DISQUS

The US used to have something called the "Fairness Doctrine", upheld by the Federal Communications Commission, that said that viewpoints had to be told from both sides. I will admit that I've never researched the doctrine, but that's what I understand that it meant. So in the case of Hannity, or Rush Limbaugh, they couldn't blare their crap without a liberal being able to blare his crap, too. At some point the doctrine was eliminated which gave rise to the uncontrolled right wing radio and TV programs and only poor little Air America as, generally, the only left wing outlet. Limbaugh supposedly has 20 million listeners, I have no idea how well Air America does. Unless they bring back the Fairness Doctrine, there's not a lot that can be done about FOX News, Hannity, and Limbaugh, what with the 1st Amendment to the Constitution, except just not listening to them.