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Don't you just miss Newton Minnow? Many "liberals" and Democrats do. Newton Minnow was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission during the administration of John F. Kennedy. He is most famous for his "Vast Wasteland" speech on television content at the National Association of Broadcasters on May 9, 1961. In this speech Minnow made the classic statement on "liberal" views on free speech in the electronic medium and what constitutes the "public interest:"
No the "public interest" is what Newton Minnow, his elitist leftist pals and leftwing politicians say it is. As most everyone now knows, five Democratic senators are pressuring ABC to either edit or cancel the airing of "Path to 9/11" because its interpretation of history reflects poorly on the eight years of Clinton inattention to terrorism.
Liberty Film Festival has an article posted which includes the letter from Senators: Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Debbie Stabenow, Charles Schumer and Byron Dorgan. As Jason notes this move by the Democratic fascists, and their allies, is an attempt to make it illegal for conservatives to produce films for television.
I don't know if these senators have seen the movie yet, however those who haven't are still supportive of censorship of viewpoints that they disagree with. Some of these people have declared themselves the arbiters of "truth" for the rest of us. Instead of allowing the film to be showed and then have a debate, they would kill debate in the name of "truth." Do I exaggerate? Professor Grimsley is explicit on the government's right to suppress viewpoints damaging to the Democratic Party:
There is an "open letter" being circulated online by academic historians calling for ABC to cancel the showing of "Path to 9/11." The historians who wish to control what you watch on your airwaves include: Arthur Schlesinger Sean Wilentz, Princeton University Michael Kazin, Georgetown University Lizbeth Cohen, Harvard University, Nicholas Salvatore, Cornell University; Ted Widmer, Washington College; Rick Perlstein, Independent Scholar;David Blight, Yale University; Eric Alterman, City University of New York; Beverly Gage, Yale University.
These arrogant academics seem to have confused the "public's airwaves" with their classrooms. What a disgrace to the history profession. If these professors were so sure of their position they would welcome the film's showing and the resulting public debate. However, they are opposed to genuine debate, they prefer the pseudo debates of their classrooms where they set the terms and determine the reading.
Update: The Democratic/Daily Kos/Leftwing Academic plan for the American media has already arrived in Canada:
Crossposted at The Dougout
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Newton Minnow Returns
Don't you just miss Newton Minnow? Many "liberals" and Democrats do. Newton Minnow was chairman of the Federal Communications Commission during the administration of John F. Kennedy. He is most famous for his "Vast Wasteland" speech on television content at the National Association of Broadcasters on May 9, 1961. In this speech Minnow made the classic statement on "liberal" views on free speech in the electronic medium and what constitutes the "public interest:"
I have confidence in your health. But not in your product. I am here to uphold and protect the public interest. What do we mean by "the public interest?" Some say the public interest is merely what interests the public. I disagree.
No the "public interest" is what Newton Minnow, his elitist leftist pals and leftwing politicians say it is. As most everyone now knows, five Democratic senators are pressuring ABC to either edit or cancel the airing of "Path to 9/11" because its interpretation of history reflects poorly on the eight years of Clinton inattention to terrorism.
Liberty Film Festival has an article posted which includes the letter from Senators: Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Debbie Stabenow, Charles Schumer and Byron Dorgan. As Jason notes this move by the Democratic fascists, and their allies, is an attempt to make it illegal for conservatives to produce films for television.
I don't know if these senators have seen the movie yet, however those who haven't are still supportive of censorship of viewpoints that they disagree with. Some of these people have declared themselves the arbiters of "truth" for the rest of us. Instead of allowing the film to be showed and then have a debate, they would kill debate in the name of "truth." Do I exaggerate? Professor Grimsley is explicit on the government's right to suppress viewpoints damaging to the Democratic Party:
There's an argument to be made, I guess, that judgment ought to be postponed until the film is aired. But the swift boating of John Kerry is much on the minds of those who have followed this story, and the consensus is that this is a time to contact ABC and object.
There is an "open letter" being circulated online by academic historians calling for ABC to cancel the showing of "Path to 9/11." The historians who wish to control what you watch on your airwaves include: Arthur Schlesinger Sean Wilentz, Princeton University Michael Kazin, Georgetown University Lizbeth Cohen, Harvard University, Nicholas Salvatore, Cornell University; Ted Widmer, Washington College; Rick Perlstein, Independent Scholar;David Blight, Yale University; Eric Alterman, City University of New York; Beverly Gage, Yale University.
These arrogant academics seem to have confused the "public's airwaves" with their classrooms. What a disgrace to the history profession. If these professors were so sure of their position they would welcome the film's showing and the resulting public debate. However, they are opposed to genuine debate, they prefer the pseudo debates of their classrooms where they set the terms and determine the reading.
Update: The Democratic/Daily Kos/Leftwing Academic plan for the American media has already arrived in Canada:
One of Canada's top television reporters has been suspended from her job for praising the country's increasingly troubled military mission in Afghanistan, the company said on Friday.
Crossposted at The Dougout
- Dodging A Bullet - Ohio University: "intellectual Disgrace"
I applied to Ohio University's PhD program in American History with special emphasis on military history. They didn't accept me, nor did they give any reason. Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller visited OU a few days ago. They encountered a bunch...
-
FCC Wants to Test the “Public Value” of Every Broadcast Station From Weasel Zippers: (CNSNews.com) – American journalism is in “grave peril,” FCC Commissioner Michael Copps says, and to bolster “traditional media,” he said the Federal...
- Diversity Means Only Reading Approved Books
Here is an excellent video on how Indiana University student Keith John Sampson was found guilty of "racial harassment" by the university's kangaroo court for reading a book. By the way, Notre Dame Vs. The Klan is in the university library. Better...
- Some Afterthoughts On Columbia President Lee Bollinger
His slamming Ahmadinejad came right after threats by federal, state and city legislators to withhold public funding for Columbia University for cordially inviting the Islamonazi Dwarf to a friendly debate. Nobody can be more honest than a pseudo-intellectual...
- Clintons Threaten Abc With Lawyers
The way things work for Americans who are not Democratic Party Bigshots is that they have to prove libel after the fact. In other words, if a none Clintonista thinks a network or newspaper is going to go with a story or documentary that is defamatory,...