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How about reporters/the media refuse to speak with ANY Republican unless and until the Party, the (fake) President and every R member of Congress issues a statement condemning violence against reporters?
That statement must include a retraction from Donald Trump of all the hateful things he has said about the media in the past two years, as well as a firm statement from him condemning any violence against reporters.
In addition, the House should REFUSE to seat Gianforte from Montana and call for a new election to send a strong message that the Rs will not tolerate violence in any form - physical or verbal - against reporters.
Of course, the Rs will not do this, because the vast majority of Rs are immoral, gutless cowards, who care about nothing but power and being rich.
And to those Rs who are not office holders or politiciians, I say this: at present, YOU are part of the problem if you support this president and the Republican Party as it stands today. You should be standing up against what your Party stands for and doing your level best to turn the Party back to what it was before Ronald Reagan set it down the disastrous course that has reached its logical and inevitable end in our time.
angstlessk
(11,862 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,683 posts)stopbush
(24,396 posts)you are so dependent on the HATRED that you have fostered that you make the calculation that you have more to lose than to gain by issuing a statement that would normally be issued as an exercise in CYA, if nothing else.
FakeNoose
(32,634 posts)I don't think this boycott would work because Fox News would never join it.
If all the other news outlets are boycotting, then Fox will get every news story along with the ratings.
Just sayin'
GitRDun
(1,846 posts)Reporters also need to stop allowing these folks to lie on camera unchallenged.
Set some fucking conditions if they want air time for god's sake!
Answer questions with facts or forget it!