The Candidates on the Media

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• Reader Comments (4)

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  Excellent job covering the candidates’ views on media deregulation.  It’s clear to me that Kucinich is the one, and this is one of the many reasons why.  The author should note that Kucinich did not just convert in time for the campaign.  Kucinich co-sponsored legislation to protect the public’s airwaves and media outlets since 1998 (samples follow):  HR 486 - Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to preserve low-power television stations that provide community broadcasting.

  H.R. 2813 - The Cable T.V. Consumers Protection Act. A bill to authorize States to regulate the rates for cable television service and to impose a one-year moratorium on increases in such rates.

  H.R. 1842 - FCC Authority to Regulate Cable Television Rates. A bill to repeal section 301 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act which removed FCT authority to regulate cable television rates and to receive consumer complaints.

  H.R. 782 - The Peopleís Access to Government Information Act. A bill to provide for the establishment of an Internet site on Federal financial assistance.

  December 7, 1999 - Congressman Kucinich sent a letter to Mr. Roger L. Carpenter concerning the Telecommunication Act of 1996 establishing local competition.

  Representative Dennis J. Kucinich voted NO on HR 4276: Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, and Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999
  to cut funding for public broadcasting from $21 million to $15 million. Amendment rejected 136-286 on 8/4/98.

  Posted by Virginia Velez on Oct 20, 2003 at 12:29 AM

  I’ve read a few articles on this sight entitled “the candidates on…..”
  I’d like to point out that with the two I can remember, when it came to Dennis Kucinick the writer states “he is the only candidate to come out in favor / against blah, blah etc”. I’ve also seen this trend in other articles about Mr. kucinich and it seems to me that being “the only one” is what appeals to me the most. I’m so tired of the dems boring and often retarded and empty ideas / rhetoric. Seems like Kucinich has alot of “the only one” ideas” and he’s writing them down and presenting them. If Dean or Kerry or any of “the same ones” crowd wants my vote they need to have some new ideas and write them down in the form of a plan, show it to us and let us know where they stand.

  HOWARD,  we already know whats wrong….What are you going to DO about it??
  Just talking shit is not cutting it any more and Kucinich knows it. Thats why any time I see him out stumping he tells us what’s wrong and what he would do about it.
  HE HAS A PLAN and he’s letting us see it! As for the other candidates if they have a plan I couldnt tell you what it is. I’m listening but I dont hear anything. Bagging on Bush may be fun but enough already, it’s time to get down to the business of what are you going to do to fix things. So far Kucinich is “the only one” who has said anything. 

  Posted by Shawn P. Murphy on Oct 22, 2003 at 12:26 AM

  This is the first time I’ve come to your site.  Your fair and balanced reporting is quite refreshing.  Thanks so much for acknowledging that Dennis Kucinich is the only candidate with a “concrete policy” concerning media concentration.
  It seems he’s the only candidate with a
  concrete policy on many things.  It’s rare to hear news sources reporting it, but getting less rare.
  I appreciate your integrity.

  Kay Taylor

  Posted by Kay Taylor on Oct 29, 2003 at 4:06 AM

  In fact Carol Moseley Braun has not been silent on the FCC battles.  This is what she said at the Rainbow/PUSH forum in Chicago:

  “Iím goint to guess that weíre all in agreement on this.  I applaud the congressís effort to undo what the fcc did last week allowing for consolidation of media ownership.  By limiting diversity of voice, all you do is shut out the voices of the American people.  It is downright anti-democratic to allow these corporate conglomerates—to allow greed to overcome our rights as Americans to know.  The airwaves after all belong to the people.  And if we are going to make certain that the people have a chance to be heard, then we have to ensure that there is a diversity of ownership, a diversity of voice, and that everybody has an opportunity to participate.  I fought while I was in the senate to save the minority set-asides in broadcast ownership.  You will recall that many of my colleagues here worked with us to try to fight the effort to repeal it.  I think we ought to make a special effort to see to it that women and minorities are heard in terms of broadcast ownership.”

  Kind of ironic, don’t you think?

  Posted by gottaB on Nov 20, 2003 at 10:30 AM

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