Last thoughts on the Fairness Doctrine....

[Dan Billings]

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Subject: Re: Last thoughts on the Fairness Doctrine....

> the FCC had a "personally attack rule" and it was the result of a 1966-67 
> incident where an ulta-extreme right wing preacher called Fred Cook, a 
> media critic for the Nation magazine, a commie.  He called him other names 
> too--  in addition to a Communist, he said Cook was a traitor and 
> anti-Christian and un-American (sound familiar?

Well, he did write for the Nation . . .