Censorship: The Threat to Silence Talk Radio

By Brian Jennings

Book Overview

A look inside the fairness doctrine and its impact on politics and free speech in American talk radio.?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439154422
• ISBN13: 9781439154427
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Threshold Editions
• Length: 301 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.4" x 1.1" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Wondeful!

Along with Mark Levin' "Liberty and Tyranny" I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn or enhance their understanding of our government.

Well documented and very readable analysis of the threat to free speech

Censorship: The Threat to Silence Talk Radio For those who continue to be alarmed at the rapid erosion of our individual liberties and the threat to free speech from the left (and also for those who don't think there is a problem) I highly recommend this book. Brian Jennings is a former radio program director who knows his subject well, and has many documented instances of what we should all fear in the coming years as our individual liberties are reduced. Whether or not you agree with conservative talk radio, this book outlines how any dominant political movement can stop those who disagree from promoting their views. Civil libertarians in particular will find much to agree with in Brian's book. I have met Brian, live in the same community with him, and he is someone who has an important message to give to the American people.

A look into the future

My wife and I could not put the book down. Informative and a wake up call to all of us who enjoy freedom.

A Must Read for Whoever Cherishes the First Amendment

This is a must read to anyone who cherishes the freedom of speech. Disguised in deceitful terminology, the Fairness Doctrine has nothing fair in it. The left-wingers are threatened by the freedom of speech, especially by conservative talk radio shows, which expose many left-wingers' ideologies and hypocrisies that are detrimental to this great nation. Thus the left-wingers are currently campaigning for the reinstitution of the Fairness Doctrine: an attempt to control conservative voices. If you care about the freedom of speech, you should read this book. It is time to get ourselves educated and not be blindsided by the politicians whose sole purpose of pushing for the Fairness Doctrine is to protect themselves from being exposed as hypocrites. The Fairness Doctrine is not only threatening talk radio, but it can also be expanded to silence the freedom of speech in the internet, which means conservative bloggers can be silenced as well.

One good reason to avoid this book: NONE

Really, there isn't a good reason to avoid this book or as Alan Colmes (believe it or not) puts it, "you should not [stay way from this book]." Whether we love to hear Rush Limbaugh do Barney Frank impressions and tell us about the clowns in the elected office or Alan Colmes praise Obama for reaching out to America's enemies and describing whether his stimulus plan is right, there is one thing all Americans left and right need to agree on: not only Freedom of Speech, but also our choice to listen to whatever we want, are under attack. Brian Jennings even describe how nonpolitical talk shows like Christian shows WILL BE affected if the Statists and their army achieve their dream of government-controlled airwaves like from 1949 to 1987. Mr. Jennings also documents the history of the Fairness Doctrine, proves how liberal Democrats want a Fairness Doctrine in any shape, form or name in their own words even though the Senate has voted to ban the Fairness Doctrine conservatives have dreaded (never forget, however, that the Dick Durbin Amendment of possible regulations). He shows how America has benefitted from conservative talk radio and the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in the markets and how and why the politicians wants to force us to listen to whatever they want us to hear instead of having the right to choose to listen to people like Limbaugh, Dr. Laura, Joe Scarabough, Savage, you name it all under a pretty name, fairness. And the worst part is...this is all not a joke or exaggeration...