Posts Made By: Greg Shaffer

Rod Kaufman said:

In recent history:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/trump-administration-approval-inauguration/index.html
Gee, I wonder why...

David Cotterell said:

So, according to some CNN is waaaaaay over there in its bias and, according to others, FoxNews is waaaaay over in the other direction in its bias.

Most people here, left and right, will assume a story is false simply because of the source.

So, let me ask, in all innocence, where do you get your news? What do you feel is an unbiased, give-both-sides news source?

Dave

David Cotterell said:

"These are not normal times. These are extraordinary times. And extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.

When you have a spokesperson for the president of the United States wrap up a lie in the Orwellian phrase "alternative facts�…

When you have a press secretary in his first appearance before the White House reporters threaten, bully, lie, and then walk out of the briefing room without the cajones to answer a single question…

When you have a President stand before the stars of the fallen CIA agents and boast about the size of his crowds (lies) and how great his authoritarian inaugural speech was….

These are not normal times.

The press has never seen anything like this before. The public has never seen anything like this before. And the political leaders of both parties have never seen anything like this before.

What can we do? We can all step up and say simply and without equivocation. "A lie, is a lie, is a lie!" And if someone won't say it, those of us who know that there is such a thing as the truth must do whatever is in our power to diminish the liar's malignant reach into our society.

There is one group of people who can do a lot - very quickly. And that is Republicans in Congress. Without their support, Donald Trump's presidency will falter. So here is what I think everyone in the press must do. If you are interviewing a Paul Ryan, a Mitch McConnell, or any other GOP elected official, the first question must be "what will you do to combat the lying from the White House?" If they dodge and weave, keep with the follow ups. And if they refuse to give a satisfactory answer, end the interview.

Facts and the truth are not partisan. They are the bedrock of our democracy. And you are either with them, with us, with our Constitution, our history, and the future of our nation, or you are against it. Everyone must answer that question."*

In just a few days Trump and his minions have just begun to show their disrespect for the country they are supposed to be leading.

You are living in interesting times now...

*words found on the internet, btw...

Dave

Rod Kaufman said:

He'll have to face-up to this one, whether he likes it or not:
http://money.cnn.com/2017/01/22/news/donald-trump-constitution-lawsuit/index.html
Still awaiting word from Trump's general counsel. I hope they nail his ass, don't you?...

Rod Kaufman said:

Are worth a thousand words...
http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/01/politics/womens-march-photos/

David Cotterell said:

-- a closer look...

Dave

David Cotterell said:

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/01/30/the-white-house-just-cited-the-quebec-mosque-attack-to-justify-trumps-policies.html

The attacker in Quebec City was a white, christian, Quebec-born-and-raised, ethnically French young man. No amount of immigrant bans will stop these attacks...

From the Canadian Press: "

A vigil in Montreal on Monday for the victims of the Quebec City mosque attack. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP
Late Monday, Canadian authorities charged Alexandre Bissonnette, a white 27-year-old university student, with multiple counts of murder for an attack on a mosque in Quebec City that left six dead and many others injured. According to a report in the Globe and Mail, the 27-year-old Bissonnette "was known in the city's activist circles as a right-wing troll who frequently took anti-foreigner and anti-feminist positions and stood up for U.S. President Donald Trump." He also reportedly became a fan of far-right French leader Marine Le Pen after she visited Quebec City last March; a childhood friend and fellow student told the Globe and Mail that Bissonnette had become a xenophobe and was "enthralled" by racist nationalism."

Does the Trump admin. even think for 5 seconds before opening their pie-holes?

Dave

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