Truthtellers.org      -- July 8, 2009    Holder Admits: No equality under "hate" bill (aka thought crime bill)    Video shows Attorney General Eric Holder being questioned about the effects of pending anti-'hate' legislation, much of which was crafted by the notorious Anti Defamation League... [See Big Brother Watch]

Washington Post -- June 17, 2009  Propaganda Watch      So-called 'hate crimes' rise as debate over illegals heats up    U.S. civil rights leaders said today that an increase in hate crimes committed against Hispanics and people perceived to be immigrants in recent years "correlates closely" to the nation's increasingly contentious debate over immigration, faulting anti-immigrant rhetoric in the media and extremist group mobilization on the Internet...

Federation for American Immigration Reform -- June 17, 2009     SPLC exploits murder of 9-year-old to advance attacks on FAIR    The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has launched its most irresponsible attack to date against the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR). The SPLC claims that Shawna Forde, the alleged killer of a little girl and her father during an Arizona home invasion, had ties to FAIR...

CNS News -- June 4, 2009      Petitions delivered to Congress concerning 'Fairness Doctrine'   More than 400,000 Americans have signed petitions urging Congress to hold a vote on the Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, which would permanently ban reimplementation of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," which was used by the FCC to regulate discussion of public policy and politics on the radio...

Boston Globe -- May 30, 2009    Suspended radio host who bemoaned invaders returning to the air    Controversial right wing radio talk show host Jay Severin, suspended for a month for making derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants, will return to the airwaves Tuesday. He regrets the remarks and understands they were wrong and hurtful, his station, WTKK-FM, said.

John 'J' Trinckes -- NewsWithViews.com -- May 23, 2009    SB773: How B. Hussein Obama can control the Internet    As if the government doesn't control enough in our lives, a new bill was introduced in the Senate on April 1, 2009 that basically gives full control of the Internet to the President of the United States. As of this writing, the bill is currently in the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee... [See Obama Watch]

WorldNetDaily.com -- May 20, 2009             Radio exec says crackdown on talk radio escalating    A radio company executive and the author of a new book on censorship says Democrats in Washington are infuriated simply by the existence of conservative values, and since they know the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" probably is unconstitutional, they are seeking the same thing through the back door...

James C. Roberts -- Human Events -- May 11, 2009   Talk radio still threatened    On April 25 and 26 approximately 40 radio talk show hosts and conservative leaders gathered in Washington to strategize about how to confront any attempted re-imposition of the mis-named "Fairness Doctrine." -- Convening the conference were conservative activist and pollster Brad O'Leary...

WorldNetDaily.com -- May 11, 2009    'Electronic Police State' report cites U.S.    In what may be the first assessment of its kind, a private company that offers a range of privacy products for computers and other technology is ranking the United States No. 6 in the world for having the most aggressive procedures for monitoring residents electronically...

WorldNetDaily.com -- May 8, 2009    Suspect detained over 'extremist' bumper sticker    A Louisiana driver was stopped and detained for having a "Don't Tread on Me" bumper sticker on his vehicle and warned by a police officer about the "subversive" message it sent, according to the driver's relative. -- The situation developed in the small town of Ball, La., where a receptionist at the police department told WND...

PrisonPlanet.com -- Austin, Texas -- May 7, 2009    Reconquista Sanchez goes after Internet freedom    Arianna Huffington, the liberal darling in bed with the globalist George Soros by way of the Bermuda-based Atlantic Philanthropies, has posted an article on her website penned by Rep. Linda Sánchez, the Democrat congress critter from California. Sánchez is behind the so-called Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act, an effort to impose draconian regulations on the internet...

Politics Daily -- May 5, 2009    PC BS: Michael Savage banned from Britain for anti-invasion views   According to a list released by the British government, rabid right-wing radio host Michael Savage has been banned from entering the United Kingdom: "US talk show host Michael Savage... is also excluded because of his views on immigration, Islam, rape and autism, which have reportedly caused great offence in America..."

New York Daily News -- May 5, 2009    Bloomberg appointee under fire for disparaging Mexico, resigns    Betsy Perry, the Women's Issues Commission member who drew fire for her anti-Mexico essay last week, has resigned, the Bloomberg administration said Tuesday. --- Word of Perry's decision to step down came hours before a rally in front of the Mexican Consulate at which Mexican-Americans planned to call for her removal...

Jim Kouri, CPP -- NewsWithViews.com -- May 4, 2009     New "hate crimes" bill criminalizes words and thoughts    Wednesday night, while President Barack Obama held his televised press conference marking his first 100 days in office, the federal hate crimes bill -- HR 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 -- passed in the House of Representatives by a vote of 249 to 175... [See Big Brother Watch]

J. D. Longstreet -- American Daily -- May 1, 2009   US socialist government to crush free speech    ...Now comes Senate Bill S773. This bill would, critics say, give the federal government control over the Internet, including, under emergency conditions, the right of the president [ B. Hussein Obama] to shut down the whole Internet or sites on it, including the interruption of e-mail...

Boston Globe -- May 1, 2009    Severin suspended for comments about Mexican immigrants     Jay Severin, the fiery right wing talk show host on Boston's WTKK-FM radio station, was suspended yesterday after calling Mexican immigrants "criminaliens," "primitives," "leeches," and exporters of "women with mustaches and VD," among other incendiary comments...

WorldNetDaily.com -- April 30, 2009    Fairness Doctrine 'unconstitutional'    For the first time, a U.S. Supreme Court justice is offering some legal insight about the so-called Fairness Doctrine, suggesting the off-the-books policy could be declared unconstitutional if it's revived and brought before the bench...

WorldNetDaily.com -- April 28, 2009    Obama stooge in favor of Internet 'Fairness Doctrine'    Barack Obama's nominee for "regulatory czar" has advocated a "Fairness Doctrine" for the Internet that would require opposing opinions be linked and also has suggested angry e-mails should be prevented from being sent by technology that would require a 24-hour cooling off period...

Providence (RI) Journal -- April 27, 2009    PC won't permit illegal-immigration opponent to speak    Tom Tancredo, former congressman from Colorado, Republican presidential candidate and outspoken opponent of illegal immigration, is scheduled to speak in Rhode Island Wednesday. But he will not be addressing students at Providence College as he had originally planned...

NewsBlaze.com -- April 27, 2009   "Hate Crimes Act" is thinly veiled attack on free speech over airwaves, Internet     ...Proponents of censorship have wasted no time in linking talk radio to hate crimes. A little more than a week after President Obama's inauguration, Georgetown Law's Institute for Public Representation submitted a petition on behalf of the National Hispanic Media Corporation (NHMC) to the FCC requesting...

WorldNetDaily.com -- April 27, 2009    Nation's talkers meet on 'imminent threat'    Putting aside their own competitive interests, representatives of more than two dozen of the nation's top talk shows held an unprecedented private meeting over the weekend to brainstorm strategies against what they agreed are government plans by to squelch critical political speech on radio...

Larrey Anderson -- American Thinker -- April 7, 2009   Democrats' Next Target: The Internet    ...The Canadian Free Press explains it this way: The White House will have new powers to access private online data, regulate the cyber security industry and even shut down Internet traffic under the provisions of Senate bills No. 773 and 778.... It's called the Cybersecurity Act of 2009...

News Blaze -- April 6, 2009    Big Brother is Here: Bill gives Obama power to shut down the Internet          ...Last week, senators John Rockefeller and Olympia Snowe proposed the Cybersecurity Act that would create the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor. Its powers are detailed in the The Cybersecurity Act of 2009, and this is where it gets very scary indeed.... [See Obama Watch]

Mother Jones -- April 3, 2009    Should Obama control the Internet?    Should President Obama have the power to shut down domestic Internet traffic during a state of emergency? -- Senators John Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) think so. On Wednesday they introduced a bill to establish the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor—an arm of the executive branch...

Roger Aronoff -- Right Side News -- Kennedaw, Georgia -- March 26, 2009     Pelosi's latest move to regulate the news    ...While clearly there are serious issues engulfing the newspaper industry, in San Francisco and elsewhere, the problem isn't one of anti-trust violations. Pelosi has made her feelings known. She would like a return to the Fairness Doctrine. This is a nose under the tent....

CNET.com -- March 24, 2009    A bill to shift cybersecurity to White House    Forthcoming legislation would wrest cybersecurity responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and transfer them to the White House, a proposed move that likely will draw objections from industry groups and some conservatives...

Hispanic Businss -- March 18, 2009                           Ethnocentric special interest group in a huff over Dobbs' remarks    The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce this week demanded a retraction of the controversial remarks made by CNN talk show host Lou Dobbs, who blasted President Obama for picking the USHCC as the venue to deliver his March 10 address on education reform...

CNSNews.com -- March 6, 2009    Pelosi backs Senate amendment to regulate talk radio    Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi told CNSNews.com on Thursday that she supports an amendment to a Senate bill that would force the FCC to "take actions to encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and to ensure that broadcast station licenses are used in the public interest."

Fox News -- March 6, 2009   Crackpot professor calls cops on student    A professor in Connecticut reported one of her students to the police after he gave a class presentation on why students and teachers should be allowed to carry concealed weapons on campus. Now, free speech activists say the professor's actions are what really need to be investigated....

Radio Business Report -- Woodbridge,Virginia -- March 5, 2009    Fairness down -- localism next?    City Journal editor Brian C. Anderson took to the pages of the Los Angeles Times to continue the Fairness Doctrine debate. In so doing, he pointed out some of the absurdities of proposals to foster broadcast localism. In particular, he noted one of the provisions being kicked around as particularly absurd...

John Armor -- Family Security Matters -- March 4, 2009    If you liked King George, you'll love Barack Obama    I've spent the last few days at the Conservative Political Action Committee Annual Meeting. Saturday I was part of a panel discussion on New Media and Talk Radio. The main subject was various methods by which the Administration and certain Members of Congress seek to restrict free speech of certain public discussions...

Kay Syvrud -- In Forum -- Fargo, North Dakota -- March 2, 2009    'Fairness Doctrine' a liberal scheme to attack free speech    Do not be fooled by a recent statement made my a man named Ben LaBolt, who is part of the Obama administration, when he declared that President Barack Obama is not interested in re-instating the "Fairness Doctrine." The Democrats have plans for introducing what is being called "the son of the Fairness Doctrine."

Harmony Grant -- TruthTellers.org -- February 27, 2009     Closing the borders to freedom of speech    ...It seems unthinkable that the government could deny open debate on a subject like immigration. Yet a federal hate crimes bill before Congress will ultimately do just that -- crush freedom of speech to favor "protected classes" (especially racial and religious minorities and homosexuals) and criminalize so-called "hate speech" against them.

Fox News -- February 27, 2009    DeMint tries to prevent 'Fairness Doctrine' revival     The Senate approved an amendment Thursday that would outlaw the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," an off-the-books policy that once required broadcasters to air opposing viewpoints on controversial issues. -- Republican Sen. Jim DeMint's amendment passed by a wide margin of 87-to-11.

The Right Perspective -- February 25, 2009    Orwellian "hate crime" bill moves forward    While talk radio is fixated on the mere possibility of a return of The Fairness Doctrine, two bills introduced by Texas Democrat Congresswoman Shelia Jackson lee would make "hate" speech a Federal offense in America. -- H.R. 262 and H.R. 256 were introduced by Congresswoman Jackson Lee on January 7, 2009...

Jay Ambrose -- The Examiner -- February 25, 2009    'Slick Willie' joins government censors on Fairness Doctrine    Bill Clinton, easily among the most immature, do-nothing presidents the United States has ever had, really ought to quit buzzing around the nation on behalf of speech-suppression and self-aggrandizement. -- He's against the First Amendment, you know. Wants to bag the thing. Toss it overboard...

OneNewsNow -- Tupelo, Mississippi -- February 23, 2009    Obama's 'media reforms' akin to Fairness Doctrine        A conservative author and magazine editor warns that although Barack Obama says he "does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," the president wants to impose comparable regulations on radio broadcasters.

Connie Hair -- Human Events -- February 18, 2009   ACORN pushes return of Fairness Doctrine     It was only last November that ACORN -- the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now -- was under FBI investigation for voter fraud in several states. Oh, wait: aren't those investigations going on now? -- Never mind. ACORN -- a favorite of our Community Organizer in Chief -- has a new agenda...

WorldNetDaily.com -- February 17, 2009    Litigation strategy prepared to battle 'Fairness Doctrine'     As Democrats increasingly discuss restoring the so-called "Fairness Doctrine," a public-interest legal group has assembled a battle plan to oppose the policy, which had the practical effect of virtually eliminating the talk radio market...

NewsBusters -- February 17, 2009    Rep. Waxman wants to apply 'Censorship Doctrine' to Internet    If Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is not trying to investigate conservatives, he is trying to squelch their voices. Waxman has jumped into the so-called Fairness Doctrine discussion as of late. Waxman, however, has added another dimension to the issue...the Internet (h/t The Prowler).

Jay Bookman -- Atlanta Journal Constitution -- February 16, 2009    Public, simple logic both against Fairness Doctrine    Most Americans don’t support a revival of the old Fairness Doctrine, which required broadcast outlets to offer a balance of political viewpoints: Just 38% of U.S. voters think that the government should require all radio stations to offer equal amounts of conservative and liberal political commentary...

KXMC -- Minot, North Dakota -- February 16, 2009       Obama spokeshole refuses to rule out Fairness Doctrine    Normally I wouldn’t make a big deal out of a spokesperson refusing to rule something out. After all, if the spokesperson hasn’t been specifically briefed to answer questions on a specific issue they’ll usually issue these sort of non-committal statements until they have been briefed...

Al Ritter -- Baltimore Conservative Examiner -- February 15, 2009    The Fairness Doctrine is anything but...     The Democrats own the House, the Senate, the White House, and now they want to own “talk radio.” They don’t wish to challenge the media in general, just the talk radio segment. -- This is one of the remaining strongholds for conservatives, and they don’t want to see it remain for long...

WorldNetDaily.com -- February 14, 2009    Top Democrat spills beans on revival of 'Fairness Doctrine'    "A little state control wouldn't hurt anybody," declared Jerry Brown, California's Democrat attorney general, in on air comments yesterday about the possible reinstatement of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine." -- "You have a point of view and I have a point of view and they are different...

Bill Press -- WorldNetDaily.com -- February 14, 2009   Socialist windbag Bill Press on the 'Fairness Doctrine'    The sky is falling! The sky is falling! -- Well, you'd think it was, if you've been listening to right-wing talk radio lately. Conservative talk show hosts are positively apoplectic over calls by two Democratic senators to bring back the Fairness Doctrine. -- First up, Michigan Sen. Debbie Stabenow. While not calling for restoration of the Fairness Doctrine as such....

Josh Harding -- American Chronicle -- February 14, 2009    When fairness equals censorship    ...Former President Bill Clinton, when asked in an interview whether the government should enact "some type of enforced media accountability," said "you either ought to have the Fairness Doctrine or we ought to have more balance on the other side." Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), when asked by Bill Press if she´ll push for hearings on the Fairness Doctrine...

Television Broadcast -- February 13, 2009    Fairness Doctrine talk floats    Reports of a resurrected Fairness Doctrine continue to persist. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat from Michigan, is reported to have advocated for legislation resembling the doctrine, which once required equal air time for contrasting opinions on controversial issues...

Craig Aaron -- Huffington Post -- New York -- February 13, 2009    The Fairness Doctrine: Just say no    Alert the Centers for Disease Control: The latest panic over the Fairness Doctrine is becoming a full-blown epidemic. -- The hysteria is no longer limited to right-wing radio and the Republican Caucus. Some prominent Democrats are catching it, too...

Radio Iowa -- Des Moines -- February 13, 2009    Harkin defends support of bringing back Fairness Doctrine    Iowa Senator Tom Harkin, a Democrat, defends his support of bringing back the Fairness Doctrine for broadcasting. The doctrine had required radio and television stations to cover controversial issues of public importance and give and opportunity for all sides to be heard...

Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press -- February 13, 2009    Is Obama trying to silence media?    ...A leader should be able to face the challenge when others disagree with him. This is why former President George W. Bush always had my respect. He never felt it necessary to silence anyone as President Barack Obama wants to silence Rush Limbaugh and all conservative media through the fairness doctrine...

Kyle-Anne Shiver -- American Thinker -- Bellevue, Washington -- February 13, 2009    Alinsky-ites at the gates of talk radio    Fellow citizens, if you like what ACORN did to the home mortgage industry, then you're going to just plum love what the Democrats have in mind for talk radio. For the past few years, hardly a week goes without some Democratic Party Senator or Representative throwing out the term, "Fairness Doctrine."

Kelly Poole -- University of Alabama Crimson White -- February 12, 2009   Change to what?    ...Fairness Doctrine: The name sounds pretty great. Everyone wants things to be fair. -- Politicians know that they have to give fancy names to garner support. They say they want radio hosts to be “fair,” requiring equal time for both sides. But, what does that mean? It means that the government has the right to shut you up...

Jeff Poor -- NewsBusters.com  -- February 11, 2009   Sessions pledges to lead filibuster against 'Fairness Doctrine'    There's been a lot of news about Democratic senators supporting the reinstitution of the Fairness Doctrine. Last week Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said it was "absolutely time to pass a standard." Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, came out with a similar message, saying, "We need the Fairness Doctrine back."

WorldNetDaily.com  -- February 9, 2009     New 'Fairness Doctrine' seen as threat to Christian radio    As the National Religious Broadcasters convened today in Nashville, an ominous shroud cast by political chatter about the reimposition of the so-called "Fairness Doctrine" in the nation's capital hung over the gathering. -- NRB President Frank Wright said he sees the move as a credible threat under a Democrat-dominated Congress and with President Obama in the White House.

Michael Calderone -- Politico.com -- February 5, 2009     Sen. Stabenow wants hearings on radio 'accountability'; talks fairness doctrine    This morning, radio host Bill Press brought up the recent closing of liberal station Obama 1260 when speaking with Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow, and talked about whether there needs to be a balance to right wing talk on the radio dial....

Vineland (New Jersey) Daily Journal -- January 30, 2009    Translated by Google   'Tan Klan' still moving to stifle free speech    Regular news such as Lou Dobbs Tonight, The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC News Live offer national platforms to spokespeople who represent known vigilante groups and racist as Jim Gilchrist and Chris Simcox of the Minuteman Project and Dan Stein of the Federation for Immigration Reform in the United States...

Newsbusters.com -- December 18, 2008  Audio Clip Included    Solis teamed up with the 'Tan Klan,' Baca to whine about Dobbs, others    Barack Obama picked Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) as his Labor Secretary today. While groups like La Raza, N.O.W., and NARAL are likely to be pleased, Solis is also likely to please the liberal watchdog group Media Matters. -- In late May of this year she teamed up with Media Matters to present a report that said cable news shows hosted by Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, and Lou Dobbs..."

Phoenix Business Journal -- September 24, 2008     "Tan Klan" teams up with professional whiners to carp about TV hosts    The National Council of La Raza [aka the 'Tan Klan'] and Media Matters accuse commentators Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity of stoking the fires in the illegal immigration debate. -- The quartet are cable news commentators with radio shows airing in the Phoenix market...

Lou Dobbs Tonight -- CNN -- February 5, 2008   Videos Included      'Tan Klan' fanatic accuses Lou Dobbs of using so-called 'hate speech'     An hysterical Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza (The Race), recently joined with professional fund-raisers and smear-artists (the SPLC and the ADL) and has gone after Lou Dobbs, Glenn Beck, and others for using what they claim is 'hate speech' when discussing the invasion. This footage is from February 4. Click here for a transcript.

Huffington Post -- January 31, 2008   'Tan Klan' launches campaign targeting Dobbs, Beck, Buchanan    The country's leading Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization is set to begin a campaign targeting several newscasters and presidential candidates for what it deems "rhetoric that demonizes [aliens.... criminals] and Hispanic Americans." -- The National Council of La Raza [The Race], which includes nearly 300 affiliated organizations...