I Want to Beat Up that FCC King Kevin Martin
FCC Sells Out American Broadcasting
Owners of The United States of America fear that otherwise public discourse might become informed, thereby disputing the sanctioned analyses put forth by such journalistic luminaries as Bill O'Reilly and Glen Beck. I don't know about you but I would hate to miss out on the penetrating insights of guests like Charlie Daniels, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Travis Tritt because they're what make mainstream news coverage the hallmark of scintillating erudition that it is today.
Not to worry. Not on Kev's watch. On the eighteenth of December this public menace is poised to grant carte blanche to a braver newer media cartel hell bent on lowering the level of broadcasting to even more dizzying depths. As for people with capacities for critical thought, well, we can only hope that the great ethereal medical coverage in the future will apply to extensive frontal lobotomies. "As routine as pulling a tooth and after the surgery you'll no longer be daydreaming about mounting their heads on pikes."
What skins my ass more than anything is an inkling of what an inspired culture this could be if not for his patent sabotage of the public interest undertaken at the behest of hideous media moguls: Or, as Maxwell Smart would say, "If only he had used his powers for goodness...and niceness."
Published by Tim Hollis
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4 Comments
Post a CommentBeating up a person is so juvenile. I say instead we tar and feather the bastard. I'll handle the feathers if you'll hand the tar. Or vice versa. It's all good. I've written extensively about the single worst thing that Pres. Clinton was ever involved with: the Telecommunications Act. The FCC may be the single most insidious agency in Washington not directly involved with spreading lies about the Iraq war. It would be nice to hear Barack or Hillary speaking out against this...well, Barack, since Hillary's husband shares much of the responsbility. It's a cinch John McCain would approve anything that Rupert Murdoch wants.
I've been following this matter closely. George Bush wants this to happen. At least some members of Congress are trying to put a halt to this profile of arrogance.
Way to go Tim. Keep fighting the good fight. Great first article.
Well, this was quite a rant you put on. Is there really such big harm in having Rupert Murdoch control everything we hear and see on the news and in the papers in this country? As they used ot say in Plato's day, "Welcome to the cave. Please sit down and wait for 'reality' to be broadcast on the wall before you. Do not get up. Do not attempt to go outside and look for yourself."