Tennessee Republican bids to classify CNN and Washington Post as 'fake news'

[riversedge]

Source: the guardian






Lawmaker Micah Van Huss introduces resolution in state house
Amendment says duo represent ‘media wing of the Democrats’



Last modified on Wed 12 Feb 2020 12.40 EST

Donald Trump has frequently railed against the Washington Post – but he seemed happy to brandish it at the White House in the wake of his impeachment acquittal. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

A Tennessee lawmaker has introduced an amendment to a resolution that would recognize CNN and the Washington Post “as fake news” that is “part of the media wing of the Democratic party”.


The amendment read: “We recognize that fake news outlets suggest ideas without directly making accusations so that they can claim innocence from their ivory towers.”

Republican state representative Micah Van Huss of Jonesboro introduced the measure Tuesday at the state’s capital. According to local station WREG, it amends a previous joint house resolution filed last month.

The resolution cites instances throughout 2019 in which the Post staff or CNN personalities referred to Donald Trump’s supporters as a cult or “cult-like”.


It said: “We condemn them for denigrating our citizens and implying that they are weak-minded followers instead of people exercising their rights that our veterans paid for with their blood.”..........................................



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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/12/tennessee-republican-cnn-washington-post-fake-news

[Docreed2003]

1. Smdh at the fucking morons in my state...

[Leghorn21]

2. You go, Micah

arrghhh

[turbinetree]

3. And what year is this again..............................Huss..

Joseph Goebbels: Hitler's Propaganda Minister
In January 1933, Hitler became the German chancellor, and in March of that year he appointed Goebbels the country's minister for public enlightenment and propaganda.

Or did you forget about Normandy in your history class.......................

[LNM]

4. but not the NY Times or MSNBC?

Sheesh. Why stop there?

[Newest Reality]

5. I would classify...

I would classify that imposter as a fake Representative, denigrating media and implying that it is up to a legislator to decide something like that, and...overlooking Faux News Network in the process. There is some secondary gain to games like this.

He is pushing it right up against free speech rights and that's probably the intention there. We know that for Trump, it is a tool he pulled out of the playbook propaganda tank.

Oh, and either attach something to "save the children/fetuses" or use an appeal to veterans who did not die in order that Fascist weenies could freely poison the well of information and discourse this country.

That said, I am not necessarily advocating for mass media here and I have my reasons, but that is about awareness, push back and counterpoint, not proclamations from partisan hacks.

[dalton99a]

6. POS is a rightwing extremist NRA whore:

The American citizen should have the right to keep and to bear arms equal to that of the Army infantryman or the Marine rifleman.

http://www.micahvanhuss.com/issues.php

[jmowreader]

22. Let me see if I have this right

Micah Van Huss believes every American should have the right to keep and bear M-203 grenade launchers, .50-caliber machine guns, mortars, hand grenades, Claymore mines, antitank rocket launchers, self-propelled howitzers, and the ammunition for those weapons.

[Drahthaardogs]

7. They are insane!

Just fucking insane

[lordsummerisle]

8. Micah Van Huss

one of the most pretentious names I've heard in years.

[CurtEastPoint]

9. He also wants to count fetuses for $$ allocations and make TN a sanctuary state for gunhumpers

[Evolve Dammit]

10. Tennessee's Louis Gohmert, or Matt Gaetz. Maybe more Tom Cottoney.. Take your pick.

[keithbvadu2]

11. People need healthcare and jobs but this jerk wastes time and money on this fake news crap.

People need healthcare and jobs but this jerk wastes time and money on this fake news crap.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142128590

“Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.”

So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-poll-43-of-republicans-want-to-give-trump-the-power-to-shut-down-media?via=twitter_page

[SharonClark]

18. That's what repugs do.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

12. Only if Trump is designated an "Illegitimate President."

That's the term President Carter used to describe him.

[safeinOhio]

13. Restore the Fairness Doctrine.

Problem solved.

[mwooldri]

14. Trump Party. Not a Republican.

True Republicans are few and far between these days.

Maybe a Democratic legislative member should file an additional amendment to add Fox "News" and other media outlets to the same "fake news" definition and classify them as operatives for the Trump Party.

[0rganism]

15. hey, weak-minded followers have rights too!

"implying that they are weak-minded followers instead of people exercising their rights"
could be both ya know...

[BlueIdaho]

17. Government Regulated News...

Now isn’t that cozy.

[BigDemVoter]

20. I have a list of states I refuse to visit, fly through with a layover or

even drive through. . . I just added TN to my list that includes Oklahoma, Arkansas and much of the rest of the old Confederacy. . . I don't want to support ANY of those morons with ANY money I spend for food, gas, or anything else. . . . My apologies to any non-morons who have the misfortune to live in any of those unfortunate places. . .

[area51]

21. This is rich,

coming from a member of the republinazi party, which has the state media of Faux, Newsmax, OneAmerica news, Limbaugh, and more.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. Micah Van Huss introduces Russian-inspired resolution to Tennessee legislature

There is no difference between Van Huss and what Putin tries to do to western media - sow distrust of anyone who doesn't kowtow to Trump, or to Putin. Ironically, this marks Van Huss out as a weak-minded follower of the Putin/Trump cult.