From: "The Media Research Center" To: Subject: No Fairness Doctrine... yet Date: Thursday, July 31, 2008 2:31 PM + + + MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER + + MRC NEWS REPORT FOR JULY 31, 2008 + + From the Desk of: David Martin Executive Vice President 7/31/2008 John, On Wednesday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer told CNSNews.com that a bill to permanently end the threat of the so-called Fairness Doctrine would likely not be voted on this year. Hoyer however, did join House Speaker Pelosi in strongly suggesting he would support reinstating the "Fairness Doctrine". Over the last several weeks, hundreds of thousands of petitions, phone calls and faxes generated by you, our fearless MRC Action Team, have made the liberal House leadership increasingly uneasy over their failure to bring the "Broadcaster Freedom Act" to the floor for an up or down vote. Should liberals hold their control of Congress, Rep. Mike Pence, believes "there will be an effort to restore the content regulations of the so-called Fairness Doctrine to the airwaves of America"-- effectively silencing conservative talk radio. For the full CNSNews.com report: http://www.mrcaction.org/r.asp?U=9759&RID=15264437 What's more shocking than Congress's $25 billion bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? How about the fact that network news organizations ignored serious concerns and even helped shield the mortgage giants for more than 6 years leading up to the bailout? Paul Gigot, editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal says Fannie and Freddie "couldn't prosper for as long as they have without the support of the political left. ... This includes Mr. [Rep. Barney] Frank and Sen. Chuck Schumer on Capitol Hill, as well as Mr. [Paul] Krugman and the Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein in the press." 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