Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is a busy boy.
Newly puffed up over his extremely successful use of the government to silence speech the government doesn’t like, a thing that used to be seen as a textbook First Amendment violation, Carr is making the rounds to tell everyone his next moves.
Spoiler alert: His next moves suck.
Talking with conservative podcaster Scott Jennings on Thursday, Carr took aim at ABC’s “The View,” saying that it may not be a “bona fide” news program discussing current events. If it isn’t, it would be subject to the equal time rule. Under that law, if a broadcast station gives airtime to any federal, state, or local candidate, it must provide all other candidates for the same office the opportunity for equal airtime.
Bona fide news programs,