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In reply to the discussion: where the f*ck is the media on this one????? [View all]
spanone
(141,544 posts)55. thanks steve.
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It's like trying to convince a sociopath to have empathy for a fellow human being.
BlueCaliDem
May 2013
#28
you would think it would be criminal to alter white house emails? you'd think....
spanone
May 2013
#4
Freedom of speech and of the press are too important to make it a crime to satirize or alter the
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#7
Passing an altered version of what another person wrote or said is simply gossip.
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#24
Never claimed that Congress has the power to prosecute. I wrote PERsecute. There's a difference.
BlueCaliDem
May 2013
#41
Yes, of course. I understand the difference. Political PERsecution is a waste of time, and
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#43
But NONE have been as good at it, or were as supported by widespread corporate media,
BlueCaliDem
May 2013
#46
The Republicans have changed a lot since 1931, in particular since 1974 or 1980
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#49
Proving libel requires the establishment of both malicious intent and actual damages
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#66
Naturally their intent is to do as much political damage as possible to their polical opponents
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#70
Opposition parties have been trying to destroy Presidents since John Adams' term
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#79
Please explain your subject line. Lying is protected speech, unless it qualifies as defamation.
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#65
Ed Schultz, Rachel Maddow, Martin Bashir, and especially Lawrence O'Donnell
BlueCaliDem
May 2013
#36
Wow. Can you imagine the change in the political dichotomy if latino/Hispanic and Black Americans
Baitball Blogger
May 2013
#37
It's why NewsCorpse has opened a Fox Latino channel . . . they want to do the same to them
BlueCaliDem
May 2013
#39
Except that most Latinos come from countries that push government propaganda.
Baitball Blogger
May 2013
#40
That appears to be true because they were nonplussed by all the advertising and
BlueCaliDem
May 2013
#45
It's refreshing to see that the sport of muckraking is alive and well in the 21st Century
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#10
Indeed. From what I have read, it seems there are two versions of one sentence in question.
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#17
The response from the "original source" seems to be gobbledygook and pettifoggery.
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#26
No, they believe there was a coverup because 1500 radio stations and all TV stations
Doctor_J
May 2013
#62
If Obama wants to defeat these assholes he needs to highlight this point
go west young man
May 2013
#22
The media has found a narrative that it likes with the "Obama is the new Nixon" meme.
WIProgressive88
May 2013
#50