The FCC used to require television and radio news to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced. Reagan's FCC eliminated the policy in 1987. Ronald Reagan fucked us here, too. Just like he did on gun control and a massive spic invasion that he legalized the year before.
Ronald Reagan fucked us on so many levels and it's disgusting how many conservatives still treat his legacy as if he were a god.
News was run at a loss. It was a public service they had to provide in order to have the right to broadcast. The airwaves were considered owned by the public, and providing the news was the payment for using them. Once they no longer needed the airwaves (Cable), they could pump out for-profit news that was just sensationalized bullshit.
wise comment, you see the big picture. Conservatives worship a false god.
Care to share more examples?
He fucked us on gun control several times, starting as Governor of California. He signed the Mulford Act in 1967, that outlawed carrying loaded weapons in public. As President, he signed the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986, which outlawed automatic weapons. Then, he lobbied for the 1994 assault weapons ban. Many credit his support for overcoming the NRA's opposition to the bill.
He fucked us on immigration with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which granted amnesty to millions of illegals in the United States and put a giant "welcome" sign on America's sourthern border. We're still feeling the consequences today.
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