Comments on: FCC Commissioners “Ducking” Tough Questions http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Martha Washington http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/#comment-71772 Martha Washington Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:51:25 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=30697#comment-71772 Everyone is missing the point. The goal is to get all the mom and pop telephone/cable/internet companies out and big brother in. The rural communities mostly have access to dial up and cable and are working them just fine. For years the govt has been buying up stock in the phone banks and making their move to take over. Once they do, there will be no privacy. the rural folks have some ability to stay out of the grid for now. But if they dont get up and fight for their local rights, small companies and privacy, broadband will be everywhere and in everybody's business. When they narrow the band to reduce our access to information, it will be acrss the board to everyone. Everyone is missing the point. The goal is to get all the mom and pop telephone/cable/internet companies out and big brother in. The rural communities mostly have access to dial up and cable and are working them just fine. For years the govt has been buying up stock in the phone banks and making their move to take over. Once they do, there will be no privacy. the rural folks have some ability to stay out of the grid for now. But if they dont get up and fight for their local rights, small companies and privacy, broadband will be everywhere and in everybody’s business. When they narrow the band to reduce our access to information, it will be acrss the board to everyone.

]]> By: Art Vandelay http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/#comment-71315 Art Vandelay Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:46:03 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=30697#comment-71315 There are several new, fake non-profit advocacy groups that evolved out of MoveOn.org and Organizing for America. I'm sure there are others, but here are some. The ironically named FreePress.net is the main organization: http://www.freepress.net/ http://www.freepress.org/ http://www.savetheinternet.com/ http://www.newpublicmedia.org/ http://www.savethenews.org/ http://www.stopbigmedia.com/ Their intent is to: 1) Propagate Obama's agenda for controlling all media. 2) Crush dissenting viewpoints. 3) Push for anti-Democratic policies that place restrictions on media outlets (i.e. bloggers, talk radio, cable news stations). 4) Operate under the guise of "creating more diversity" in the media and opening up opportunities for women and minorities. In short, their intent is censorship. Or at least censoring conservative viewpoints. Sleep well! There are several new, fake non-profit advocacy groups that evolved out of MoveOn.org and Organizing for America. I’m sure there are others, but here are some. The ironically named FreePress.net is the main organization:

http://www.freepress.net/ http://www.freepress.org/ http://www.savetheinternet.com/ http://www.newpublicmedia.org/ http://www.savethenews.org/ http://www.stopbigmedia.com/

Their intent is to:
1) Propagate Obama’s agenda for controlling all media.
2) Crush dissenting viewpoints.
3) Push for anti-Democratic policies that place restrictions on media outlets (i.e. bloggers, talk radio, cable news stations).
4) Operate under the guise of “creating more diversity” in the media and opening up opportunities for women and minorities.

In short, their intent is censorship. Or at least censoring conservative viewpoints. Sleep well!

]]> By: southernmapart http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/#comment-71314 southernmapart Wed, 07 Oct 2009 01:41:42 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=30697#comment-71314 This is a poor article on an issue of substance: whether the legislature should lease the state's ETV broadband to private companies. Not a single fact is offered up. The upchuck that the "“Free Press” leaders have previously stated that their objective is the “brick-by-brick” removal of capitalism..." is not documented with a source. This piece of propaganda should have been published with the Friday Nite Frights. This is a poor article on an issue of substance: whether the legislature should lease the state’s ETV broadband to private companies.

Not a single fact is offered up. The upchuck that the ““Free Press” leaders have previously stated that their objective is the “brick-by-brick” removal of capitalism…” is not documented with a source.

This piece of propaganda should have been published with the Friday Nite Frights.

]]> By: Earl Capps http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/#comment-71293 Earl Capps Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:50:20 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=30697#comment-71293 Just goes to show that even the best controlled affairs don't always go as planned. Just goes to show that even the best controlled affairs don’t always go as planned.

]]> By: MissLiberty http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/#comment-71284 MissLiberty Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:24:07 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=30697#comment-71284 The open hearing in Charleston was anything but open. Ms. Clyburn answered only three handpicked questions during the first half of the meeting. She never asked the questioners to stand so we had no idea who asked the softball questions or if they were just from her staff. In the second half, she took more questions, including one which asked how many SC residents actually had no broadband access soley because of a lack of availability in their area. Ms. Clyburn did not know the answer and passed it along to the gentleman from Home Telecom. He answered thoroughly and explained that 98% of the people in SC have access to broadband (due to availablity in their area) and only 2% do not. So for 2% of the people, we need a tax payer subsidized national broadband plan? Ms. Clyburn and Mr. Copps both looked as though they wished the question hadn't been answered as honestly as it was. The open hearing in Charleston was anything but open. Ms. Clyburn answered only three handpicked questions during the first half of the meeting. She never asked the questioners to stand so we had no idea who asked the softball questions or if they were just from her staff. In the second half, she took more questions, including one which asked how many SC residents actually had no broadband access soley because of a lack of availability in their area. Ms. Clyburn did not know the answer and passed it along to the gentleman from Home Telecom. He answered thoroughly and explained that 98% of the people in SC have access to broadband (due to availablity in their area) and only 2% do not. So for 2% of the people, we need a tax payer subsidized national broadband plan? Ms. Clyburn and Mr. Copps both looked as though they wished the question hadn’t been answered as honestly as it was.

]]> By: shaggy http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/10/06/fcc-commissioners-ducking-tough-questions/#comment-71270 shaggy Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:35:04 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=30697#comment-71270 the hearing in Charleston today was a total f'ing joke. the hearing in Charleston today was a total f’ing joke.

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