WHAT'S FAIR ABOUTH THE "FAIRNESS DOCTRINE" ?

House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and other congressional democrats would like to resurrect the "Fairness Doctrine", which was created in 1949 by the Federal Communications Commission. It required broadcasters to present opposing views on controversial issues and provide equal time to political figures who were attacked. Toward the end of the Reagan administration, the FCC itself found the doctrine unconstitutional and discarded it, since it was obvious censorship of political speech, which is the main protection of the First Amendment.
This action is being brought up because there are far more successful conservative talk shows on radio. Why should they be penalized because the liberal ones are not as successful. Obviously, there are alot of people who want these stations, or they would'nt be doing so well. The government has no right to suppress the will of the people.

Robert Rozycki
POS1601
Tuesday, 6 P.M.

WHAT CHANGE?

It wasn't long ago that Barack Obama was tearing down Hillary Clinton's foreign policy credentials. In March, when Hillary was his only rival, Obama mockingly asked "What exactly is this foreign policy experience?". Now he is nominating her to be Secretary of State along with many other staffers and cronies from her husband's administration.
The change I would like to see is a halt to all the nastiness of elections on both sides of the aisle and both parties coming together after the elections for the good of the people and not the good of their party.

Robert Rozycki
POS1601
Tuesday, 6 P.M.

IRAQ OK'S THREE YEAR TIMETABLE FOR U.S. TROOP PULLOUT

Iraq's Parliament approved the withdrawal of U.S. Troops by December 31, 2011. Of the 198 lawmakers present, 149 raised their hands in favor of the "Status of Forces Agreement." Despite all the disagreements and arguments among the Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, I am glad to see democracy is working in Iraq and that the sacrifice our troops made was not in vain. I hope the people of Iraq appreciate what they did as much as we do.

Robert Rozycki
POS1601
Tuesday, 6 P.M.

REPORT FINDS MOST TOO IGNORANT TO VOTE

I was amused, but not surprised, by an article I read from the Washington Post claiming most people are too ignorant to vote. This study was done by the Intercollegiate Studies Institue (ISI) on civic literacy, which included 2500 college students, elected officials and citizens which were selected randomly. They were given a 33 question test on basic civics and 1800 failed. Sadly, only 27 percent of elected officeholders surveyed could name a right or freedom guaranteed by the First Amendment. The ISI feels the problem lies in watching too much television and talking on the telephone. The solution they feel lies with education reform, which should start in high school. Students should be reading newspapers and being quizzed weekly on current events.
The lack of knowledge was also evident during the whole election process, when the news would interview people on the street. Alot of people had no idea who was running for vice president or even what the views of the presidential candidates were. Alot of people based their vote on who was cuter or cooler. Pretty scary when the country is facing two major problems with the economy and the war on terror.

Robert Rozycki
POS1601
Tuesday, 6 P.M.

MADE IN CHINA

Every week, another product from China is being reported as a health threat. It first started with pet food. Many dogs and cats died due to melamine additives. If that wasn't bad enough, they were also adding it to baby formula, which sickened thousands and killed at least four babies. Lead is being found in many products, including toys for our children. It was reported on the news that millions of defective air valves from China are on our car tires which have caused blowouts that have resulted in deaths. Even bras from Victoria's Secret have chemicals which are causing rashes and open sores. When is the government going to do their job and protect us. We don't have much of a choice. Check the labels when you shop. Everything is Made in China.

Robert Rozycki
POS1601
Tuesday 6 P.M.

Florida Amendment Results

This is the results for the amendments that were on the ballot for this election.

• The Declaration of Rights amendment did not pass. it was defeated 52.1% to 47.9%.
• The Florida Marriage Protection amendment passed with a 61.9% approval.
• The Changes and Improvements Not Affecting the Assessed Value of Residential Real Property amendment passed with a 60.5% approval.
• The Property Tax Exemption of Perpetually Conserved Land; Classification and Assessment of Land Used for Conservation amendment passed with a 68.6% approval.
• The Assessment of Working Waterfront Property Based Upon Current Use amendment passed with a 70.6% approval.
• The Local Option Community College Funding amendment did not pass and was defeated 56.5% to 43.5%.

I was glad that a few of the amendments passed but I really wish that the Local Option amendment would have passed.

Damien Needham

POS 2112 1:00 p.m.

Local Election Results

I just wanted to let everyone know who one the local elections for our area.
In the State House of Representatives, Brad Drake Defeated Johnny McDaniel. The 14th Judicial circuit elected a new State Attorney in Glen Hess. Finally, Alan Boyd defeated Mark Mulligan for the office of United States Representative. Does anyone have any opinions about the results? I wasn't too thrilled on a few of the results.

Damien Needham
POS 2112 1:00 p.m.

Election News

Barrack Obama is going to be the new President of the United States. Obama defeated McCain by 201 electoral votes. Obama also won the popular vote 53% to 46%. This election has been an exciting one and I hope that our new president will help the United States gain a positive status back in the world view.

Damien Needham
POS 2041 8:00 a.m.

Russian Threats

Recently I read an article about how the Russians were going to test Obama by jamming our defense satellites in Poland. In my opinion this type of behavior cannot be tolerated. This threat is crossing the line. Something needs to be done in order to get Russia in check. Has anyone else heard anything else about the situation?

Damien Needham
POS 2041 8:00 a.m.

Sexism in the media

There was a report on the news that the McCain campaign spent $150,000 on Sarah Palin's and her family's wardrobe. This is clearly sexism in so far that this statistic was never reported for any male vice president nominee. Furthermore, it tells the viewer nothing in terms of what the McCain-Palin administration will do in the event that they are elected. I am as liberal as one can be, but ideology has no place when it comes to the media capitalizing on facts that are unfair.

Chrissy Jordan
POS 1041
Fridays, 8:00-11:00 CDT