Dr. Phil Unwittingly Spurs Fairness-Doctrine On
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In 2007, the "Dr. Phil" show launched an attack on Skinheads, stating
that they had used "trickery" to gain support. Phil McGraw contended
that their pro-majority agenda was based upon "trickery" for posting
photos of unsuspecting individuals over the Skinhead Website. No such
photos, however, had been posted and the allegations were false. In
response to a demand for an apology, production-assistant Emily Bailey
wrote that "I personally apologize," promising that "a follow-up show
is scheduled to tape in the near future. At that point, a correction
should be made." Signing in behalf of "Paramount," Bailey concluded
that "I appreciate your patience and apologize, again. I will keep you
updated as we work to correct this mistake."
McGraw, a devotee of Oprah Winfrey, had been a spin-off from the
"Oprah" show, who, like Winfrey, bubbled over with disdain for
Skinheads. When Winfrey hosted a Skinhead, the guest emphatically
denounced her, to her face, called her a "monkey" and stomped off the
set. The bested and wounded Winfrey announced that she would never
allow a Skinhead, again. In slamming Skinheads, McGraw hosted a
Skinhead-friendly lawyer, who verbally trounced McGraw, but declined
to invite a Skinhead in person. Bailey never kept her commitment to
keep Skinheads "updated." However, the follow-up show was scheduled
for 2010, for which Skinheads demanded both the promised correction
and an appearance by a Skinhead to defend himself.
Tom Wiggs of California said that, given the chance, he would explain
how illegal-aliens were "bringing disease and taking our jobs." He
would insist that we "stop sending troops and money overseas, when we
need to put them on the Mexican Border." Wiggs insisted that he
would, also, denounce Barack Obama for "trying to make this nation
into a Communist country." Jeffrey Ullman of Texas said that he would
expose the "Dr. Phil" hypocrisy. "He wants to 'celebrate' Somalis in
Saint Cloud, Jews on the Lower East Side and Cubans in Miami." Ullman
said that he would query, "Why is it a 'moral-imperative' to save
Tibet for the Tibetan people, but 'morally wrong' to save Atlanta for
the American people or Berlin for the German people?"
McGraw, instead, has invited T. J. Leyden, who had once attempted to
become a Skinhead, but who had been rejected for producing a deformed
child and carrying defective genes. Leyden, then, was hired by Simon
Wisenthal to lecture against Skinheads. One Leyden-backed project,
entitled "York Unity," designed to run Skinheads out of York,
Pennsylvania, was declared unconstitutional by a federal court.
McGraw, however, did not extend "equal-time" to rebuke Leyden.
Skinheads called for using the occasion to push for re-adoption of the
"fairness-doctrine." Protesters were encouraged to telephone TV-
affiliates, airing "Dr. Phil," to insist that their objections be
recorded in the station's FCC-log and to publicize their initiatives.
The "fairness-doctrine," being pushed in Congress, would give pro-
majority activists "equal-time," when they were attacked. While only a
stop-gap remedy, it would allow Skinheads valuable air-time, at no
cost. Under the doctrine, which had been abolished by the
Republicans, William Dilday had once proposed broadcasting nightly pro-
Negro commentaries, over an NBC-affiliate, but abandoned the project
when opponents vowed to reply to each one, under the fairness-
doctrine. Each station must record complaints, as part of its license-
renewal. Wiggs added that "something must be done. We need our voice
to be heard. We need to regain our freedom." Wiggs expressed
skepticism that Bailey would honor her "correction" promise.
In calling stations, Skinheads and their supporters were urged to be
"polite" and "reasonable." If told to contact the national
broadcaster, callers were advised to "firmly insist" that their
complaint be recorded locally, via telephone, as is provided for in
FCC-regulations. Callers were, also, asked to leave their full names
and addresses, in case their complaints were brought up during
Congressional-hearings or in news-accounts, as well as to report their
activity to the Skinhead Website, which would be monitoring "Dr.
Phil." While the experience could be helpful for Skinheads to prepare
themselves to be media-spokesmen, David Bauguess of Maryland reminded
his compatriots to "learn lessons, but take what you've learned to the
streets."
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