Sean Spicer excluding media outlets from briefing (NYT, CNN, WAPO, Politico)

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zinfamous

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I always take that as a compliment coming from terminally stupid people. Thanks!

Can you link me up to your posts of outrage when obummer was doing the same thing?

but but but but Obama!! waaa! little buttercup snowflakes.

No, I can't link that, because I would not have supported that. Maybe I commented about that then, who knows. Maybe you can find something for me?

You wear your little uniform proudly, don't you?
 

zinfamous

No Lifer
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Fake news organizations are being excuded.... whaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Notice how I'm not the one whining about what's happening, you are.

CNN is not a fake news organization you ignorant, pre-evolved gelatinous soup.

you call it whining, I call it the erosion of our democracy and well, that kind of important 1st amendment right that we have.

But you don't care, because you're an idiotic child.
 

Spungo

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state sponsored television, coming to a dictatorship near you.
It seems like we're in a hopeless situation. We either get extremely corrupt corporate media or we get extremely corrupt state media. The Fox News channel isn't even legal in Canada because there's some kind of law against fake news.

Do any real news sources exist? It's insane how many times we've caught the media lying. Remember the time they tried a start a race war by calling Zimmerman white, editing his phone calls, etc? In theory, the best news outlet should win the most viewers, but that's not how humans operate. We look for news that confirms our existing bias. A news station that reports reality would be disliked by everyone.
 

K1052

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That was my point. obummer did the exact same thing earlier, and the other news organizations banded together to not tolerate. I didn't hear any outcry from the lefties about tyranny, destruction of free press and all that drivel then. When Trump does it, oh boy, that's different because.... reasons.

You're going to have to specify which "lefties" you're referring to and post up some proof of your allegation.
 

PokerGuy

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CNN is not a fake news organization you ignorant, pre-evolved gelatinous soup.

waaaaaaaaah, CNN is being treated by Trump the way Fox was treated by obummer. whaaaaaaah, tyranny, whaaaaaaah free press destroyed.... whaaaaaaaah! And yes, they are fake news.

Snowflakes unite

Props for creative insult
 

mect

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They are pretty much both fake news at this point, neither can be trusted and both have a political agenda. Only one is open about its agenda.
We'll ignore the ignorance of this position, and just focus on your lack of concern that Breitbart was included while CNN was excluded, if they are both fake news and the purpose is to exclude fake news. Or are you intellectually honest enough to admit that it really is about punishing dissent.
 

zinfamous

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waaaaaaaaah, CNN is being treated by Trump the way Fox was treated by obummer. whaaaaaaah, tyranny, whaaaaaaah free press destroyed.... whaaaaaaaah! And yes, they are fake news.

Snowflakes unite

Props for creative insult

This you, buttercup?

 

HTFOff

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Senior sources say CNN is indeed fake news.

Super duper sources have yet to comment.

This, is CNN.
 

PokerGuy

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You're going to have to specify which "lefties" you're referring to and post up some proof of your allegation.

You're expecting me to prove a negative? obummer tried to do the same thing. No whining about tyranny and destruction of the press from our lefties. Now Trump does it and it's the end of the world?
 

[DHT]Osiris

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You're going to have to specify which "lefties" you're referring to and post up some proof of your allegation.

They're too busy arguing about who's a snowflake, who's whining, and who's too far left or right to actually talk about shit that matters, much less specify people in their allegations.
 

Vic

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They are pretty much both fake news at this point, neither can be trusted and both have a political agenda. Only one is open about its agenda.
If you want to live under a regime of state-run media, then move to Russia. I'm sure you'll feel right at home.
Otherwise, your 'fake news' and 'political agenda' rhetoric is just codespeak for government censorship and suppression of the free press.
There have been 44 Presidents before Trump that had to deal with the media, and they all seemed to get through it.
 

zinfamous

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You're expecting me to prove a negative? obummer tried to do the same thing. No whining about tyranny and destruction of the press from our lefties. Now Trump does it and it's the end of the world?

yeah...you don't get how logic works. You have to show that your claim of "not happening" is actually true. You can't defend that as true by simply arguing "what I said didn't happen...so can't be proven, because it didn't happen--because I said so!"

basically: you're a fucking idiot.
 

PokerGuy

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This you, buttercup?

Yep, that would make me what, 120 years old now? Brilliant!

Saying someone is a nazi always makes your argument so credible you know

You lefties have just come completely unhinged, and it's just delightful to watch.
 

Vic

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but but but but Obama!

do you ever get tired of being a whiny little snowflake?
I'm so sick of this 'but Obama!' hypocrisy. If it was wrong when(if) Obama did it, then it's wrong now.
 
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Sea Ray

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It seems like we're in a hopeless situation. We either get extremely corrupt corporate media or we get extremely corrupt state media. The Fox News channel isn't even legal in Canada because there's some kind of law against fake news.

Do any real news sources exist? It's insane how many times we've caught the media lying. Remember the time they tried a start a race war by calling Zimmerman white, editing his phone calls, etc? In theory, the best news outlet should win the most viewers, but that's not how humans operate. We look for news that confirms our existing bias. A news station that reports reality would be disliked by everyone.

Is there any limit to the BS believed by the left around here? Even the liberal site Snopes says what you posted is false:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/foxcanada.asp
 

mect

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When obummer tried to do the same thing to fox, other networks / news organizations did in fact at that point band together and said they would not stand for fox getting excluded and they forced the white house to back down.

I'm sure you were equally outraged when obummer was doing it to fox?
The difference being, the Obama administration had concerns about inaccurate facts being published, whereas the Trump administration simply labels any facts they don't like as fake news.
 

[DHT]Osiris

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If you want to live under a regime of state-run media, then move to Russia. I'm sure you'll feel right at home.
Otherwise, your 'fake news' and 'political agenda' rhetoric is just codespeak for government censorship and suppression of the free press.
There have been 44 Presidents before Trump that had to deal with the media, and they all seemed to get through it.

Yeah, they didn't complain bout being picked on though. Almost like someone's never heard of the Streisand Effect.
 

PokerGuy

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yeah...you don't get how logic works. You have to show that your claim of "not happening" is actually true. You can't defend that as true by simply arguing "what I said didn't happen...so can't be proven, because it didn't happen--because I said so!"

basically: you're a f*cking idiot.

You could easily refute it by posting links to the lefties posting the same accusations of tyranny and destruction of the free press, nazism and such. Should be simple
 

MikeMike

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Yep, that would make me what, 120 years old now? Brilliant!

Saying someone is a nazi always makes your argument so credible you know

You lefties have just come completely unhinged, and it's just delightful to watch.

You righties are currently supporting Trump for doing similar, but 10x worse, things than OBummer ever did.

The hypocrisy is ripe. Just like 13 year olds to Milo.
 

Vic

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Fake news organizations are being excuded.... whaaaaaaaaaaaah.

Notice how I'm not the one whining about what's happening, you are.
Fake news is when media intentionally publishes something that they know to be wrong. Like Hillary selling our uranium to Russia, for example. That was fake news. A different opinion, or even a political agenda, does not make for fake news.
 

PokerGuy

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The difference being, the Obama administration had concerns about inaccurate facts being published, whereas the Trump administration simply labels any facts they don't like as fake news.

Ah yes, it was fine when obummer did it because it was evil fox and he is righteous. Not like that evil Trump trying to destroy the free press! Great stuff guys, great stuff.
 

Pulsar

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waaaaaaaaah, CNN is being treated by Trump the way Fox was treated by obummer. whaaaaaaah, tyranny, whaaaaaaah free press destroyed.... whaaaaaaaah! And yes, they are fake news.

Snowflakes unite

Props for creative insult

I'm curious because I don't see an argument here. Do you support the Whitehouse's apparent ban on these news organizations, or not? Saying "Obama did it too" isn't an answer or an opinion: it's essentially you claiming that two wrongs make a right. Or "he did it so we can too". That's a pretty poor argument for restricting the press.

Editted to add witty insult:
You insipid deplorable quivering snot rag.
 
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