Where Offensive Speech is Prohibited, Tyranny Will Follow

First it was the National Hispanic Media Coalition calling on the FCC to probe what it feels is hate speech by conservative talk radio hosts.  The group claims it isolated 334 incidents of hate speech by John & Ken of KFI, Los Angeles, Michael Savage, and Lou Dobbs in eighty minutes of tape.

Then it was minority groups petitioning the FCC to investigate the new radio ratings system called the Portable People Meter because they feel it under represents the ratings on urban radio stations and is unfair.  The meter can’t lie and registers in real time what radio stations those who wear the device are hearing.  Make sure all groups are fairly represented and all should be fine.  (more…)