Electronic Comment Filing System

ECFS Filing Proceeding: 09-191
Name of Filer: Edward Matakonis
Author: Edward Matakonis
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Type of Filing: REPLY TO COMMENTS
Exparte Presentation: NO
Date Received: 3/29/10
Date Posted: 3/30/10 11:31 AM
Address: PO Box 444 Pottsville, PA 17901

Before the FCC decided to pursue Net Neutrality protections, Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck warned his audience that the government was "trying to take over the media." Beck later said that Net Neutrality would "wildly affect your life and free speech" by forcing a "Marxist utopia" on the Internet. Mr. Beck should be grateful for a country whose freedoms are protected as much as the ACLU protects the freedoms that remain in these United States. Only a society as free as the US would allow him to say the things he does in order to eliminate freedoms, abolish liberty, andn outlaw brotherhood in any form. We all know Mr. Beck represents the "Lunatic fringe" better than anyone does, and his antics do provide a more amusement than any one so-called "news" network should provide. However, to take this irresponsible charlatan seriously as any kind of spokesman for anything would be a mistake. We should preserve media freedom, and therefore net neutrality, not because of--but in spite of--commentators such as Mr. Beck. Thank you for your time and attention.