Glenn Beck introduced us to Mark Lloyd in late August and by September 5th Reuters UK ran the following headline claiming “Chavez minister vows more Venezuela radio closings”. I point this out because Obama appears to be following in Chavez’s footsteps, first on his position to force Honduras to return their exiled President and now with the creation of the new position for a Chief Diversity Officer for the FCC, designed specifically for Mark Lloyd.
Lloyd is yet another fan of Saul Alinsky (Rules for Radicals). In his 2006 book entitled Prologue to a Farce: Communication and Democracy in America, he supports a “confrontational movement” against private media. In June 2007, Lloyd co-wrote a report titled “The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio”.
Reading his own words, one gains insight as to the direction he will most likely take to ” balance” what we hear on our radio. He’s not just talking about conservative radio talk show hosts like Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Laura Ingram etc. He wants to exclude just about anybody that doesn’t agree with the Obama Administration. An important point to remember, Glenn Beck has aired all this information and more, yet the White House is not disputing any of this.
In the manuscript on page five, under the heading “Why does the imbalance in talk radio programming exist” … he makes 2 points.
- The “repeal” of the Fairness Doctrine in 1987 gave station owners and hosts free reign to fill their programming with ideologically conservative content.
- The demands of the marketplace favor conservative shows and audiences over progressive ones.
His first point is self explanatory, it’s his second point that is disturbing and worth analyzing. It is an undisputed fact that several liberal personalities have attempted to have their own talk radio programs and have failed miserable. Mostly because they were unable to attract an audience, without an audience you have no advertisers, no money! The conservation talk radio has millions of loyal listeners and have been extremely successful. The airwaves may be owned by the public, and controlled by the FCC however they are self supporting independent businesses. The financial success of Conservative Talk Radio comes from audiences in the millions who entice advertisers who are willing to pay the big bucks to promote their business or product. Radio offers the most affordable advertising media for small companies with limited budgets. Many of these advertisers are local businesses and would never be able to affordable reaching an audience of this size in the TV market.
An video introduction from Glenn Beck – ” Obama’s FCC Diversity Czar Loves Hugo Chavez’s Revolution”
This should frighten you, control of free speech may not stop with with just the radio. A bill that is sponsored by Senator Jay Rockefeller and co-sponsored by Olympia Snowe will give Obama emergency powers to shut down the Internet at moment’s notice. Sounds familiar? This is compatible with “Regulatory Czar” Cass Sunstein’s ideas.
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