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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #690 on: February 24, 2017, 03:53:09 pm »
Yeah but it seems like they may be using certain news networks like Fox, or Brietbart to become state run media sites? By blocking everyone but those "news" organizations from press conferences, aren't they turning them into the state run media? Though they're technically not run by the state, they're more state approved.
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« Reply #691 on: February 24, 2017, 04:05:11 pm »
I hope the rest of the media does their work and fights the narratives the administration is trying to push through instead of begging for crumbs from the outlets who are given the privilege to listen to the lies.

At least some reporters did the right thing and boycotted the farce. Every self-respecting outlet needs to have their reporters do the same.

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« Reply #692 on: February 24, 2017, 04:21:36 pm »
I don't see the Trump administration caring about media outlets boycotting as long as their hand job crews are there to praise them.
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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #693 on: February 24, 2017, 04:50:43 pm »
If they don't care - and I think you are right that they probably don't - then the boycott would serve to discredit their propaganda. The target would not be the administration but the message and the outlets spreading it.

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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #694 on: February 24, 2017, 05:30:13 pm »
And that's not what you want to do when you're ELECTED!

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« Reply #695 on: February 24, 2017, 11:19:51 pm »
Meanwhile, with all these angry people confronting Republicans at town hall meetings...

Louie Gohmert invoked Gabrielle Giffords' shooting to justify why he's not holding town hall meetings in his district... only for Giffords to hear about this...

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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #696 on: February 26, 2017, 01:33:38 pm »

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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #697 on: February 27, 2017, 05:12:27 am »
Sean Spicer allegedly confiscated phones from aides to prevent leaks but this was leaked immediately.
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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #698 on: February 27, 2017, 03:50:38 pm »
He didn't confiscate anything.  He ran a check of all the aides under his control phones and then told them not to leak what he did.  It was then promptly leaked out to the press.

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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #699 on: February 28, 2017, 12:07:01 am »
Is it even legal for Spicer to go through someone's phone? Because in Finland it would be something that requires a warrant from a judge I think...
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« Reply #700 on: February 28, 2017, 12:32:18 am »
Is it even legal for Spicer to go through someone's phone? Because in Finland it would be something that requires a warrant from a judge I think...

I think there's a difference between whether it's a government phone or a personal phone, because the latter would definitely be off-limits without a warrant but the former could well be open to his inspection.
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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #701 on: February 28, 2017, 01:48:51 am »
Is it even legal for Spicer to go through someone's phone? Because in Finland it would be something that requires a warrant from a judge I think...

I think there's a difference between whether it's a government phone or a personal phone, because the latter would definitely be off-limits without a warrant but the former could well be open to his inspection.

You wouldnt need a warrant if they consent. Sounds like a looming industrial relations problem.

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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #702 on: March 03, 2017, 11:33:43 pm »
I had some computer problems of late, which is why I wasn't doing any naming-and-shaming of Democratic Senators (I'm considering Sens. Sanders and King as Democratic since they caucus with the Democrats) voting for horrific Trump Cabinet nominations. But let's do some now...

I can't remember if I covered the vote on Scott Pruitt himself, former AG of Oklahoma who sued the EPA 14 times and wrote letters to them that were literally written for him by energy companies, but Sens. Heitkamp (D-ND) and Manchin (D-WV) voted for him. Sen. Collins (R-ME) voted against him. Sens. Donnelly (D-IN) and McCain (R-AZ) did not vote.

Ben Carson, for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Sens. Donnelly (D-IN), Heitkamp (D-ND), King (I-ME), Manchin (D-WV), Tester (D-MT), and Warner (D-VA) voted for him. Sen. Isakson (R-GA) did not vote.

Ryan Zinke, for Secretary of the Interior. Sens. Bennet (D-CO), Brown (D-OH), Coons (D-DE), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Donnelly (D-IN), Heinrich (D-MN), Heitkamp (D-ND), Kaine (D-VA), King (I-ME), Manchin (D-WV), McCaskill (D-MO), Murphy (D-CT), Nelson (D-FL), Tester (D-MT), Udall (D-NM), Warner (D-VA), and Wyden (D-OR) voted for him. Sen. Isakson (R-GA) did not vote.

Wilbur Ross, for Secretary of Commerce. Sens. Bennet (D-CO), Brown (D-OH), Carper (D-DE), Casey (D-PA), Coons (D-DE), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Donnelly (D-IN), Duckworth (D-IL), Feinstein (D-CA), Hassan (D-NH), Heitkamp (D-ND), Kaine (D-VA), King (I-ME), Klobuchar (D-MN), McCaskill (D-MO), Nelson (D-FL), Peters (D-MI), Schatz (D-HI), Shaheen (D-NH), Tester (D-MT), and Warner (D-VA) voted for him. Sen. Isakson (R-GA) did not vote. (No, there's no typo in that list--Joe Manchin actually opposed a non-Betsy-DeVos Trump nominee.)

Rick Perry, who said he wanted to eliminate the Department of Energy, for Secretary of Energy. Sens. Carper (D-DE), Cortez Masto (D-NV), Donnelly (D-IN), Heitkamp (D-ND), King (I-ME), Manchin (D-WV), McCaskill (D-MO), Stabenow (D-MI), Tester (D-MT), Udall (D-MN), and Warner (D-VA) voted for him. Sen. Isakson (R-GA) did not vote.
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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #703 on: March 04, 2017, 10:09:06 am »
Well...at least it sounds like Senator Isakson has an okay head on his shoulders, if nothin else.
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Re: Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
« Reply #704 on: March 04, 2017, 01:45:28 pm »
No matter what happens, no matter what my last words may end up being, I want everyone to claim that they were:
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine."
Aww, you guys rock. :)  I feel the love... and the pitchforks and torches.  Tingly!