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Bill Clinton | FCC Rule Cannot Be Allowed to Stand

There's so much I could assail in this. I have been wanting to take the time to write about the FCC brouhaha for a while, and I may do so sometime soon, but not right now.

So I'll just point out the hypocrisy of Bill Clinton, who opened the door -- economically, politically, and philosophically -- when his 1996 Telecommunications Act loosened media ownership rules, ushering in the Clear Channel era. Also, he implies that this is the first time there's been a serious shift in regulation of media ownership, which is not the case. In fact, ownership rules of the media the FCC oversees have been expanded in the 1940s, the 50s, the 80s, and the 90s. Furthermore, the FCC has not been living up to its mission statement since its very earliest days. It's no surprise that they reaffirmed this mismanagement once again, and no one should expect them to effectively perform the job of making sure that the nation's media are used in service of the "public interest, convenience and necessity."

What I don't understand is how anyone thought that some commission, headed by 5 people, could be expected to do such a thing.

Bill Clinton | FCC Rule Cannot Be Allowed to Stand

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