than five minutes to determine your entire post was lifted, word-for-word, link-for-link, from Sean Hannity's website." This is the rant I was talking about.

It just reminded me of the scene in Princess Bride where the Sicilian and the Dreaded Pirate were talking about the poisoned wine.

Your very special to me

Mrs. Big,

"I will never need your advice ...."

Whew! I was just about to send you my hourly rates, but even with your high-volume discount, it wasn't looking pretty.

"... I have VicLava/Buck Savage/Pat T Land or whoever ..."

As they say ... With friends like that ...

SYLA,

Columbo

Just one more thing ..... Should I wait for you to point out my "first rant," or just add it to the "MrsBig/VicLava/Buck Savage/Pat T Land or whoever" ongoing litany of worthless crap?

Quotes came from Wiki, but if you had read it, it show that the quotes were taken from huffington press and so on. Read it before you do the normal knee jerk reaction. I will never need your advice, I have VicLava/Buck Savage/Pat T Land or whoever you think we are Columbo.

What makes her unqualified? She has as much right to run for office as you do. That's right... we have so many qualified people running show now, we don't have room for the unqualified. Now, let's see if you can answer this question without insulting people.

For anybody in this forum to show any support for as unqualified a candidate O'Donnell is, should not be taken seriously with any future postings. It's more like separation of Dumb and Dumber!!!

I'm doing just fine on my own, thank you. ;)

But I believe Big Phish could use a little help!

Google is your friend.

It took me maybe one minute to find lots of references.

Based on the conversation below that CNN is neutral (they are left leaning, but lefties view them as neutral so figure that would work for you)

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/02/13/dems-target-right-wing-talk-radio/

Just google FCC talk radio

I never asked for a term paper, but that's what I got.

Maybe this will jog your remembory:

"Is Congress currently considering media censorship, specifically conservative talk radio? Please provide a source other than conservative talk radio. Or right-winged biased websites."

Your response: TERM PAPER. Ad nauseam.

I then accused you of lifting your reply from Sean Hannity's website (and I stand by that conclusion).

Your response: "It was actually copied from Wiki."

Right, ladygunslinger discovered this info at Wikipedia. She then posted the info and link to Hannity's website, which is where you found it.

Also, Wikipedia isn't considered a reliable source by most folks -- including Wikipedia -- because anyone with Internet access can fabricate or modify information found on their website.

I give up. Where's my first rant?

I concur about Fatima. She's a real wing-nut. In fact, I just saw her on the Kare 11 news standing next to T-Paw looking lovingly into his eyes at an Emmer rally.

I agree on the MSNBC is to the left, but CNN.

They are hammering Christine O'Donnell for her comments about "Separation of Church and State". She is right, it is not written that way in the Constitution. Separation of Church and State was in a letter to the Danbury Baptists from Thomas Jefferson. The Constitution states, " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof".

Who's wrong?

CE I did not know I was writing a term paper. You asked for examples, and I have given them. Do I also need to clear my sources thru you? It was actually copied from Wiki. What gave it away... all the numbers in parentheses, was it the way it was laid out... come on, stay on subject. Super snoop of the blog. Focus CE Focus... Your first rant reminds me of the scene in "Princess Bride" with the Sicilian. I love that movie. Ah Ha!!

The Fairness Doctrine would be nearly impossible to enforce today. Cable and Satellite companies are private ventures with their own avenues for reaching the public. The FCC has very little say on what they do or how they operate. Howard Stern even moved to Satellite radio to escape the authority of the FCC. Over the air broadcast operations remain under FCC authority, but cable and satellite are free to do as they please. The only real authoirty over those operations remains the advertisers.

You're so precious ... and predictable!

It took less than five minutes to determine your entire post was lifted, word-for-word, link-for-link, from Sean Hannity's website.

Going forward, you should credit original posters, such as "LadyGunSlinger," or you could be accused of plagiarism.

As always, no charge for advice.

Here you Go

Support

Some Democratic legislators have expressed interest in reinstituting the Fairness Doctrine,[21] although no one has introduced legislation to do so since 2005.

In June 2007, Senator Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) said, "It’s time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine,” [22] an opinion shared by his Democratic colleague, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts.[23] However, according to Marin Cogan of The New Republic in late 2008:



“ Senator Durbin's press secretary says that Durbin has 'no plans, no language, no nothing. He was asked in a hallway last year, he gave his personal view' — that the American people were served well under the doctrine — 'and it's all been blown out of proportion.'[24] ”

On June 24, 2008, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi of San Francisco, California (who had been elected Speaker of the House in January 2007) told reporters that her fellow Democratic Representatives did not want to forbid reintroduction of the Fairness Doctrine, adding "the interest in my caucus is the reverse." When asked by John Gizzi of Human Events, "Do you personally support revival of the 'Fairness Doctrine?'", the Speaker replied "Yes." [25]

On October 22, 2008, Senator Jeff Bingaman (Democrat of New Mexico) told a conservative talk radio host in Albuquerque, New Mexico:



“ I would want this station and all stations to have to present a balanced perspective and different points of view. All I’m saying is that for many, many years we operated under a Fairness Doctrine in this country, and I think the country was well-served. I think the public discussion was at a higher level and more intelligent in those days than it has become since.[26] ”

On December 15, 2008, U.S. Representative Anna Eshoo (Democrat of California) told The Daily Post in Palo Alto, California that she thought it should also apply to cable and satellite broadcasters.



“ I’ll work on bringing it back. I still believe in it. It should and will affect everyone.[27] ”

On February 4, 2009, Senator Debbie Stabenow (Democrat of Michigan) told radio host Bill Press, when asked whether it was time to bring back the Doctrine[citation needed]:



“ I think it's absolutely time to pass a standard. Now, whether it's called the Fairness Standard, whether it's called something else — I absolutely think it's time to be bringing accountability to the airwaves. ”

When Press asked if she would seek Senate hearings on such accountability in 2009, she replied:



“ I have already had some discussions with colleagues and, you know, I feel like that's gonna happen. Yep.[28] ”

A week later, on February 11, 2009, Senator Tom Harkin (Democrat of Iowa) told Press, "...we gotta get the Fairness Doctrine back in law again." Later in response to Press's assertion that "...they are just shutting down progressive talk from one city after another," Senator Harkin responded, "Exactly, and that's why we need the fair — that's why we need the Fairness Doctrine back." [29]

Former President Bill Clinton has also shown support for the Fairness Doctrine. During a February 13, 2009, appearance on the Mario Solis Marich radio show, Clinton said:



“ Well, you either ought to have the Fairness Doctrine or we ought to have more balance on the other side, because essentially there's always been a lot of big money to support the right wing talk shows. ”

Clinton cited the "blatant drumbeat" against the stimulus program from conservative talk radio, suggesting that it doesn't reflect economic reality.[30]

In August 2009 (after talk radio was alleged to have inspired the abusive disruption of Congress members' town meetings on health-care reform), Bill Mann wrote in The Huffington Post:



“ Now, after what Reichstag Radio ("Sieg Heil on Your Dial") has done, again using its Fairness Doctrine immunity to spread poison and to knowingly promulgate outrageous lies about Obama and health care, it's time for Congressional Democrats and the Obama administration to fight back.

It's long past time for the FCC to open hearings on bringing back the Fairness Doctrine -- and to take testimony about exactly how it has been abused since being lifted -- actually, even the idea of fairness has been openly mocked.[31] ”

For me, the most memorable Shakopee Valley News guest columnist is "All-Republican, All-The-Time," fluff-spewing Fatima Franzen.

Vandy,

Shakopee Valley News left leaning?? Give me a break!!! Look at the guest columnists from the past that they've allowed to spew right wing views on more than one occasion. Just last week Matt Lehman endorses Republican candidates in an editiorial. No problem with any citizen endorsing somebody but he identifies himself as a member of the Shakopee City Council. That's wrong!! However the Valley news cherry picked his letter because of who he is. The paper endorses Republican candidates for the most part! Look at the Thursday edition and find out.

MSNBC is the Fox News for the left. However, CNN is very fair in having both sides being on most political programs. A good example will be election night. The political panels they use are very unbiased. You'll see if you stay off Fox on election night. I'll do the same with MSNBC!!

A coward will hide behind the battles of his equal.