Trump threatening NBC?

[Tony Stark]

For publishing "fake news"?

Can anyone remember when a president was so anti First Amendment?

Of course most "conservatives" won't care. Because they are authoritarian slime and Trump is their leader.

Imagine if Obama threatened this. Republicans would be talking about impeachment.

For those that don't know what I'm talking about:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/11/us/politics/trump-nbc-fcc-broadcast-license.html?_r=0

 

[BobTheCoward]

I object to this being a conservative thing. I can go on to liberal forums and find talk of wanting to shut down Infowars. It is the same accusation.

 

[Tony Stark]

I object to this being a conservative thing. I can go on to liberal forums and find talk of wanting to shut down Infowars. It is the same accusation.

Well I did put "conservatives" in scare quotes.

Also, people in forums saying something is different from the President of the United States saying something.

 

[C_Felix]

I object to this being a conservative thing. I can go on to liberal forums and find talk of wanting to shut down Infowars. It is the same accusation.

Are you suggesting that arm chair politicians who post in liberal internet forums are equal to the bully pulpit of the Oval Office?

 

[varwoche]

I object to this being a conservative thing. I can go on to liberal forums and find talk of wanting to shut down Infowars. It is the same accusation.

Random bozo fallacy. If you want to make the point that it's not a conservative thing, you need to cite a liberal POTUS, or other prominent liberals, as opposed to random (anonymous?) bozos on Internet forums.

 

[Craig4]

For publishing "fake news"?

Can anyone remember when a president was so anti First Amendment?

Nixon and Johnson.

 

[Tony Stark]

Nixon and Johnson.

Possible. I wasn't alive then so I can't remember.

 

[BobTheCoward]

Are you suggesting that arm chair politicians who post in liberal internet forums are equal to the bully pulpit of the Oval Office?

They are equal.

 

[rwguinn]

They are equal.

Um
No.

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[Tony Stark]

They are equal.

False.

 

[BobTheCoward]

Um
No.

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Yes, they are. Speech is speech.

 

[Tony Stark]

Yes, they are. Speech is speech.

Exactly zero people on liberal forums are the President.

Donald Trump is.

 

[BobTheCoward]

Exactly zero people on liberal forums are the President.

Donald Trump is.

And they are all just opinions like everyone has.

 

[Tony Stark]

And they are all just opinions like everyone has.

And his opinions affect the country (and the entire world).

I I don't think he will actually be able to shut down NBC news. But it is scary that he wants to.

 

[Travis]

Also, and I hate to say it, but NBC and Infowars are really nothing alike.

 

[BobTheCoward]

And his opinions affect the country (and the entire world).

I I don't think he will actually be able to shut down NBC news. But it is scary that he wants to.

His opinions do not affect people anymore than people are willing to let it. Same as every other human being's opinions.

 

[Garrison]

False.

Beware, based on other threads Bob the Coward will try to turn this into a debate about the powers of the President rather than the fact that the incumbent would be thrilled to remove one of the basic freedoms promised in the US constitution.

if you put the attack on NBC in context with Trump's actions during his campaign and his attacks on the NFL etc. It's pretty clear you have a President who hates the very idea that anyone is allowed to speak out against him or his racist buddies.

ETA: And right on cue...

 

[BobTheCoward]

Also, and I hate to say it, but NBC and Infowars are really nothing alike.

Infowars readers agree with that statement.

 

[NoahFence]

They are equal.

 

[Tony Stark]

His opinions do not affect people anymore than people are willing to let it. Same as every other human being's opinions.

Given that he is the *********** president, you are wrong.