The above footage comes courtesy of Michelle Malkin, who by the way was a great guest last night as I kicked off my week of sitting in for Hugh. Click at your peril – the tape shows John Kerry embracing the fairness doctrine.

As Allah would say, it’s unlike Waffles to be so far behind the curve on such a thing. After all, when you’re trailing Trent Lott by a week, you’re not exactly cutting edge. Nonetheless, the trend it is. Trent Lott declared war against talk radio, and a bunch of Democrats have heeded his cry.

Exit question: Where are the contrarian mavericks like John McCain and Lindsey Graham on this? Shouldn’t they be rushing to our defense?

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