Geez, it’s coming to this. According to the latest Rasmussen poll, 47% of Americans want to see the Fairness Doctrine revived for radio and TV, and almost 1/3 of us, 31%, would like to see that being applied to the Internet — impacting those of us that blog about politics.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) believe the government should require all radio and television stations to offer equal amounts of conservative and liberal political commentary, but they draw the line at imposing that same requirement on the Internet. Thirty-nine percent (39%) say leave radio and TV alone, too.

At the same time, 71% say it is already possible for just about any political view to be heard in today’s media, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Twenty percent (20%) do not agree.

Fifty-seven percent (57%) say the government should not require websites and blog sites that offer political commentary to present opposing viewpoints. But 31% believe the Internet sites should be forced to balance their commentary[.]

What’s at issue here is freedom of speech — especially freedom of political speech, which is what the 1st Amendment was designed to protect in the first place. With the preponderance of national media (television and major newspapers) run by and staffed with Leftist ideologues, the conservative niche carved out by talk radio since Reagan abolished the Fairness Doctrine has really stuck in the craw of the Lefties. Those former radicals and crazies for Free Love, Free Speech, Free . . . well, Free almost everything . . . want you to know that you have the right to say and do anything you want, as long as you only say and do what they believe is correct to say and do. Got that? Whew!

There’s lots at stake in November. Now it’s looking like our right to have an opposing viewpoint heard is up for grabs as well. Would ol’ Barack Obama take away your right of free political speech to supposedly benefit the common good?

Yes. He. Would.

Except, that good ol’ Nanny Nancy Pelosi would beat him to it!

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