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Honig Defends FCC Diversity Officer
September 24, 2009: In a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, David Honig, who serves as executive director of the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council, defends FCC Chief Diversity Officer Mark Lloyd, whose writing on radio have caused some controversy.
Honig writes, "Some have suggested that your Chief Diversity Officer, Mark Lloyd, is not qualified because in 2007 he co-authored a book, The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio. The fact that some people (including me) disagree with some of Mr. Lloyd's writings has no place in your evaluation of Mr. Lloyd's qualifications. Free speech is a must for everyone, including Mark Lloyd. He didn't speak or write as an FCC employee, express his opinions on behalf of the FCC, and is not employed in a position where his opinions (as he's expressed them) matter to his job performance or qualifications."
Honig points to Lloyd's qualifications, noting that he taught communications policy at MIT and worked for nearly 20 years as a journalist, and says of Lloyd, "Obviously, he is well qualified to serve as Chief Diversity Officer."
Honig was one of those who encouraged the FCC to create a position of chief diversity officer.
In 2007, when he was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, Lloyd co-authored a report calling the Fairness Doctrine "inadequate" to address the shortfall of liberal programming on radio, and recommended tighter ownership caps, more public interest reporting, and three-year license terms. The report said that if commercial broadcasters are unwilling to abide by the standards or the FCC doesn't come up with effective regulations, "a spectrum use fee should be levied on owners to directly support local, regional, and national public broadcasting."
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) asked Genachowski to reaffirm his opposition to the Fairness Doctrine in light of Lloyd's appointment, but there has been no public indication that Lloyd's post is in danger.
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(9/27/2009 8:09:16 AM) How could 50 million new comers impose their customs and language on 200 million hostile Anglos with millions of weapons and centuries of resources and property garrisons? Except for the democrats of course. |
| - Lonegunman |
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(9/27/2009 5:22:49 AM) president eishower had the right idea in the 50s when he organized operation wetback to get rid of illegal resident living here they rounded em up and shipped em out the mexicans went by train to the middle of mexico before they were allowed off the train i guess its not got thru everyones head that illegal aliens are forcing thousnads of hospitals to go bankrupt with non reimbursed care . no wonder medical costs have gone so high the paying people have to take on part of the uncompensated burden the hospital finds themselves under if this health care bill passes there will be thousands if not millions or illegals on the program using fake documents for the same thing they use them for now to get state and federala benefits theres a fmaily down the street from my mom and dad whose daughter are mor or less baby mills. one got smart and moved to california where she lives in relative comfort another drain on the bankrupt state of mexifornia http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=103163§ionid=3510303 According to the most recent Census (July 1, 2007), 45.4 million Americans are of Hispanic descent and form the second largest ethnic group in the United States today. It might be mentioned that in compiling the statistics, the largest group (non-Hispanic Whites) did not represent a single group, but was comprised of dozens of subgroups. If those subgroups had been counted separately - rather than lumped together - Hispanic Americans would have far outnumbered any other ethnic group. In some parts of the country, the Hispanics outnumber other groups by such wide margins it would be highly misleading to classify them as a “minority”. For example, 97 percent of the population of East Los Angeles is Hispanic and in the Texas towns of Laredo and Brownsville, Latinos make up 94 percent and 91 percent of the populations, respectively. Another indication of the growing number of Hispanic Americans is the fact that they are no longer concentrated in the Southwest and Florida alone, but can be found throughout the United States. In the past decade, the US Hispanic population has grown by 60 percent, and despite the economic downturn, immigration - legal and otherwise - from Latin America remains strong. According to US government projections, by the year 2050, Hispanics in the United States will number 100 million. A 2007 American Community Survey conducted by the United States Census Bureau found that 34 million Americans speak Spanish as their first language. Officials estimate that within fifty years, half of the US population will call Spanish their mother tongue. Statistics across the board indicate that the US Hispanic population is alive and growing and - if present trends continue - will soon change the demographic face of America; but what does that mean for the United States? Well, the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court can be considered an indication of things to come. Increasing number of Latinos will most likely be appointed to - and elected for - positions of power as the Hispanic constituency waxes stronger and makes its voice heard. Then there is policy; US policy both at home and abroad will most likely undergo radical changes in the near future, as US lawmakers will have to appease - and answer to - the growing numbers of Hispanic voters. An example of future trends can be seen in the demands made by powerful Hispanic lobbyists and the adjustments Washington is already making in its policy towards Cuba. Suffice it to say, that the Anglo-Saxon culture of the United States no longer applies to the greater population. The American people no longer “fit the mold”. As the demographic map of the United States changes, its culture - and values - will, of necessity have to adapt, as well, with the predominant culture belonging to the largest ethnic group. The final product, of course, will most likely be a cultural mosaic; but it will be definitely tilted towards the largest ethnic group. That will be the reconquest of America. as you can seee the white caucsan sub groups are the true minorities now and there rights are being trmpled every day that goes by |
| - ted |
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(9/26/2009 9:48:19 PM) HELP STOP ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.......MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! http://www.numbersusa.com/content/learn/about/what-numbersusa-is-all-about.html |
| - Mike |
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(9/26/2009 4:41:47 PM) Comment? Sure. I'm shocked I tell you , totally shocked, that one useless(to the citizenry) beurocrat would be supporting another useless beurocrat. |
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