President Obama Opposes The Fairness Doctrine

I said back in November that the Republican paranoia was ill-founded:

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.

Can we stop having this stupid conversation now? But of course we know that this will do very little to quell the incessant mewling of the Limbaughs and Hannitys of the world, don't we?