pfife Posted February 17 Posted February 17 1 hour ago, 1984Echoes said: Putin = paper tiger. Hes bishmade Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 18 Posted February 18 This is what I was referring to and MegaH failed to properly defend, despite tying himself into a pretzel. They talk a good game concerning "Free Speech" but their actions show otherwise. Quote However, Vance’s solemn pledge that the Trump administration, as the “new sheriff in town,” will never seek to “silence people for speaking their minds” and will even “fight to defend” their right to do so surely qualifies for a chutzpah award. Are we talking about the same “sheriff” who is currently barring the Associated Press from Air Force One and from a number of White House media events because the wire service won’t call the Gulf of Mexico “the Gulf of America”? As the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression points out: “When the government shuts out journalists explicitly because it dislikes their reporting or political views, that violates the First Amendment.” Vance also remained silent on Trump’s use of litigation to punish and intimidate media outlets that have published things he dislikes, such as a poll that erroneously showed Kamala Harris with a lead in Iowa shortly before the election or a television interview supposedly edited to cast Harris in a more favorable light—a charge exposed as nonsensical by the release of the full transcript. Worse, there is little doubt that Trump is using the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to pressure CBS to settle and to turn over evidence that he believes can help him in his lawsuit. Meanwhile, key administration figure Elon Musk has declared that CBS staffers involved in the interview engaged in “deliberate deception to interfere in the last election” and “deserve a long prison sentence.” https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-free-speech-hypocrisy-munich-security-conference-berates-europe-democracy?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email 1 1 Quote
oblong Posted February 18 Posted February 18 2 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: This is what I was referring to and MegaH failed to properly defend, despite tying himself into a pretzel. They talk a good game concerning "Free Speech" but their actions show otherwise. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/jd-vance-free-speech-hypocrisy-munich-security-conference-berates-europe-democracy?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email The idiocy is so blatant that it is almost parody. People can’t be that stupid can they? Quote
pfife Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Trump is going to appoint Wayne Gretsky as governor of canada Quote
oblong Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 minute ago, pfife said: Trump is going to appoint Wayne Gretsky as governor of canada I asked this rhetorically on another platform. Who would Wayne root for in a US v Canada matchup? Both in hockey and world affairs. Dudes compromised. Not the same since Walter passed away. Quote
romad1 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said: This is gonna be interesting. If she's going to do this precedent shattering thing to defy a precedent shattering quid-pro-quo with Adams then we are stepping further into Constitutional Crisis Land. But on the other hand, we are supposed to be the home of the brave and the land of the free. Does Trump have FBI trump up some charges on Hochul? Is she going to be arrested for prostitution the next time she's in a red state by the local police? edit: reminds me of the jokes Hunter S. Thompson had about Bill Clinton's childhood nemesis Tommy Stuka who was "killed while trying to break into the Arkansas State Police Barracks." Edited February 18 by romad1 Quote
oblong Posted February 18 Posted February 18 To me it's a state issue. She has the power in her state to remove an offical in her state. "States Rights". If the voters don't like it they can speak at the ballot box. It's not an issue for Washington to concern itself with. Of course that's the logic in the old way of doing things. Today it's all different and the old rules don't apply. 1 1 Quote
chasfh Posted February 18 Posted February 18 17 hours ago, Tigeraholic1 said: So the court system works for Trump, got it. I don't think you're ignorant of the fact that the Trump regime is using lawfare to tie up media companies in court, which could potentially cost them tens or hundreds of millions of dollars plus a possible verdict against them, to get those companies to both settle the spurious charges and agree to provide soft coverage and avoid investigative reporting in order to avoid future lawfare. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 hour ago, chasfh said: I don't think you're ignorant of the fact that the Trump regime is using lawfare to tie up media companies in court, which could potentially cost them tens or hundreds of millions of dollars plus a possible verdict against them, to get those companies to both settle the spurious charges and agree to provide soft coverage and avoid investigative reporting in order to avoid future lawfare. Not to mention large donations to the Trump Family Racketeering Companies Quote
Tigerbomb13 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Which is exactly what this administration wants Quote
Motown Bombers Posted February 18 Posted February 18 In the 80's, you say? I wonder what woke tax and spend liberal was president then? Quote
chasfh Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said: Not to mention large donations to the Trump Family Racketeering Companies Part of the settlement Quote
chasfh Posted February 18 Posted February 18 11 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said: Which is exactly what this administration wants Because that’s how they win Quote
chasfh Posted February 18 Posted February 18 2 hours ago, chasfh said: I don't think you're ignorant of the fact that the Trump regime is using lawfare to tie up media companies in court, which could potentially cost them tens or hundreds of millions of dollars plus a possible verdict against them, to get those companies to both settle the spurious charges and agree to provide soft coverage and avoid investigative reporting in order to avoid future lawfare. Yeah, you're not confused. You know. Quote
Hongbit Posted February 18 Posted February 18 (edited) I love this. It’s the perfect example of Trump logic that’s only able to see the move that’s right in front of him. if he had his way, Canada would be the largest state and have the most electoral votes. All of which would end up blue. Maybe this Canada idea isn’t so stupid after all. Edited February 18 by Hongbit Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Only the best lawyers I'm sure MegaTrumper has a cogent argument defending the guy he voted for for this debacle 1 1 Quote
Tigeraholic1 Posted February 18 Author Posted February 18 10 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: Only the best lawyers I'm sure MegaTrumper has a cogent argument defending the guy he voted for for this debacle Military is desgined to create killers. F pronouns. Quote
Tigerbomb13 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 minute ago, Tigeraholic1 said: Military is desgined to create killers. F pronouns. What does that have anything to do with pronouns? Quote
Motown Bombers Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Weird pronouns are an issue in an organization where everyone has to be referred by rank. Quote
romad1 Posted February 18 Posted February 18 1 hour ago, CMRivdogs said: Only the best lawyers I'm sure MegaTrumper has a cogent argument defending the guy he voted for for this debacle That's an amazing exchange. Quote
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