You’ve got to be kidding me. There’s actually consideration for a bailout of the newspaper industry?

The demise of newspapers is not because of some economic crisis… it’s because of the rise of the Internet. That printed medium is obsolete, plain and simple. I know it’s de rigueur to prop up failing industry with legislation (music industry, movie industry, Amtrak, etc.) and of course all the cool kids are getting bailouts. But there is no practical end served by this that isn’t already being served (arguably better) by electronic media. Adapt people… evolve. Let the dinosaur die.

What’s scarier about this is there is lip service to those being bailed out that they can continue to report as they wish, but they cannot endorse political candidates. Well, not only is that a foot in the door for greater control and censorship, but in and of itself is a complete violation of freedom of speech and press. It flat out is Congress abridging speech and press.

I take some solace that this bill hasn’t attracted any cosponsors, so hopefully it will die. But either way, contact your Congresscritters and tell them not just “no” but “hell no”.