October 06, 2005

Al Gore: "I invented the First Amendment"

Al Gore - in alternate reality #28B the President of the United States - recently preached about television, the Internet, newspapers, etc. etc. I could only take reading a few paragraphs of it, but testify Big Wooden Al, testify:

[...extols First Amendment...]

As a result of these fears, safeguards were enacted in the U.S. -- including the Public Interest Standard, the Equal Time Provision, and the Fairness Doctrine - though a half century later, in 1987, they were effectively repealed. And then immediately afterwards, Rush Limbaugh and other hate-mongers began to fill the airwaves...

I have to wonder, isn't his big speech just an advertisement for his TV channel? And, if he says things like that, does he expect anyone outside of the far-left to take him seriously?

Posted to Politics at October 6, 2005 11:26 AM

Comments

Ironically, those right wing talk shows that Gore decries are at their most entertaining when they show "fairness" - i.e. get a Communist on the air to argue with a baby seal clubber host.

Incidentally, belated congratulations for making the lefty hit list at http://bustardblog.typepad.com/cdbustard/

Posted by: Ontario Emperor at October 7, 2005 12:02 AM

"in alternate reality #28B the President of the United States"

It's past 2004 -- meaning we've had another election.

But regarding the one in 2000, and having read a good deal of material about it -- from all sides -- I'm not so sure how "alternate" that reality is...

Posted by: eh at October 7, 2005 01:40 AM