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Fiendish Thingy

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91. Seems like First Amendment violations should be included in articles of impeachment...

Wed May 8, 2019, 08:18 PM

May 2019

Unless we're too skeered to defend the Constitution by fighting with every ounce of strength, every weapon at our disposal, because we *might* lose the 2020 election.

Pro Tip to the masses:
Despite what the polls say, the narrative is shifting; just one example: this past Saturday, SNL made at least two mentions of the Dems being too weak and scared to impeach Trump.

If the Dems do not start impeachment proceedings, and focus all efforts on winning the 2020 election, we *still* might lose, so why not stand on principle and fight the fight that must be fought? Even if we win in 2020, as we have seen in the past week, there might not be much of the Constitution left...

Let's hope the steps taken today by Congress are just sound of "lock and load" before unleashing full force "shock and awe" upon Trump and his enablers...

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Dana Milbank: "The White House revoked my press pass. It's not just me..." [View all] Miles Archer May 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter May 2019 #1

It's not a joke, the first thing dictators do is shut down the free press sop May 2019 #28

Ditto on the above list. Refusing to publish lies leaves more room for the truth. DemocracyMouse May 2019 #56

The first thing they do is secure the backing of the banksters, the wealthy elite yaesu May 2019 #63

Perfect I wish they would do this coeur_de_lion May 2019 #65

Absolutely. The only thing is to be the bearer of truths. dmr May 2019 #66

Actually DENVERPOPS May 2019 #99

Yes, damnit! You are 100% correct. This is an opportunity DemocracyMouse May 2019 #112

americans need offense and can destroy RW radio easily now with artificial intelligence-enhanced certainot May 2019 #120

--dump the "access journalism" model shanny May 2019 #127

I'm afraid you are right. Left-over May 2019 #41

Well, if thats the case, we end it Nov 2020. oldsoftie May 2019 #45

Yeah...let's kick rocks around until Nov 2020. What could go wrong? Chin music May 2019 #86

No, i'm not going to waste my time. My vote will do the lifting. oldsoftie May 2019 #101

Yawn. Chin music May 2019 #103

Well, the Womens March was the day after the inauguration, so yeah. Since day one. oldsoftie May 2019 #108

I'm not going to argue w you. Chin music May 2019 #110

Someone could set up bleachers in Lafayette Park and all along Pennsylvania Avenue sop May 2019 #95

The vision of that is absolutely hilarious oldsoftie May 2019 #102

I am picturing him being hauled out by the hair and can't stop grinning... (n/t) Moostache May 2019 #105

With a loaded diaper oldsoftie May 2019 #106

Yep. We're about to find out how close to a dictatorship we've become. Honeycombe8 May 2019 #52

We've been on that road for a while now... Still In Wisconsin May 2019 #124

Wait, what? nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2019 #2

Ditto! Wawannabe May 2019 #107

"They all serve at the pleasure of press secretary Sarah Sanders" dalton99a May 2019 #3

Sarah Sanders. SergeStorms May 2019 #113

Why has Sarah Sanders been relegated to the White House driveway? thecrow May 2019 #130

If the media didnt become a lapdog for trumpy this may not have happened Fullduplexxx May 2019 #4

+1000 AJT May 2019 #11

Yeah, I wonder if the media are re-thinking their behavior gratuitous May 2019 #12

+1 Chin music May 2019 #104

The media's owners are making plenty of money FiveGoodMen May 2019 #122

Of all the press outlets out there, I think that WaPo has some of the cleanest hands Maven May 2019 #17

They certainly do. I have never subscribed to a national newspaper before, but I proudly do WAPO hlthe2b May 2019 #32

As do I shanti May 2019 #43

Same here. Maven May 2019 #69

Exactly. The media deserves some of the blame here due to their fawning over him in 2016. LonePirate May 2019 #27

+1, 60% of Clinton press was about emails or some shit uponit7771 May 2019 #48

So we deserved it. jayschool2013 May 2019 #70

To be blunt this is bullshit Alpeduez21 May 2019 #71

I agree with you. We tend to unload on the media because we are being manipulated erronis May 2019 #79

The media cnn msnbc etc gave him 2 billion in free tv time they had a big hand Fullduplexxx May 2019 #94

Lol omg ... that's funny well the truth is the media was a total whore for trump they gave him Fullduplexxx May 2019 #93

Yikes frazzled May 2019 #5

Um, who didn't see this cilla4progress May 2019 #6

Fucking Nazis. n/t rzemanfl May 2019 #7

This is very scary. Ohiogal May 2019 #8

not to be funny or sarcastic bdamomma May 2019 #9

Yep. MissB May 2019 #15

I live full time in a motorhome. I'm applying for a passport and heading SammyWinstonJack May 2019 #21

If it comes to bdamomma May 2019 #38

I know I can't stay forever. Will have check on how long I'm allowed to stay SammyWinstonJack May 2019 #98

I did. Lifelong Protester May 2019 #58

Another law suit. Glimmer of Hope May 2019 #10

VOTE THEM OUT!! We won't survive as a country otherwise. nolabear May 2019 #13

IF there is even an election, which I 99% now seriously doubt.. trump will just take another term.. pangaia May 2019 #51

That would be good to focus on, were it not for the Russians in the works - AGAIN. calimary May 2019 #115

What if they gave a press avail and nobody came? The only trouble with at fantasy is ... Hekate May 2019 #14

We all saw this coming, didn't we. BigmanPigman May 2019 #16

We are at war people. Ligyron May 2019 #18

Yes we are. sellitman May 2019 #100

And they prefer to show his empty podium to showing his opponent. world wide wally May 2019 #19

This as a horrid and unAmerican act by the White House. PufPuf23 May 2019 #20

Where are the lawsuits? HipChick May 2019 #22

Over what? Freedom of press does not confer access to the white house tymorial May 2019 #31

It does if access is denied based on viewpoint. SunSeeker May 2019 #35

Shutting down access isn't shutting down publication tymorial May 2019 #53

Shutting down publication is not the only way to violate the First Amendment. SunSeeker May 2019 #96

I think this was the basis of Acosta's lawsuit and he won. Glimmer of Hope May 2019 #55

They're going to try for a dictatorship. They will fail! defacto7 May 2019 #23

I hope they fail... Still In Wisconsin May 2019 #126

I think the majority of that 40% are either delusional defacto7 May 2019 #128

I think you hit it on the head: they want something and are not aware that the something they want Still In Wisconsin May 2019 #132

I like to look at it as more evidence of the tRump train crash and burn. docgee May 2019 #24

Unbelievable. Buckle up. This could get rough. nt Jarqui May 2019 #25

The rest of the press should leave in solidarity. progressoid May 2019 #26

Definitely! H2O Man May 2019 #30

They won't. tymorial May 2019 #34

Yep. Every story is BREAKING NEWS! progressoid May 2019 #37

That COULD happen. We'll know soon if its going to. oldsoftie May 2019 #46

When's the revolution? Doremus May 2019 #29

I think they forced journalists to do what they should have done long ago -- boycott pdsimdars May 2019 #33

Haven't seen anyone else in the media running the story yet Jarqui May 2019 #36

Please proceed assholes. Nt BootinUp May 2019 #39

Shutting bdamomma May 2019 #40

Are we there yet? Ferrets are Cool May 2019 #42

Oooh lemme guess durablend May 2019 #44

Ordered by Pooty Poot shanti May 2019 #47

They're having trouble keeping their lies straight lunatica May 2019 #49

Under the circumstances it would have been even more insulting Mme. Defarge May 2019 #50

"Neues Deutschland" comes to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. DFW May 2019 #54

Horrible! It's been 811 days since he had a press Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #57

Fascism on the march... dhill926 May 2019 #59

Corporate media can contest this. Iliyah May 2019 #60

i think they can sue and win. barbtries May 2019 #61

That's their plan. SergeStorms May 2019 #114

yep. barbtries May 2019 #116

I think from here on out... dchill May 2019 #62

It certainly seems like it is . . . Iliyah May 2019 #67

K&R Solly Mack May 2019 #64

For the short term Dana Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2019 #68

Then, it would seem Turbineguy May 2019 #72

He Miles Archer May 2019 #74

Sorry. Turbineguy May 2019 #75

"you are an extremely rude person!" They_Live May 2019 #73

But the media/journalists still line up to "ask questions" of this white house. BOYCOTT damn it. iluvtennis May 2019 #76

Criminals that don't want to talk in front of a camera kyburbonkid May 2019 #77

all media need to respond duforsure May 2019 #78

+++ agree iluvtennis May 2019 #81

Media should act in unison RVN VET71 May 2019 #125

And look what they had the unmitigated gall to state at the White House today-- k8conant May 2019 #80

There is no God Martin Eden May 2019 #90

Guess we're going to Iran think4yourself May 2019 #82

How to identify a sociopath struggle4progress May 2019 #83

Breaking norms I had never even considered as being norms Politicub May 2019 #84

Hey everybody, warmfeet May 2019 #85

Trump can't live without media attention DeminPennswoods May 2019 #87

The media won't do shit! moonseller66 May 2019 #88

The white house is bunkering down against the Press and Citizens leanforward May 2019 #89

Seems like First Amendment violations should be included in articles of impeachment... Fiendish Thingy May 2019 #91

"People's Bill Of Rights For White House Transparency" .. Grasswire2 May 2019 #92

Are teh exceptions all Fox "reporters"? Amaryllis May 2019 #97

Cockroaches don't like sunlight. spanone May 2019 #109

Who are the other journalists? misanthrope May 2019 #111

The press is complicit. They would all walk out and not support his little speeches Demsrule86 May 2019 #117

Exactly, the one thing DT hates is to be ignored Dorn May 2019 #118

This is what they should do. Demsrule86 May 2019 #131

First they came for the journalists tiredtoo May 2019 #119

So will they start doing their jobs now? wryter2000 May 2019 #121

Greenwald and Snowden were unavailable for comment Blue_Tires May 2019 #123

Mayne it's lsewpershad May 2019 #129