Had Obama Said What Trump Just Said...

[HankD]

So why doesn't Trump sue NBC?
Just like he sued the women who accused him of sexual assault? Oh, wait, he never did that...
Just like he sued the NY Times for running the story about two women that accused him? Oh wait, he never did that...
Just like he sued Ted Cruz over voter fraud in Iowa? Oh wait, he never did that...
Just like he sued the Washington Post for libel? Oh wait, he never did that...
Just like he sued the Hispanic Media Coalition? Oh wait, he never did that...
Just like he sued the NY Times for publishing a couple of pages of one of his tax returns? Oh wait, he never did that...

Because he is a merciful man.

HankD

 

[HankD]

He was charged for violating campaign finance laws, not for making "a movie."

Baloney!! It was the movie (If you are refering to Dinesh D'Souza's Hillary's America, otherwise - NEVERMIND! ).

HankD

 

[Baptist Believer]

Benghazi scapegoat remains in prison for film

The article states that he is imprisoned for parole violations.

 

[KenH]

Licenses are granted to individual television and radio stations. Networks, such as NBC, CBS, ABC, CW, et al, are not granted licenses. And, of course, newspapers are not granted licenses at all by the federal government, nor are websites.

More info: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjo...nge-nbcs-license-over-fake-news/#4830e88b6a12

 

[Don]

What are the licenses for? Where does it say in the license that the news agencies will only report truthfully?

Frankly, today's news stations -- ALL OF THEM -- remind me of the one news source, "back in my day," we always used as the benchmark: The National Enquirer.

Inquiring minds want to know, ya know....

 

[Don]

By the way: If the licenses don't support a legal lawsuit ... well, I'm afraid of an executive power that wants to silence the media....

 

[Bro. Curtis]

I don’t believe he’s going to do anything to them. And I won’t support it if he does.

But to insinuate there’s no precedent to what he said ? Clinton certainly threatened the media. Obama had an open war with some.

 

[Adonia]

I supported Trump, but do not agree with this. First of all there is the 1st Amendment and second of all this is not Trump's decision to make - it belongs to the FCC which is an independent organization. Face it, none of these yahoo's we elect to office care one whit about the oath they take when they get there. I am completely disgusted by it all.

 

[Adonia]

I try to ignore Trump's tweets, I really do. But here is one that he made yesterday, essentially calling for an cancellation of NBC's FCC license because of the content of their broadcast. He's calling for a curtailment of First Amendment rights. Pull their FCC license because he's not happy with what they are saying.

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Now, imagine it's three years ago and Obama had said this:

With all of the inaccurate stories coming out of Fox News, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License?

You know that conservatives would be blowing gaskets, and rightly so. But I don't see a peep about Trump's comment here on BB.

Don't you remember that Obama actually went after that Fox reporter James Rosen? And he also tried to keep Fox news from reporting at the White House and constantly dissed them, saying they weren't being "fair" to him, even though he had all the other media outlets shilling for him.

 

[Salty]

I think sometimes Trump will say/tweet things - but he is not being literal - rather he is simply trying to make a point.
But that's me.

Perfect example - when he said "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters,"
Do you think he really would shoot someone?

IMHO - Trump just says what is on his mine - is that Presidental - NO - but I think a lot of people like that about Trump.

 

[rsr]

Perfect example - when he said "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters,"
Do you think he really would shoot someone?.

No, because he's a bully and most bullies are really cowards. He likes to boast about how brave he is, but it's all bluster. That's why he has to attack anyone who disagrees with him and grind them verbally into the dust because he's so insecure. His daddy didn't do him any favors in constantly berating him. Trump is repaying the favor on everyone who disagrees with him. A pretty toxic result.

 

[Bro. Curtis]

So in other words, he’s a lot like some posters here.

 

[Baptist Believer]

Perfect example - when he said "I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn't lose voters,"
Do you think he really would shoot someone?

You have missed the point of what he said. He was talking about the moral blindness of his supporters, not what he intends to do. He was amazed by his ability to say and do terrible things and yet not lose the support of "the evangelicals," among others.

That's one of the most damning things that has been said of the American church in ages, and our President said it. Unfortunately, it's also true.

 

[InTheLight]

Hmmm....

On Fox News tonight, they reported hos Obama was speaking about his concerns with the manner in which Fox News Reports the news! He feels they have created a divide between the WH and citizens.
Does this swipe at Fox News sound like a call to censor the news media? Because it sure sounds like he'd like to clamp down on media free speech, to me?

Can we say "socialism" is being suggested when it comes to conservative reporting of the news?

IF THIS DOESN'T SCARE YOU, WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO RILE UP YOUR FREE SPEECH CONCERNS
This should scare you: Fox News and Free Speech!?

Obama hates freedom of the press. Period. FOX News is just his favorite target.
This should scare you: Fox News and Free Speech!?