Silence the Heretics!!

Accuracy in Media brings us this comprehensive report on the convergence of Angry Leftist Moonbats in Memphis, Tennessee, who are working hard to impose political and intellectual censorship on the nation, whilst calling it "reform". As is usually the case, the names that are chosen by The Angry Left for their various schemes are the exact opposite of what they, in fact, indicate.

Cliff Kincaid, who writes this report, gives us a rundown on all of the pro-tyranny organizations and their big money sponsors who were in attendance. The list is a long one that includes The American Prospect magazine, The Washington Monthly, The Nation, MoveOn.org and The Revolutionary Communist Party. These people are so far to the left that they think the communist Chinese government is too capitalist. Naturally, none of these groups are interested in free speech. Instead, they are desperate to stop the spread of conservative and libertarian ideas in the media. Thus their conference is aimed at silencing any voices which might question the received orthodoxy of the moonbat left.

These people are becoming a greater and greater influence in the Democrat party and as a result the party is moving father and father off the reservation. At this point I think we can safely say that the Democrats are America's communist party. The kinds of policies which they are trying to put forward would, if put into practice, be the end of a free America. But don't take my word for it; check out the entire article for yourself.

Reaching new levels of hysteria, Rep. Maurice Hinchey said the survival of America was itself at stake because "neo-fascist" and "neo-con" talk-show hosts led by Rush Limbaugh had facilitated the "illegal" war in Iraq and were complicit in President Bush's repeated violations of the Constitution, such as by detaining terrorists. He warned that the "right-wing oriented media" were now preparing the way for Bush to wage war on Iran and Syria.

His answer, a bill titled the "Media Ownership Reform Act," would reinstate the federal fairness doctrine and authorize bureaucrats at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to monitor and alter the content of radio and television programs.

Hinchey, chairman of the "Future of American Media Caucus" in the House, was introduced as the new chairman of a subcommittee with jurisdiction over the FCC. For Hinchey and the vast majority at the conference, there was a pressing need for more, not less, regulation of what they call the "corporate media."

With passage of his bill, Hinchey said that "progressives" would be able to demand and get "equal access" to programs hosted by conservatives and rebut the "baloney" of people like Limbaugh. "All of that stuff will end," Hinchey said about the influence of conservative media. By name, he also denounced Fox News and Sinclair Broadcasting.

Hinchey praised Democratic FCC commissioners Michael Copps and Jonathan Adelstein, who appeared at the conference, and indicated that with the election of a Democratic President in 2008, the FCC could be openly used to frustrate the growing popularity of conservative ideas, perhaps under the cover of resisting "media consolidation."

Later, Hinchey was seen preparing for an appearance on Air America, which had a make-shift studio set up on the premises of the conference.