ALERT: FCC rule to drive Rush Limbaugh off the radio

Do you want the government to drive
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Dr.
James Dobson and other conservatives
off your radio dial?

This month, the FCC will end its review of
a "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking"
which, if ultimately adopted, would
impose a back-door version of the
discredited "Fairness Doctrine" upon
America's airwaves.

Our opponents determination to
take Rush and the others off the air
demonstrates the critical importance of
talk radio.

Rush and the others allow us to
know what is going on in Congress
in time to do something about it.

Had the FCC's stealth "Fairness
Doctrine" been in place
in 2006, amnesty for illegal
aliens would have passed easily.

The FCC's stealth Fairness Doctrine
regulations seek "to ensure that
broadcasters serve
their communities, especially traditionally
underserved audiences," such as non-English
speakers, whether or not these people
actually exist.

The FCC's proposed regulations also contain
a new requirement that all "licensees should
convene and consult with permanent
advisory boards."

These advisory boards "should include
representatives of all segments of the
community."

Such a requirement would
empower self-appointed "community
leaders," such as representatives of
the League of United Latin American
Citizens (LULAC) or the Center for American
Islamic Relations (CAIR), to discourage
commercial radio stations from airing
discussions of controversial matters such
as the costs of illegal immigration
or the meaning of jihad.

Fans of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity,
Dr. James Dobson and other syndicated
radio talk shows need to stand up against
these proposed FCC regulation or watch
our favorite hosts taken off the air
in the name of encouraging
"cultural diversity."

English First has established a web site,
http://www.keeprushontheair.com,
containing the relevant FCC documents and
a citizen's petition to the FCC
that I hope you will sign.

If you have already signed our petition (over
1,000 Americans have done so), please ask
your friends and neighbors to sign our petition
as well.

Thank you for your time and for doing your part.

Your comments or complaints are welcome.

E-mail them to me at
jbouletATenglishfirst.org (replace AT with @).

Sincerely,

Jim Boulet, Jr.
Executive Director
English First
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