http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/02/11/in-one-aspect-of-free-speech-john-mccain-is-right/ Conservative and Libertarian Intellectual Philosophy and Politics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/02/11/in-one-aspect-of-free-speech-john-mccain-is-right/comment-page-1/#comment-70679 patriot-1 Sat, 16 Feb 2008 15:53:31 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/02/11/in-one-aspect-of-free-speech-john-mccain-is-right/#comment-70679 No, McCain would not attempt to re-instate the fairness doctrine. He has his faults, but conservatives shouldn't throw out the baby with the bathwater in these perilous times. I suspect that conservatives (I am one) may well be pleasantly surprised by the way President McCain conducts himself while in office. Remember Churchill - McCain has many of his qualities. No, McCain would not attempt to re-instate the fairness doctrine. He has his faults, but conservatives shouldn’t throw out the baby with the bathwater in these perilous times. I suspect that conservatives (I am one) may well be pleasantly surprised by the way President McCain conducts himself while in office. Remember Churchill – McCain has many of his qualities.

]]> http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/02/11/in-one-aspect-of-free-speech-john-mccain-is-right/comment-page-1/#comment-70530 Patrick Mulligan Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:59:12 +0000 http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/02/11/in-one-aspect-of-free-speech-john-mccain-is-right/#comment-70530 The "Fairness Doctrine" would be even more dangerous today as a federal law than it was 24 years ago as a mere FCC regulation. Namely in that it would be a lot more difficult to reverse, and have a lot more power as law. If McCain becomes president, I think he may change his stance on this issue when he realizes how badly conservative talk radio personalities are assailing him :) The “Fairness Doctrine” would be even more dangerous today as a federal law than it was 24 years ago as a mere FCC regulation. Namely in that it would be a lot more difficult to reverse, and have a lot more power as law. If McCain becomes president, I think he may change his stance on this issue when he realizes how badly conservative talk radio personalities are assailing him :)

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