This was meant to convey that Dole was a fair man. More accurately, it conveyed that Dole placed no weight whatever on his pronouncements about the entertainment industry. They were merely that week's gambit for press attention. It worked, and now Dole will move on to other business. These people pay no mind to the secondary and tertiary ill effects of what they say or do on markets.
Politicians act for reasons that can be wild, whimsical, ignorant, and unpredictable.
Instead of scouring the marketplace for bullies to cow with antitrust law, Uncle Sam must restrain himself. Nothing could serve the workings of the marketplace better than his leaving it.