Boges Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) After getting routed by the Democrats and right before he'd try to turn the page on the election by firing his AG, Trump had a press conference where he was more combative than usual. His favourite arch-rival in the press, CNN's Jim Acosta, asked a string of questions that made Trump call him a rude and terrible person. He also had an intern try to take the microphone from Acosta when he refused to stop asking questions. Nothing new, I know, this is Trump's MO. BUT Trump went into new territory by revoking Acosta's press credentials. It's an avenue to dictatorship where you ban people that ask questions you don't like. The initial claim was that Acosta had assaulted the intern, but people have eyes, and this was clearly a lie. So now the argument is that Acosta hogs the mic. Anyway, this would be just another day in Trumpville, but it appears CNN is suing Trump, with an unexpected defender. https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/media/cnn-lawsuit-support/index.html Quote More than a dozen news outlets -- from the Associated Press to USA Today, The Washington Post and Politico -- are filing friend-of-the-court briefs to support CNN and Jim Acosta's lawsuit against President Trump and several top aides. The list represents most of the biggest news organizations in the United States. The most notable name on the list is Fox News. In fact, Fox went further than most other media companies on Wednesday, issuing a statement that said "Secret Service passes for working White House journalists should never be weaponized." The statement came from Jay Wallace, the president of Fox News, hours after Fox commentators like Sean Hannity publicly criticized Acosta and CNN. If allowed to stand, Trump will see the treatment of Acosta as permission to revoke the press credentials of anyone who he doesn't like. And that's a huge infringement on the free press. O Edited November 14, 2018 by Boges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted November 14, 2018 Report Share Posted November 14, 2018 Acosta argued and disagreed,he got what he deserved. CNN wasn't banned so they can send another so called journalist 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Boges said: If allowed to stand, Trump will see the treatment of Acosta as permission to revoke the press credentials of anyone who he doesn't like. And that's a huge infringement on the free press. O No it's not....Obama also impeded press access. CNN can get WH press credentials for another reporter who is not an a-hole like Acosta. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 I don’t know how revoking ones privilege of attending White House briefings some how amends the constitution and paves the way to dictatorship. Acosta, as others are free to write whatever they want to write, or say whatever they want to say about the administration or the president. No where in the constitution does it spell out the obligation of the president to answer even a single question from a reporter. It’s up to the electorate to decide if that behaviour is or isn’t acceptable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 4 hours ago, scribblet said: Acosta argued and disagreed,he got what he deserved. CNN wasn't banned so they can send another so called journalist SEND IN DON LEMON!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 Ha. How about the guy on msnbc who says if trump loses 2020 he'll refuse to leave and bring in the army. They're nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 15, 2018 Report Share Posted November 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, scribblet said: Ha. How about the guy on msnbc who says if trump loses 2020 he'll refuse to leave and bring in the army. They're nuts Agreed...that is just stupid. But such mutterings from MSNBC don't surprise me anymore. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Well, Acosta got his pass back, this should be fun. . Trump should just ignore him and if he shouts interupts, close the press conference 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCanMan Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 On 11/14/2018 at 1:50 PM, Boges said: After getting routed by the Democrats and right before he'd try to turn the page on the election by firing his AG, Trump had a press conference where he was more combative than usual. His favourite arch-rival in the press, CNN's Jim Acosta, asked a string of questions that made Trump call him a rude and terrible person. He also had an intern try to take the microphone from Acosta when he refused to stop asking questions. Nothing new, I know, this is Trump's MO. BUT Trump went into new territory by revoking Acosta's press credentials. It's an avenue to dictatorship where you ban people that ask questions you don't like. The initial claim was that Acosta had assaulted the intern, but people have eyes, and this was clearly a lie. So now the argument is that Acosta hogs the mic. Anyway, this would be just another day in Trumpville, but it appears CNN is suing Trump, with an unexpected defender. https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/14/media/cnn-lawsuit-support/index.html If allowed to stand, Trump will see the treatment of Acosta as permission to revoke the press credentials of anyone who he doesn't like. And that's a huge infringement on the free press. O If you watch Fox you'll find bias for sure, but they're nothing like CNN. TBH Acosta needed to go, and CNN should have figured that out themselves. They need to put on their big boy pants for a while. They could actually be a better deterrent to Trump if they were less idiotic. Trump is the less boorish of the two. Scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boges Posted November 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 9 minutes ago, WestCanMan said: If you watch Fox you'll find bias for sure, but they're nothing like CNN. TBH Acosta needed to go, and CNN should have figured that out themselves. They need to put on their big boy pants for a while. They could actually be a better deterrent to Trump if they were less idiotic. Trump is the less boorish of the two. Scary. Well a court has ordered he get his press pass back. Oh and thinking Trump would refuse to leave isn't so far fetched when you see him laying groundwork by claiming fraud in elections. He actually Tweeted this week that people go to their car and get disguises and vote multiple times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, scribblet said: Well, Acosta got his pass back, this should be fun. . Trump should just ignore him and if he shouts interupts, close the press conference Just put CNN in the very very back row. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 The judge ruled that Acosta has a right to due process, but agreed that there is no first amendment right to attend a white house briefing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hal 9000 Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 38 minutes ago, WestCanMan said: If you watch Fox you'll find bias for sure, but they're nothing like CNN. TBH Acosta needed to go, and CNN should have figured that out themselves. They need to put on their big boy pants for a while. They could actually be a better deterrent to Trump if they were less idiotic. Trump is the less boorish of the two. Scary. Obviously Hannity, Ingraham and Carlson are bias - they don't hide it. Bream, Baier and Wallace are somewhat down the middle - In fact Wallace is pretty tough on the president. The problem with CNN and MSNBC is that they claim a non-bias - all of them. They claim they're just asking the tough questions - right there is the first lie. CNN and MSNBC are full on operatives for the democrats. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, Hal 9000 said: Obviously Hannity, Ingraham and Carlson are bias - they don't hide it. Bream, Baier and Wallace are somewhat down the middle - In fact Wallace is pretty tough on the president. The problem with CNN and MSNBC is that they claim a non-bias - all of them. They claim they're just asking the tough questions - right there is the first lie. CNN and MSNBC are full on operatives for the democrats. I don't agree that MSNBC and CNN are the same. MSNB is more like the left's FOX. CNN actually gives the right quite a bit of exposure on its panels and as contrbutors. Trumps new AG flunky Whittaker used to be one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 Msnbc is far more extreme than Fox even though the judge ruled in Acosta’s favour, granted the injunction, and ordered the WH to reinstate his press pass, Judge Kelly also said that Trump, Sanders, etc. can choose not to call on Acosta. Let’s see how Acosta handles being frozen out.and if he disrupts how the press will handle it when Trump leaves the press conference or even cancels all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 2 hours ago, scribblet said: Msnbc is far more extreme than Fox Your opinion, I disagree. They both have their legit news people and both have their partisan show people. You don't get any more extreme than Hannity, Pirro and Co. and still be on MSM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted November 16, 2018 Report Share Posted November 16, 2018 5 hours ago, DogOnPorch said: Just put CNN in the very very back row. I was reaallly hoping for the Lemon to show up. That would have been good for a few laughs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, GostHacked said: I was reaallly hoping for the Lemon to show up. That would have been good for a few laughs. That would have been priceless. Too bad CNN has no sense of humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCanMan Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Boges said: Well a court has ordered he get his press pass back. Oh and thinking Trump would refuse to leave isn't so far fetched when you see him laying groundwork by claiming fraud in elections. He actually Tweeted this week that people go to their car and get disguises and vote multiple times. You’re looking at the whole election freakoit thing upside down. If you recall the Dems were accusing Trump of being a sore loser before the 2016 election happened. Then when they lost they were the biggest sore losers in ths history of democracy. There’s still a collusion investigation going on, remember? Now there’s a recount in Florida, and in the hours before the Republicans’ 2 injunctions kicked in the crooked Broward election team found tens of thousands of votes and narrowed the lead from 60,000 votes down to just 12,000. You think Trump is a problem there? Tye Dems are also the ones who want people to vote without id. Why wouldn’t people go vote multiple times? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 Even journalists don't like the Acosta show ad they unload on him.. When's the next press conference 'cos I'm gonna get the popcorn out. 'This Isn't The Jim F***ing Acosta Show': Journalists Unload On CNN's Acosta https://www.dailywire.com/news/38325/isnt-jim-fing-acosta-show-journalists-unload-cnns-ryan-saavedra? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCanMan Posted November 17, 2018 Report Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, scribblet said: Even journalists don't like the Acosta show ad they unload on him.. When's the next press conference 'cos I'm gonna get the popcorn out. 'This Isn't The Jim F***ing Acosta Show': Journalists Unload On CNN's Acosta https://www.dailywire.com/news/38325/isnt-jim-fing-acosta-show-journalists-unload-cnns-ryan-saavedra? It’s an article that’s full of quotes that are attributed to anonymous sources. It’s not exactly on the up and up but CNN doesn’t deserve better. They’re the world leader in anonymous sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Chuck Callesto — political strategist and former GOP congressional candidate — decided to ask his Amazon Echo, “Who is Jim Acosta?” He posted the results on Twitter Monday: “Abilio James Acosta is an American fake journalist who is currently the Chief White House Correspondent for CNN,” Alexa responded.<<< Since that happened, Alexa has been 'fixed' - - - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OftenWrong Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 8 minutes ago, scribblet said: “Abilio James Acosta is an American fake journalist who is currently the Chief White House Correspondent for CNN,” Alexa responded.<<< Artificial intelligence is now smarter than Leftist intelligence? Who knew? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 7:03 PM, OftenWrong said: That would have been priceless. Too bad CNN has no sense of humour. I disagree, CNN has a sense of humor to have people like Don Lemon on as a 'news reporter'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted November 18, 2018 Report Share Posted November 18, 2018 Sure, Callesto, a GOP strategist was the only one to ask their Echo who Acosta was and the only one to get a reply that was magically fixed. Forgive me if I'm sceptical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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