President Barack Obama Opposes Return of "Fairness Doctrine"

President Barack Obama Opposes Return of "Fairness Doctrine"

A spokesman for President Obama indicated today that the President opposes re-instituting the fairness doctrine.

FoxNews.com reports:

President Obama opposes any move to bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine, a spokesman told FOXNews.com Wednesday.

The statement is the first definitive stance the administration has taken since an aide told an industry publication last summer that Obama opposes the doctrine -- a long-abolished policy that would require broadcasters to provide opposing viewpoints on controversial issues.

"As the president stated during the campaign, he does not believe the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated," White House spokesman Ben LaBolt told FOXNews.com.

Some Democrats have been discussing bringing back the Fairness Doctrine in order to stifle conservative talk shows. Some are considering doing so "through the back door" by instituting "local programming" rules. Most of the major talk shows are syndicated to local stations around the country.

We'll see if Obama sticks to this position or not. Many of his statements on policy positions seem to have "expiration dates" according to Rush Limbaugh.