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highplainsdem

(49,044 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:41 PM Jan 2014

MMFA: Shepard Smith Dismantles "Corporate Shill" Anti-Net Neutrality Guest

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MMFA: Shepard Smith Dismantles "Corporate Shill" Anti-Net Neutrality Guest (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2014 OP

Pay no attention to what we say, everything is going to be ok 4Q2u2 Jan 2014 #1

We have to keep asking.... Plucketeer Jan 2014 #2

Congress 4Q2u2 Jan 2014 #3

Like Bill Maher said NorthCarolina Jan 2014 #4

Amazed.... Burf-_- Jan 2014 #5

Equal Access for ALL. BOYCOTT any ISP that violates Net Neutrality zebonaut Jan 2014 #6

4Q2u2

(1,406 posts)

1. Pay no attention to what we say, everything is going to be ok

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 01:53 PM

Jan 2014

Mr. shill talks about certain companies and the amount of traffic they have, but we do not charge Fed-Ex by the number of trucks they have on the road. Then mr. shill hit the "the company has to pay for infrastructure". Who paid for all the R&D? We did the U S tax payer.

Plucketeer

(12,882 posts)

2. We have to keep asking....

Reply to 4Q2u2 (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 02:03 PM

Jan 2014

WHO owns the airwaves???? I thought the FCC was the public's servant. I thought WE owned the airwaves!

4Q2u2

(1,406 posts)

3. Congress

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 02:11 PM

Jan 2014

Someone here on DU pointed out that Congress did not designate the Net as "Public Good", not sure of the technical term. This opened the door for this ruling. Our FCC did not do us any favors though. It was pointed out that their oral arguments were weak and terrible and would not hold traction.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014697068

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

4. Like Bill Maher said

Reply to Plucketeer (Reply #2)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 04:03 PM

Jan 2014

during an interview with Larry King back in 2004:

"they say the people own the airwaves -- can we put that old conundrum aside? The people don't own the airwaves. Rupert Murdoch owns the airwaves. The people own a Magnavox."

http://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0403/03/lkl.00.html

Burf-_-

(205 posts)

5. Amazed....

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 04:05 PM

Jan 2014

at Fox News and Sheppard Smith for once telling the head on truth. I've Not heard any truer story since Judge Napalitano did his "what if ?" piece that got him fired. Fox News Calling out Corporate shllls to their faces.... I Dig that. The Guy had no answer except "if you can't afford it then you don't deserve it". If only Fox was this fair and balanced on all the issues.

zebonaut

(3,688 posts)

6. Equal Access for ALL. BOYCOTT any ISP that violates Net Neutrality

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jan 17, 2014, 04:21 AM

Jan 2014

Users of the net will have their say

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