Another effort by the FEC to silence conservative media ended when the three Republicans on the FEC voted to block a move by the commission's Democrats to punish Fox News for debate sponsorship. The effort is nearly unprecedented.  In 1980, the Nashua Telegraph was threatened with FEC action when it agreed to sponsor the GOP debate that included Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and several other candidates.  When the Telegraph dropped its sponsorship, the Reagan campaign ended up paying for the event ("I'm paying for this microphone, Mr. [G]reen"). Washington Examiner: A Republican FEC commissioner leading that fight, Lee E. Goodman, revealed the vote to Secrets Wednesday and said the official report of the May 26 executive vote will be released Thursday. Goodman has led the fight against several other efforts to censor conservative media by Democrats on the FEC. "The government should not punish any newsroom's editorial decision on how...(Read Full Post)