So that what you tend to see is someone like a Rush Limbaugh, he's the classic case because he's the most successful, he didn't sort of like come out of his mother's womb with the highest ratings in the country.

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The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the...

The number one lobby that opposes campaign finance reform in the United States is the...

Because Hightower's problem, among other things, is that advertisers would be a lot less interested...

Because Hightower's problem, among other things, is that advertisers would be a lot less interested...

So it's a much more difficult issue to organize around, because you can't get media...

So it's a much more difficult issue to organize around, because you can't get media...

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial...

You know, a left-winger, the barrier to success if you're on the left in commercial...

The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years....

The cost of congressional and presidential campaigns has been leaping every two or four years....

Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that...

Our existing media system today is the direct result of government laws and subsidies that...

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First,...

The commercial broadcasters have tremendous influence in Washington, D.C., for a couple of reasons. First,...

One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media...

One survey that I saw that was published I think in Variety or Electronic Media...

Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want...

Basically what they're saying is, if you want to be on TV, if you want...

But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.

But having said that, there's also a sea change in attitude towards media.

And they've got to be held accountable; our broadcasting system has to be made accountable;...

And they've got to be held accountable; our broadcasting system has to be made accountable;...

When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in...

When the government allocates monopoly rights to frequency, and there are only a handful in...

What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the...

What I've found is that there is a tremendous interest in these issues, across the...

Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do...

Which is supposed to mean they're doing something in their broadcasting they would not do...

Because what's going on now, and this applies mostly to television stations in the largest...

Because what's going on now, and this applies mostly to television stations in the largest...

If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very...

If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very...

So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the...

So the competition isn't once you got the license, running the station; it's getting the...

So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of...

So the system we have in radio and television today is the direct result of...

The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.

The public gets not one penny from them in return for those airwaves.

But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is...

But having said that, what's happening with campaign finance reform and our political culture is...