Trump allies raise money to target reporters

[BoyNextDoor]

Heinous.

 

[bellisarius]

Perfect!!!! Long past due. Give the garbage sifting rats a taste of their own medicine.

The press has NO immunity from the treatment they deal out to others. They are not "special" in any way.

 

[OldJourno]

Heinous.

Should reporters who routinely drive drunk castigate public officials who do the same?
Why not have someone report on the reporters?

 

[PaxNurgle]

Perfect!!!! Long past due. Give the garbage sifting rats a taste of their own medicine.

The press has NO immunity from the treatment they deal out to others. They are not "special" in any way.

Yeah, fuck that, we don't want no stinking freedom of the press. I mean, look at Russia (where you're probably from, I'm assuming?) or China- heck, those countries are doing great!! Or North Korea- you know Kim Jong Un wont tolerate any s$%^t talking bastards ripping on the government; he'd set them straight!

If only the U.S. were more like those countries, then Trump wouldn't need to make America great again- America would be greater than it's ever been. The press should just toe the line and obey the Dear Leader and kiss his ass every day, and everything would be just wonderful and then those whiny liberals would be FORCED to shut up.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

It is unethical. It is an erosion of yet another societal norm. And your simplistic example is not the case in question.

We are talking about a pathological liar being propped up by wealthy elites so that his demagoguery can be allowed to continue unabated and unchecked.

 

[FGB]

Sounds like we are talking about scum reporters to me...

 

[bellisarius]

It is unethical. It is an erosion of yet another societal norm. And your simplistic example is not the case in question.

We are talking about a pathological liar being propped up by wealthy elites so that his demagoguery can be allowed to continue unabated and unchecked.

Really????? Who made this rule up? It's NEVER been the norm. For the greater part of this nations history journalists freely attacked other journalists. Taking these steps is actually returning us to the norm.

 

[OldJourno]

Yeah, fuck that, we don't want no stinking freedom of the press. I mean, look at Russia (where you're probably from, I'm assuming?) or China- heck, those countries are doing great!! Or North Korea- you know Kim Jong Un wont tolerate any s$%^t talking bastards ripping on the government; he'd set them straight!

If only the U.S. were more like those countries, then Trump wouldn't need to make America great again- America would be greater than it's ever been. The press should just toe the line and obey the Dear Leader and kiss his ass every day, and everything would be just wonderful and then those whiny liberals would be FORCED to shut up.

You are no doubt aware the New York Times was extolling the virtues of communism under Joe Stalin before WWII, when he was systematically starving millions to death. Won a Pulitzer for it.
The media remains deeply flawed to this day, and it doesn't take special funding to prove the point. You've just heard 2-plus years of idiotic yammering from any number of news outlets that the president is a traitor. The story fell apart. Oh well, time to move on.
Critical thinkers already know the mainstream media sucks.

 

[bellisarius]

Yeah, fuck that, we don't want no stinking freedom of the press. I mean, look at Russia (where you're probably from, I'm assuming?) or China- heck, those countries are doing great!! Or North Korea- you know Kim Jong Un wont tolerate any s$%^t talking bastards ripping on the government; he'd set them straight!

If only the U.S. were more like those countries, then Trump wouldn't need to make America great again- America would be greater than it's ever been. The press should just toe the line and obey the Dear Leader and kiss his ass every day, and everything would be just wonderful and then those whiny liberals would be FORCED to shut up.

Here such a short time and already exposing your inner moron. *chuckle*

 

[BoyNextDoor]

Really????? Who made this rule up? It's NEVER been the norm. For the greater part of this nations history journalists freely attacked other journalists. Taking these steps is actually returning us to the norm.

A bunch of lightweights - Jefferson, Franklin and some of their friends.

 

[bellisarius]

A bunch of lightweights - Jefferson, Franklin and some of their friends.

Show me in the constitution or statute law where this is enshrined.

 

[Conager]

How does the left manage this level of poutrage with a straight face.

The left already spends millions of dollars parsing every single word any conservative in media says with the stated aim of driving them out of business.

Even when they can't find anything specific to poutrage about, they still go after anyone even sort of conservative in the media with all manner of boycotts and vitriolic public attacks.

The entire premise of this thread is beyond laughable.

 

[BoyNextDoor]

You two dopes suffer from having above average intelligence and zero wisdom. No common sense.

You cannot see that an enterprise dedicated suppression of legitimate criticism of the POTUS is antithetical to what is means to be an American and what America stands for.

You are neo-Americans with no ethical compass.

 

[phrodeau]

Old news.

https://beta.washingtonpost.com/pow...b92bd0-d306-11e8-b2d2-f397227b43f0_story.html

In recent days, a cadre of conservative House Republicans allied with Trump has been privately exchanging articles from right-wing outlets that fuel suspicion of (Jamal) Khashoggi, highlighting his association with the Muslim Brotherhood in his youth and raising conspiratorial questions about his work decades ago as an embedded reporter covering Osama bin Laden, according to four GOP officials involved in the discussions who were not authorized to speak publicly.

 

[Boxlicker101]

If you're looking for somebody who is tough on journalists, look at Antifa or Melissa Click. People like them can't stand to see or hear people being kept informed or hearing the Truth.

 

[Rightguide]

Heinous.

Damn good strategic thinking.

Give those smug liars a dose of their own medicine.

 

[PaxNurgle]

okay, so let me get this straight. Attacking the media is perfectly okay...unless they kiss Trump's ass and extol how honest, virtuous and wonderful he is, and never criticize him for anything. Then, and ONLY then, the News Media is honest and fair. If they call him out on his misdeeds, and criticize his mistakes then they are the "Socialist Liberal Media" or whatever the fuck, and they deserve to be repressed.

That's how a dictatorship works. The U.S. is not a dictatorship. (Sorry.)

I understand that people of all nationalities post here, and many love extolling the virtues of dictatorships, oligarchies and right-wing totatitarian states, but I am an American and I do not value those type of political systems, nor do I wish to live in one. And I think I speak for the vast majority of Americans.

Many of you on here are not American (despite what you might pretend) and I respect your opinions, but look at it this way- I do not spend my energy criticizing how bad Putin or the government of China is- because it's not my country.

 

[OldJourno]

okay, so let me get this straight. Attacking the media is perfectly okay...unless they kiss Trump's ass and extol how honest, virtuous and wonderful he is, and never criticize him for anything. Then, and ONLY then, the News Media is honest and fair. If they call him out on his misdeeds, and criticize his mistakes then they are the "Socialist Liberal Media" or whatever the fuck, and they deserve to be repressed.

That's how a dictatorship works. The U.S. is not a dictatorship. (Sorry.)

I understand that people of all nationalities post here, and many love extolling the virtues of dictatorships, oligarchies and right-wing totatitarian states, but I am an American and I do not value those type of political systems, nor do I wish to live in one. And I think I speak for the vast majority of Americans.

Many of you on here are not American (despite what you might pretend) and I respect your opinions, but look at it this way- I do not spend my energy criticizing how bad Putin or the government of China is- because it's not my country.

It's always OK to attack the news media. It's not OK for government to tap the phones of reporters or family members of reporters, or the phones of news organizations.
You know, like Obama did.

 

[Conager]

okay, so let me get this straight. Attacking the media is perfectly okay...unless they kiss Trump's ass and extol how honest, virtuous and wonderful he is, and never criticize him for anything. Then, and ONLY then, the News Media is honest and fair. If they call him out on his misdeeds, and criticize his mistakes then they are the "Socialist Liberal Media" or whatever the fuck, and they deserve to be repressed.

That's how a dictatorship works. The U.S. is not a dictatorship. (Sorry.)

I understand that people of all nationalities post here, and many love extolling the virtues of dictatorships, oligarchies and right-wing totatitarian states, but I am an American and I do not value those type of political systems, nor do I wish to live in one. And I think I speak for the vast majority of Americans.

Many of you on here are not American (despite what you might pretend) and I respect your opinions, but look at it this way- I do not spend my energy criticizing how bad Putin or the government of China is- because it's not my country.

Let me get this straight:

You are saying that you prefer leftist totalitarian States?

 

[dolf]

I'd prefer a free press, without political bias, reporting facts to inform the people. It's essential for a healthy democracy.

 

[Hal9000_]

I'd prefer a free press, without political bias, reporting facts to inform the people. It's essential for a healthy democracy.

Fake news!

OK..I'll be cereal for a min.

IMHO...

If people eat their daily pablum without tasting it...

Who's fault is it?

Also... hypocritical for any faction to cry foul re: propaganda.

Interesting times. Information age.

 

[VeraBad]

grabyourwallet

.org is a good source of the Trump administration's corporate supporters/donors. Do what you have to do.

 

[VeraBad]

Who's supporting Putin Lite's administration?

opensecrets.org

grabyourwallet.org (phone numbers, addresses, contacts, etc.)

 

[toeskr]

It is unethical. It is an erosion of yet another societal norm.

We are talking about a pathological liar being propped up on a porn board so that his demagoguery and his shit pisting and being a keyboard warrior can be allowed to continue unabated and unchecked.

Dude, don't be so hard on yourself.

 

[BotanyBoy]

It is unethical. It is an erosion of yet another societal norm. And your simplistic example is not the case in question.

We are talking about a pathological liar being propped up by wealthy elites so that his demagoguery can be allowed to continue unabated and unchecked.

Demagoguery, you mean he's not a puppet of the elitism and leftist oppression that you support....yea, that's what we elected him to do.