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Nov 8, 2019 11:40:16   #
Pariahjf
 
JFlorio wrote:
Is the press free troll when they protect Harvey Weinstein or quash an Epstein investigation? How about them allowing the governor of Va a pass on wearing blackface? The press is free. Free to be biased and partisan. Is it coincidence that of the MSM personnel that contributed to political parties that these same people gave over 95% of their contributions to Democrats?
I actually believe this doesn’t bother you at all because you’re an anti-American little troll which everyone sees through.
Is the press free troll when they protect Harvey W... (show quote)


I think we need to look at this from another viewpoint. Jefferson was right, and what he said is still true. There are several news sources, information sources, books, writings, blogs, and videos available to the masses that DO have the truth, but most citizens won't waste their time looking for or researching them. This is THEIR problem----they look at the headlines, but won't read the editorial or opinion pages to get an informed decision.

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Nov 8, 2019 12:02:17   #
Seth
 
debeda wrote:
The problem is we no longer have a free press. We have Pravda, and if you don't agree with establishment Democrats you must be insane and be discredited as such


The left uses our own Bill of Rights against us, with the First Amendment at the head of the line.

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Nov 8, 2019 12:15:41   #
crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island
 
PeterS wrote:
You mean Obama attacks ONE news organization and it's the same as Trump attacking EVERY news organization that isn't Fox? Yeah, like that...



Some history is in order, something with which PeterS has little familiarity. John Adams, an associate author of The Constitution, signed into law The Alien & Sedition Acts, one of which was used in the twentieth century.

Abraham Lincoln closed down hundreds of opposition newspapers. He ordered the arrests of Chief Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney and the mayor of Baltimore, and Clement Vallingdigham.

Woodrow Wilson allowed his AG to arrest anyone who spoke positively of Germans or Germany during WWI.

FDR ordered the broadcasting license of a small Catholic radio station that was critical of him.

Lois Lerner, under Barack H. Obama, withheld the tax exemptions of conservative & pro-lie organizations.

PeterS can point to NOTHING similar that Donald J. Trump has done.

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Nov 8, 2019 12:18:40   #
jSmitty45 Loc: Fl born, lived in Texas 30 yrs, now Louisiana
 
Liberty Tree wrote:
You mean the way Obama attacked FOX news. The press in Jefferson's day was much different.


For sure!

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Nov 8, 2019 12:20:43   #
jSmitty45 Loc: Fl born, lived in Texas 30 yrs, now Louisiana
 
Blade_Runner wrote:
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It was only at the start of the Progressive Era and the twentieth century that the supposed “objectivity of the press” first surfaced, leaving us where we are today: with a partisan party-press overwhelmingly aligned with a political ideology but hypocritically engaged in a massive untruth as to its real nature.
url=https://www.amazon.com/Unfreedom-Press-Mark-R... (show quote)


Love Mark!

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Nov 8, 2019 12:21:30   #
crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island
 
Armageddun wrote:
Pete,

I haven't addressed you since I have returned to the Opp so I suppose it is time that once again we must agree to disagree. LOL... Be fair at least... liberal biased headline grabbing low lifes.



It is impossible for PeterS to be fair. He only cares about anything, no matter how suspect, that impugns Donald J. Trump. As far as ' liberal biased headline grabbing low lifes', you should be aware that redundancy is considered poor rhetoric.



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Nov 8, 2019 12:22:09   #
jSmitty45 Loc: Fl born, lived in Texas 30 yrs, now Louisiana
 
Radiance3 wrote:
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During the times of Thomas Jefferson, there was the press that states facts, honesty, with professional and moral integrity.

Currently, we cannot call a press a press, because they do not report facts, but lies, deceptions, fabrications to mislead the people. It's not Free Press at this time, but free LIES,to meet their agenda.

The present press is one sided. It is not a press to report factual events to the people. It is an instrument, or weapon of the socialist-democrats to aid and abet their lies and deceptions for political destruction of president Trump and the republican party.


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Nov 8, 2019 12:41:57   #
crazylibertarian Loc: Florida by way of New York & Rhode Island
 
Seth wrote:
The left uses our own Bill of Rights against us, with the First Amendment at the head of the line.



Once more Seth, you hit the nail right on the head. In fact, The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by communists to protect them from prosecution under the Palmer Raids of Woodrow Wilson using The Constitution. ACLU, then as now, was intent on imposing communism on America.

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Nov 8, 2019 12:57:11   #
working class stiff Loc: N. Carolina
 
crazylibertarian wrote:
Some history is in order, something with which PeterS has little familiarity. John Adams, an associate author of The Constitution, signed into law The Alien & Sedition Acts, one of which was used in the twentieth century.

Abraham Lincoln closed down hundreds of opposition newspapers. He ordered the arrests of Chief Supreme Court Justice Roger Taney and the mayor of Baltimore, and Clement Vallingdigham.

Woodrow Wilson allowed his AG to arrest anyone who spoke positively of Germans or Germany during WWI.

FDR ordered the broadcasting license of a small Catholic radio station that was critical of him.

Lois Lerner, under Barack H. Obama, withheld the tax exemptions of conservative & pro-lie organizations.

PeterS can point to NOTHING similar that Donald J. Trump has done.
Some history is in order, something with which Pet... (show quote)


The history is true.
Doesn't negate the fact that this President would like the media to behave like Pravda or Tass in the old Soviet Union. That's the kind of media he wants....no criticism, no deviation from his party line, and no investigation into his administration.

Once a President condemns the press and opposition party as enemies of the people, that President is clearly signalling he wants a one party state. Luckily, Americans and their institutions are not set up for that kind of thinking, or government.

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Nov 8, 2019 13:09:23   #
debeda
 
Seth wrote:
The left uses our own Bill of Rights against us, with the First Amendment at the head of the line.


YEP

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Nov 8, 2019 14:43:01   #
elledee
 
calling out biased slanted hacks is not attacking a free press..... A bunch of pseudo journalists all about taking out a president is not and has nothing to do with a free press....in other news the Trump train rolls on!!!!MAGA!!

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Nov 8, 2019 14:45:10   #
debeda
 
elledee wrote:
calling out biased slanted hacks is not attacking a free press..... A bunch of pseudo journalists all about taking out a president is not and has nothing to do with a free press....in other news the Trump train rolls on!!!!MAGA!!


YEE HAW, you said it elledee 🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🇺🇸

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Nov 8, 2019 15:46:30   #
Lt. Rob Polans ret.
 
PeterS wrote:
Yup, sounds like he knows him well...


Hm, usually Alexander (the editor) is dead on, but now please! The press except for newsletters died a slow, torturous death beginning in the '80s. If google or some other tech company hasn't gotten to it yet you should be able to look up The dumbing of America. It was championed by (some will hate this and gnash their teeth) Mike Wallace his demon spawn is every bit as 'good' as he was and Walter Cronkite. If it's any solace I didn't like finding out either.

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Nov 8, 2019 15:52:16   #
Lt. Rob Polans ret.
 
Pariahjf wrote:
I think we need to look at this from another viewpoint. Jefferson was right, and what he said is still true. There are several news sources, information sources, books, writings, blogs, and videos available to the masses that DO have the truth, but most citizens won't waste their time looking for or researching them. This is THEIR problem----they look at the headlines, but won't read the editorial or opinion pages to get an informed decision.


You're right that it's what they do, but it becomes our problem too when they want to act on misinformation. I'll give you an example: Three names were released from the logs of the Lolita express. Why? Look at the names andI'm sure you'll know. Brian Stelter, x Cuomo (probably Chris' brother, I don't think he has the balls) and another CNN employee. Partisan? Yup!

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Nov 8, 2019 15:58:34   #
Lt. Rob Polans ret.
 
biker1950 wrote:
The things some are stating here is why I have not turned the news on my tv for over 3 years. I got fed up with the one sided news. The talking heads of today do not report the news. They give their opinions which is not reporting the news.


Actually what they do is read the headline of the story, give their opinion about it, then tell you how you should think and feel. I stopped watching the news about 2015 or earlier, same reason.

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