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Bucky

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58. It sucks, sometimes, being the party of principles.

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Sat Nov 3, 2012, 11:36 AM

Nov 2012

But then again, who wants to have the kind of principles that never inconvenience you?

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Fox News should be charged with Sedition I'm serious [View all] rbrnmw Nov 2012 OP

I agree madokie Nov 2012 #1

++++++++++ The Wielding Truth Nov 2012 #130

Uhhh Iggy Nov 2012 #2

Next door neighbors son is a died in the wool liberal justiceischeap Nov 2012 #4

I've witnessed similar "transitions." OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #7

I believe they use sophisticated methods of influence siligut Nov 2012 #154

LARGER Point Iggy Nov 2012 #15

Posts are easier to read if you let DU format them instead of putting in your own line breaks. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #23

It's partly display screens of different widths. mojowork_n Nov 2012 #83

Actually, you can see that my screen is wider than the DU width, so just let DU break the lines. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #88

So why was the sample you pasted much more broken up than what I saw on my display? n/t mojowork_n Nov 2012 #92

Probably your DU window is about half the width of one of the poster's lines. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #102

The problem is dbt94gt Nov 2012 #24

And many more intelligent voters Iggy Nov 2012 #25

And then you have the kind of stupid that NC Legislators wield - "banning" sea level rise! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2012 #28

Correction: Ineeda Nov 2012 #35

yep heaven05 Nov 2012 #44

i AGREE Tippy Nov 2012 #51

Are you sure he is a "dyed in the wool liberal"? vaberella Nov 2012 #68

Yes, he's definitely a lib. He's actually disappointed in the President justiceischeap Nov 2012 #106

It just doesn't make sense to me though. vaberella Nov 2012 #126

That was the point of my post justiceischeap Nov 2012 #132

Still doesn't jive with Fox News who hates the fact Obama doesn't push more war. vaberella Nov 2012 #153

Does he not have the right to be disappointed in the President? ChillZilla Nov 2012 #139

Not once in my post say he didn't have a right to be disappointed in the President justiceischeap Nov 2012 #142

My nephew, a marine, was an Obama supporter than went on another tour, came back jillan Nov 2012 #86

AFN which airs garbage and loud-mouthed Tea Partiers SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #90

Like Ed Schultz and Rachael Maddow? Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #146

They rotate and when my husband was there they stayed on stupid SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #151

But that was cute of you to respond to my post that way SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #152

I aim to please... Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #158

Oh NO! My son went to visit his Dad in Calif and do some work Cha Nov 2012 #128

It is frightening and stirring hatred amoung many thousands of uninformed... Walk away Nov 2012 #5

LOL!!!! PLEASE Give Me a Break Iggy Nov 2012 #19

Are you emailing your posts into DU? ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2012 #59

He was not and is not a racist. However, he now believes that Obama.... Walk away Nov 2012 #111

OK... this still proves this guy is apparently a moron Iggy Nov 2012 #112

Do you have any idea how many morons vote? Walk away Nov 2012 #129

Yes, I do.. and Iggy Nov 2012 #136

We don't have anything in common so I'll just say... Walk away Nov 2012 #150

You're Correct, I'm Dealing with Fundamental Reality Iggy Nov 2012 #155

In Addition Iggy Nov 2012 #156

You obviously are not from a rural area Tumbulu Nov 2012 #122

Yes I am in a rural area, and Iggy Nov 2012 #141

Using public airwaves is not a right Tumbulu Nov 2012 #161

Sedition rbrnmw Nov 2012 #10

Wrong, Iggy Doctor_J Nov 2012 #13

I disagree with that SemperEadem Nov 2012 #21

EXACTLY Iggy Nov 2012 #32

Dozens, eh? Iggy Nov 2012 #115

I'm with you Doctor_J Tumbulu Nov 2012 #123

There is a first amendment that protects false noise. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #17

The First Amendment has exceptions. tabasco Nov 2012 #55

which one applies here? onenote Nov 2012 #95

It's Moot, Anyway Iggy Nov 2012 #113

Not for political discourse, even lies. Guess YOU forgot about THAT. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #133

Fox news has ruined the discourse in this country abelenkpe Nov 2012 #64

Correct x 1000!!!!!! Tumbulu Nov 2012 #124

Because Faux Snooze is a cable channel? FrodosPet Nov 2012 #178

What is your suggestion on how to deal with the mental pollution Tumbulu Nov 2012 #188

Knowledge! FrodosPet Nov 2012 #194

And how do you recommend Tumbulu Nov 2012 #198

How is ANY knowledge disseminated? FrodosPet Nov 2012 #201

Trying to do any of that in a rabid red violence incited rural area Tumbulu Nov 2012 #202

I was thinking libel/slander LeftInTX Nov 2012 #79

Not a First Amendment issue at all nichomachus Nov 2012 #91

bzzt. the first protects speech cali Nov 2012 #166

The right to say what one wants is one thing Tumbulu Nov 2012 #121

Posts like yours scare the bejeezus out of me. cali Nov 2012 #3

Cali speaks wisdom, kids. nt Codeine Nov 2012 #61

+1 (emphatically) FreeJoe Nov 2012 #148

Yup, they've told the lie so many times it has become "truth". JaneyVee Nov 2012 #6

Everything faux people say is BULLSHIT........ Buddaman Nov 2012 #8

Okay atreides1 Nov 2012 #9

Propaganda is hard to resist. IdaBriggs Nov 2012 #11

"Don't Complain About the Media... Iggy Nov 2012 #20

^^This^^ 99Forever Nov 2012 #38

yeah-- true NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #39

Opinion Outlets are worthless Iggy Nov 2012 #114

It will be up to us to take them down Doctor_J Nov 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author rbrnmw Nov 2012 #14

Every time rbrnmw Nov 2012 #16

that's because some of us think that trashing the First Amendment is kind of kooky. onenote Nov 2012 #94

"...you hear The First Amendment blah blah blah and your looked at like some kook" sl8 Nov 2012 #101

Maybe because making up laws that don't exist IS being a kook. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #135

^ + 1,000 n/t upi402 Nov 2012 #33

Well, if this election will be such a tremendous landslide for Obama, why is Fox a problem? ChillZilla Nov 2012 #138

That was a disgraceful period of our early history. Warren Stupidity Nov 2012 #18

+1 nt Codeine Nov 2012 #63

The Republican Congressman that were at the meeting oldbanjo Nov 2012 #22

Yes they should rbrnmw Nov 2012 #27

what are you talking about? cali Nov 2012 #34

re rbrnmw Nov 2012 #43

do you ever stop to think before you post this kind of stuff? cali Nov 2012 #46

I have canvassing to do now rbrnmw Nov 2012 #52

yes heaven05 Nov 2012 #42

you'll get no argument from me 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #26

Like Eugene Debs was? Like the Wooblies were? Puregonzo1188 Nov 2012 #29

Sedition, Traitor <- accusations right-wingers love to use against the left upi402 Nov 2012 #31

Fuck freedom right? bowens43 Nov 2012 #30

Airing false, scandalous, and malicious claims against the President of the United States upi402 Nov 2012 #36

and that never happened with shrub, right? uh, no. wrong. cali Nov 2012 #66

I think the newer revelations about the CIA will make people re-evaulate what went on NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #37

this heaven05 Nov 2012 #40

Is this a contest to see how short-sighted we can be? JoeyT Nov 2012 #41

ding, ding, ding. cali Nov 2012 #48

I bet they will use this for an impeachment treestar Nov 2012 #45

37 recs for grossly un-American gibberish cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #47

isn't that sweet? cali Nov 2012 #49

These empowerment fantasies are sad cthulu2016 Nov 2012 #56

It is sick shit that most of DU seems to lap up. cali Nov 2012 #62

And I just added 1 more. 44 now! nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #53

I'm not sure why you are proud of endorsing the application of a law that expired 200 years ago onenote Nov 2012 #96

Correct... and Iggy Nov 2012 #117

any media who knowingly lies should have some form of legal repercussions newspeak Nov 2012 #50

And you're prepared to have the same principles applied when Republicans are in power? brooklynite Nov 2012 #54

It sucks, sometimes, being the party of principles. Bucky Nov 2012 #58

"There was no Holocaust or extermination of Jews by Nazis"..... is that an interpretation? KittyWampus Nov 2012 #65

Plus they're owned by an Alien!! Let's charge 'em with that too!!1! Bucky Nov 2012 #57

Good idea. He became a US citizen for the explicit purpose of selling propaganda here... nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #60

They absolutely should. Now, who will do it????? nt valerief Nov 2012 #67

I so agree! Your FCC is quick to monitor titties arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #69

The FCC has no direct jurisdiction over Fox News slackmaster Nov 2012 #144

Good god no. fishwax Nov 2012 #70

Instead, designate Faux as "entertainment" as in National Enquirer, then sue them for libel appacom Nov 2012 #71

who did they libel? onenote Nov 2012 #97

You apparently are unaware that the law you cite was repealed over 90 years ago. onenote Nov 2012 #72

uhmmm... whttevrr Nov 2012 #77

Thank you. I stand corrected. The OP is based on a law that expired 211 years ago. onenote Nov 2012 #87

Authoritarians are always frustrated by the First Amendment tritsofme Nov 2012 #73

RW talk radio is the bigger problem, with paid callers and no pressure or monitoring from the left certainot Nov 2012 #74

Comedy Gold cherokeeprogressive Nov 2012 #75

lol. great response. cali Nov 2012 #78

No. Marrah_G Nov 2012 #76

I think this is the wrong approach; it's the wrong diagnosis. reusrename Nov 2012 #80

Indeed solara Nov 2012 #81

WOW. Joseph Goebbels would have nodded approvingly at this OP. Nye Bevan Nov 2012 #82

indeed. fucking lunacy to endorse this kind of shit. cali Nov 2012 #84

Thank you, another voice of reason ChillZilla Nov 2012 #140

Too bad the law in the U.S. says they can lie all they want to just1voice Nov 2012 #85

We should have used that long ago, and I think I'll C/P SaveAmerica Nov 2012 #89

as pointed out, you would have had to use it a long time ago onenote Nov 2012 #93

It's a shame that we can't figure out a way tavernier Nov 2012 #98

You didn't include the "... obvious violation of the First Amendment ..." description of the Act. sl8 Nov 2012 #99

you're damned right they should be. spanone Nov 2012 #100

Fox should have never given a free pass felix_numinous Nov 2012 #103

Balderdash! RomneyLies Nov 2012 #104

Jerry, just remember. It's not a lie... if you believe it... Fla_Democrat Nov 2012 #105

Ist amendment BainsBane Nov 2012 #107

What license with the FCC? FrodosPet Nov 2012 #180

No.. they shouldn't.. SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #108

Cannot believe this has 90 recs. Unconstitutional, and wrong. Thank god it will never happen. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #109

Expect to see Noam Chomsky and Christ Hedges behind bars if they start charging people with that Douglas Carpenter Nov 2012 #110

I wonder who a Bush (or, godforbid, Romney) administration would go after w/ a law like that fishwax Nov 2012 #116

Did you even read your link? former9thward Nov 2012 #118

OK this was a stupid OP rbrnmw Nov 2012 #119

How about adapting a version of the Canadian. law mahina Nov 2012 #120

Sounds like a good start Tumbulu Nov 2012 #125

Canada does not have a First Amendment. former9thward Nov 2012 #160

Why is it important for you to use public airwaves to spread lies and hate? Tumbulu Nov 2012 #162

Maybe you know what your post is about but I sure don't. former9thward Nov 2012 #167

OK, I will try again Tumbulu Nov 2012 #169

Just curious: Do you have any idea how despicable your post is cali Nov 2012 #168

Despicable? Please do explain Tumbulu Nov 2012 #170

You are putting words in the mouth of a poster that he never uttered cali Nov 2012 #185

And what about Limbaugh- why am I picked on but not him? Despicable????? Tumbulu Nov 2012 #190

You're off the rails, honey. Of course the 1st protects Limbaugh and other repulsive cali Nov 2012 #193

Speak for yourself, honey Tumbulu Nov 2012 #199

I know, rbrnmw, we laugh..as in "Chaos On Bullshit Mountain".. Cha Nov 2012 #127

What about people who claim the government is hiding little green men at Area 51? davidn3600 Nov 2012 #131

Another OP post of UTTER lack of knowledge of the LAW on the 1st Amendment. A GOOGLE SEARCH = WinkyDink Nov 2012 #134

This! FrodosPet Nov 2012 #181

No foreign interest should ever have say in our media. aandegoons Nov 2012 #137

What nonsensical stupidity, MadHound Nov 2012 #143

4 years ago + Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #145

How would you know that? Kingofalldems Nov 2012 #206

Common sense... Lightbulb_on Nov 2012 #207

I think you're right and that Greybnk48 Nov 2012 #147

Any person who would trash the First Amendment over some cable chatter box Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #149

Sedition? Brewinblue Nov 2012 #157

Really. This thread is proof that the aggregate intelligence here at DU cali Nov 2012 #165

Appellate Court Rules Fox News Can Legally Lie. DaniDubois Nov 2012 #159

+1 HiPointDem Nov 2012 #163

This thread is worthy of Freeperville. The rank stupidity is breathtaking. cali Nov 2012 #164

Calling people stupid really does not do much for your position Tumbulu Nov 2012 #171

For starters, Fox News is not broadcast over the public airwaves onenote Nov 2012 #172

Well all the Fox affiliates out here in Calif Tumbulu Nov 2012 #173

Fox News is a cable network. Fox broadcast stations onenote Nov 2012 #174

Well I for one feel that the 24/7 attack Tumbulu Nov 2012 #175

I'm pretty certain that some of the strongest defenders of the First Amendment on DU onenote Nov 2012 #176

I repeat the first amendment does not give one the right Tumbulu Nov 2012 #177

try proving that Fox is inciting violence in a court of law. cali Nov 2012 #183

So, is it your position that Fox and Limbaugh Tumbulu Nov 2012 #187

No. And neither are people who disgustingly cali Nov 2012 #191

SHould HBO be taken off the air? FrodosPet Nov 2012 #196

Smart people can be stupid cali Nov 2012 #182

Public airwaves are owned by all of us. Tumbulu Nov 2012 #189

Fox doesn't use the public airways. and the way to deal cali Nov 2012 #192

So if 50% plus 1 of the public says Tumbulu cannot have electricity FrodosPet Nov 2012 #195

If I was using public airwaves to spew hate Tumbulu Nov 2012 #197

So let's narrow this down FrodosPet Nov 2012 #200

OK, currently aren't all swear words bleaped out? Tumbulu Nov 2012 #204

There should be laws to protect people from the BS that Fox calls news fadedrose Nov 2012 #179

There aren't. There won't be and there fucking well shouldn't be cali Nov 2012 #184

under British common law of the 18th Century, the board could have and would have onenote Nov 2012 #186

I am with you Tumbulu Nov 2012 #203

there aren't and I hope there never are. holy cow. eom yawnmaster Nov 2012 #205