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fNord

(1,756 posts)
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 08:32 PM Feb 2017

For the New York Times, CNN, BBC, et al....A message to 45....

Should have posted this Friday, was was too busy reeling in shock.....

The great Spider Jerusalem:

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And of corse



Don't Fuck With The Free Press!
#1st amendment!

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For the New York Times, CNN, BBC, et al....A message to 45.... (Original Post) fNord Feb 2017 OP
We need more of that spirit in the press! Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #1
The AP boycotted the gaggle.... fNord Feb 2017 #2
A post script quote..... fNord Feb 2017 #3
Kick for Clooney...... fNord Feb 2017 #4

fNord

(1,756 posts)
2. The AP boycotted the gaggle....
Sun Feb 26, 2017, 09:57 PM
Feb 2017

And the WSJ said they would have had they known...

I've even heard that a (wait for it) Fox News correspondent asked spicer what gave them the right to dictate what is and is not a news organization. This was a similar question that came from ABC to Obama when they ATTEMPTED to ban Fox from a briefing, so (and I can't believe I'm saying this) good on you fox.....at least some one there has some journalistic integrity.

fNord

(1,756 posts)
3. A post script quote.....
Mon Feb 27, 2017, 12:11 AM
Feb 2017

As the Americans learned so painfully in Earth's final century, free flow of information is the only safeguard against tyranny. The once-chained people whose leaders at last lose their grip on information flow will soon burst with freedom and vitality, but the free nation gradually constricting its grip on public discourse has begun its rapid slide into despotism. Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.
Commissioner Pravin Lal, "U.N. Declaration of Rights"

--Sid Meier

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