Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House

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  1. chris155au

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    And what's Obama's legacy with the media?
     
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    What makes you say that he WILL do so?
     
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    Watching him these past 3 years
     
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    We are talking about trump
     
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    some may, some may drink beer and such too

    the reality is, before bad people put their stain on lighting up the cross, it was not a bad thing, so who cares what they did, it's like the swastika and such, wasn't bad before the stain of Nazism

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_burning

    "Cross burning or cross lighting is a practice associated with the Ku Klux Klan, although the historical practice long predates the Klan's inception–as far back as Peter of Bruys (1117–1131), who burned crosses in protest at the veneration of crosses."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veneration


    "Veneration (Latin veneratio or dulia, Greek δουλεία, douleia), or veneration of saints, is the act of honoring a saint, a person who has been identified as having a high degree of sanctity or holiness.[1] Angels are shown similar veneration in many religions. Philologically, "to venerate" derives from the Latin verb, venerare, meaning to regard with reverence and respect. Veneration of saints is practiced, formally or informally, by adherents of some branches of all major religions, including Christianity, Judaism,[2] Hinduism,[3] Islam,[4] and Buddhism.[1][3]"
     
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    Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House
    Another first for Trump. . .attacking the free press the Constitution tells him to protect & defend. No other President in history has made it a policy of his administration, to use government agencies & employees to help get reporters fired for writing stories that voice opposition to Trump or his policies. It's a BAD precedent.
     
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    Even if you compensate them (which is now against government policy because treasury is empty.. money stolen) who is going to supply the food.... farms that have already been expropriated are lying dormant. The expropriated land is given to corrupt officials... and nothing is produced on once very productive farms... who is going to feed the people?

    Yes please do compensate them but to say it won't be a problem is ridiculous. Food shortage is the issue, 25 years ago South Africa had 70 000 commercial farmers that fed 100 million people, today only 30 000 commercial farmers are left.

    btw Belgium just gave South Africa EU$30 million of their taxpayers money to the ANC so they can take land from farmers... effectively so they can bring food shortage to South Africa....#^#%^&#%&^ *******s

    OPINION: It's not the willing seller, but the corrupt buyer sabotaging land reform
    https://m.news24.com/Columnists/Gue...corrupt-buyer-sabotaging-land-reform-20190624

    Dairy Farm Blows Open South Africa’s Expanding Corruption Probe

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...pen-south-africa-s-expanding-corruption-probe
     
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    Investigating members of the media is not Putinesque, it's Obamaesque. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_...rtment_of_Justice_investigations_of_reporters
     
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    Substitute 'Trump' for 'Obama' and you'd be telling the truth. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...s-trump-is-very-bad-for-criticizing-newsrooms
     
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    Ask NBC's Katy Tur. Plenty of stuff on Google. Trump used to call out her name at his rallies when he was abusing the schmedia so much so that Tur was given Secret service security guard to leave after one event finished. She has written a book...'Unbelievable.....' Good stuff on YouTube as well.

     
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    Trump calling out her name is silencing her? Surely you can't be serious! By the way, "schmedia?"
     
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    That Youtuber didn't say any of this. His point seemed to be that CNN were saying that there shouldn't be compensation.
     
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    Yes it was an attempt to bully her, but she was made of stronger stuff. (Do some research on her.) I am no fan of the media, hence, schmedia. Just something I coined.
     
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    I 100% agree that it was an obvious attempt to bully her, but weren't you saying that it was an attempt to silence her?
     
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    Bullying does not equal an attempt to silence? Do some research on her. You will see that when ever she published anything not criticising him, he was really pally....even planted his unwanted lips on her cheek (once) in an attempt to show people that she was his 'friend' when all she was doing was her job as a journalist....and then, if she published anything he did not like, he would be extremely antagonistic to her and ostracise her. One very interesting thing she said was that Trump does not like being confronted. She says that is why his fires people via text rather than in some more one to one way. She speaks of an occasion when Trump was having a sulk about her. So she arranged to have a telephone conversation with here, and he was all lovey dovey.
     
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    All evidence of Trump being an insecure, defensive TOOL, but nothing that would suggest that he was attempting to silence her.
     
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    You don't see why a Christian wouldn't want to burn a cross regardless of the KKK's practice? Are you serious?
     
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    My apologies as I know I have been absent a while ..6 monthish active? But this appears to be an actual story by the NYT and not an editorial? I mean yes it's a holiday weekend hence my pleasantly tipsy yet always inquisitive presence..Some one please tell me it's an editorial. Amusing if so and actually well written and lemming convincing.

    Just dont tell me this was reported as a story..IE journalism
     
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    :blahblah::frustrated::wall:
     
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    How can you tell the difference?
     
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    Yes, we are talking about Trump, who has a better record with the media than Obama! :roflol: Or do you have an INSANE double standard?
     
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    At what point in a President's presidency does the majority of the media "often criticise" them? First year? Second year?

    Acosta broke White House rules. He's not even a journalist - he's an activist posing as a journalist! He is a total JOKE of a man!

    Wrong. Here is Trump doing similar impressions of other people:
    Also, how the hell would mocking a reporter be an attempt at "controlling the media?"

    How the hell does it discourage and ultimately prevent them from doing their job?
     
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    CHRISTIAN Scots Clans?
     
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    Donald Trump has repeatedly labeled his political opponents liars. He dubbed Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) Lyin' Ted when it became clear that Cruz was a serious rival for his nomination; he called Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) an "even bigger liar" than Cruz. He dubbed Dr. Ben Carson a "pathological liar" and said former Florida Governor Jeb Bush's lies were almost as bad as Cruz's. Trump has termed virtually every mildly adversarial media member a liar, too.
     
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    Fred sir your right but Obama.....Was if not more restricting of access? Did it obnoxiously casually with a smile and a float wave. IE discretion. Obama in my mind and say this with alot of regret having voted for him in his first term...hates America as she is and was so arrogant he thought in just 8 years he could change her to an America he..wanted. Hillary being a dud is the only thing that saved us from that path

    My President Trump? Everything has to be a battle and observed. I grow weary of his Twitter rants.
    His hammering of things he promised while running through the first year was welcome. His non wavering hard on to challenge China even though honestly it's not a political pillar is impressive...but my God put a little velvet on that hammer for the press and he could have them eating out of palm of hand...

    I will vote for Trump again purely from an improvement of financial life stand point. Also because I adore seeing Ivanna repulsed by him.

    Selfish yes but not that anyone cares I havnt posted in a while. I'm making MONEY. I am hurtling towards retirement for myself and wife at 50 while still young. Shes 37...As will most other moderate realists. Yes realists. A 480 square foot closet in San Fran ( liberals heavan ) can cost 2200$ a month mean while in San Antonio I can rent for same price a 3000 sq foot house in a top neighborhood JESUS just look at a map, people are fleeing the northern states.

    My point is...take care of yourselves your families, screw all the philosophical snowflakes, and either A. Be lazy like me and ensure your own happiness. Or B. Make so much fking money you can effect change. That is it that is all. There is nor will be other options.
     
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