[ExI] F.C.C. Chair Threatens to Revoke Broadcasters’ Licenses Over War Coverage

[John Clark]

On Sun, Mar 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:


> *>>…If Broadcasting is as unimportant as you say then why is He Who Must
>> Not Be Named trying so desperately to obtain total control over it?*
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> *> Being old, he is overestimating its importance perhaps, along with
> others who work in broadcast news.*
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*The broadcast industry in the USA had ad revenues last year of $33
billion, so it's still a pretty big deal. But is "importance" even the
issue? Is there **a part of the Constitution (which I know you love so very
much) that says it's OK to violate the first amendment rights of a small
unimportant newspaper but not those of a big important newspaper? *

*I agree with you that POTUS is a very slow learner but eventually he'll
come to realize that the Internet is also pretty important.  And then,
given that we already know he's willing to muzzle the broadcast industry, I
see no reason to think he will not try to muzzle the Internet just like
China and North Korea do so there will never be one word of criticism of
the Deer Fearless Supreme Leader. *

*And Spike, given your lack of outrage and casual attitude toward Big
Brother censoring the entire broadcast industry I also have no reason to
think you are a libertarian. Being a member of the Libertarian Party does
not make you a libertarian, in fact despite the similarities of names the
two things are rapidly becoming logically inconsistent. *

*John K Clark  *
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