CNN sues President Trump and White House for banning reporter Jim Acosta

[mtnloverxtreme2]

1 hour ago, Carlos Danger said:

If Trump banned CNN then I think they would have a case but just a single reporter behaving poorly not a chance.

Nailed it!

 

[Zambroski]

8 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Excellent point. 

That’ll piss off the Trumpsters. 

This also shows stupid the system is. 

Anywhere else would have a sound person capable of cutting the Mic.   

What’s this bullshit about letting a coward like Trump choose whose questions he answers. If they have 30 reporters let each reporter ask one question with a follow up.  They should also schedule a set time  what’s with that bullshit about cutting questions short and running away.

The press is there to get answers for the public from our elected officials.  The only members of the press who can be considered enemies of the people are the ones that pass on government lies.  

 

[Snake]

Just now, Zambroski said:

Now that we have the gay Canadian opinion, any one else want to contribute?

[old indy]

What are the general rules of these press gatherings? im sure there are many.     i imagine once told your done, you are done.   press your luck and lose privileges.    Why thin skinned Dems and libs cant understand this will forever escape me.    

Edited November 13, 2018 by old indy

[bladefever]

[Cold War]

56 minutes ago, Highmark said:

Trump kicked out a reporter, Obama spied on them and threatened them with arrest.   Poor Jim.  

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/obama-whose-administration-prosecuted-and-spied-on-reporters-claims-trump-is-very-bad-for-criticizing-newsrooms

Obama, whose administration prosecuted and spied on reporters, claims Trump is very bad for criticizing newsrooms

When it comes to being anti-media, Trump only talks a big game. And, boy, does he talk. Obama, on the other hand, is a man of action. As president, he did much more than complain about Fox News. His administration spent eight long years curbing the press freedoms of journalists of every stripe. Obama was a pro at this.

Trump’s war against the press is indeed ugly and often over-the-top. But let that criticism come from someone who’s not guilty of far worse.

In 2009, for example, the Obama White House intentionally excluded Fox News’ Chris Wallace from participating in a round of interviews pertaining to the president’s push for healthcare reform. Later that same year, the administration officials tried to block Fox reporters from interviewing “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg. The White House initially lied about this, and many in the press went along with it. It wasn’t until 2011 that the public learned the truth of the Feinberg episode. An internal email dated Oct. 22, 2009, showed the White House director of broadcast media told Treasury officials specifically, “We’d prefer if you skip Fox please.”

The bigger point is that Feinberg was not the only administration official to have his network appearances limited by the White House.

The Obama White House communications director, Anita Dunn, said at the time, “We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent. As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don’t need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave.”

That language about "legitimate news organizations" and "opponents" is only different from the things Trump says by degree, not by kind.

In 2010, the Obama administration renewed the bogus Bush-era subpoena against the New York Times' James Risen in a prolonged attempt to determine whether the reporter was the recipient of leaked CIA information. In February 2011, federal investigators were revealed to have spied on Risen. Federal investigators pored over Risen's credit reports and his personal bank records. The feds even tracked his phone logs and movements.

Later, in 2012, Fox was mysteriously excluded from a White House conference call pertaining to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Fox was also excluded from an all-network CIA briefing regarding the attacks.

In 2013, the Obama Justice Department labeled then-Fox News reporter James Rosen a “criminal co-conspirator” under the Espionage Act of 1917. And all because the reporter used a State Department contractor as a source for a story. Rosen was also labeled a "flight risk."

The Justice Department seized the records of at least five phone lines connected to Fox News. The federal law enforcement agency even seized the phone records of Rosen’s parents. The FBI also got a warrant to search Rosen's emails from 2010.

In May 2013, the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly collected two months' worth of personal and work-related phone calls made by AP reporters and editors.

Federal officials secretly obtained records on incoming and outgoing calls made by specific AP journalists, as well as general news staff, the news group reported, potentially compromising many sources totally unrelated to the investigation. Federal investigators even collected data on calls made by AP reporters in the House of Representatives press gallery.

In 2014, the Obama administration set the record for denying the most Freedom of Information Act requests of any administration. It topped this feat in 2015.

There are only two actions that the Trump administration has taken that can be compared to the Obama-era war on the press. First, the Trump White House barred a CNN reporter in July from a Rose Garden event. Second, the Trump Justice Department seized electronic correspondences between New York Times reporter Ali Watkins and her ex-lover, former Senate Intelligence Committee aide James Wolfe.

Other than the fact that Obama has an extraordinarily ugly legacy of anti-press behavior, he made some great points Friday. He never actually called the news media the “enemy of the people.” He and his lieutenants simply prosecuted and spied on reporters, all while claiming Fox is "an opponent" and not “ really a news station.”

Obama is right to draw a contrast between himself and Trump. One of them has been an actual clear and grave threat to the press, and the other one has an orange tan.

by Becket Adams

 | September 07, 2018 04:46 PM

always gets a good leaving alone, doesn't it?  

[Highmark]

In 2009, for example, the Obama White House intentionally excluded Fox News’ Chris Wallace from participating in a round of interviews pertaining to the president’s push for healthcare reform. Later that same year, the administration officials tried to block Fox reporters from interviewing “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg. The White House initially lied about this, and many in the press went along with it. It wasn’t until 2011 that the public learned the truth of the Feinberg episode. An internal email dated Oct. 22, 2009, showed the White House director of broadcast media told Treasury officials specifically, “We’d prefer if you skip Fox please.”

The bigger point is that Feinberg was not the only administration official to have his network appearances limited by the White House.

The Obama White House communications director, Anita Dunn, said at the time, “We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent. As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don’t need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave.”

That language about "legitimate news organizations" and "opponents" is only different from the things Trump says by degree, not by kind.

In 2010, the Obama administration renewed the bogus Bush-era subpoena against the New York Times' James Risen in a prolonged attempt to determine whether the reporter was the recipient of leaked CIA information. In February 2011, federal investigators were revealed to have spied on Risen. Federal investigators pored over Risen's credit reports and his personal bank records. The feds even tracked his phone logs and movements.

Later, in 2012, Fox was mysteriously excluded from a White House conference call pertaining to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Fox was also excluded from an all-network CIA briefing regarding the attacks.

In 2013, the Obama Justice Department labeled then-Fox News reporter James Rosen a “criminal co-conspirator” under the Espionage Act of 1917. And all because the reporter used a State Department contractor as a source for a story. Rosen was also labeled a "flight risk."

The Justice Department seized the records of at least five phone lines connected to Fox News. The federal law enforcement agency even seized the phone records of Rosen’s parents. The FBI also got a warrant to search Rosen's emails from 2010.

In May 2013, the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly collected two months' worth of personal and work-related phone calls made by AP reporters and editors.

Federal officials secretly obtained records on incoming and outgoing calls made by specific AP journalists, as well as general news staff, the news group reported, potentially compromising many sources totally unrelated to the investigation. Federal investigators even collected data on calls made by AP reporters in the House of Representatives press gallery.

[Snake]

20 minutes ago, Highmark said:

In 2009, for example, the Obama White House intentionally excluded Fox News’ Chris Wallace from participating in a round of interviews pertaining to the president’s push for healthcare reform. Later that same year, the administration officials tried to block Fox reporters from interviewing “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg. The White House initially lied about this, and many in the press went along with it. It wasn’t until 2011 that the public learned the truth of the Feinberg episode. An internal email dated Oct. 22, 2009, showed the White House director of broadcast media told Treasury officials specifically, “We’d prefer if you skip Fox please.”

The bigger point is that Feinberg was not the only administration official to have his network appearances limited by the White House.

The Obama White House communications director, Anita Dunn, said at the time, “We’re going to treat them the way we would treat an opponent. As they are undertaking a war against Barack Obama and the White House, we don’t need to pretend that this is the way that legitimate news organizations behave.”

That language about "legitimate news organizations" and "opponents" is only different from the things Trump says by degree, not by kind.

In 2010, the Obama administration renewed the bogus Bush-era subpoena against the New York Times' James Risen in a prolonged attempt to determine whether the reporter was the recipient of leaked CIA information. In February 2011, federal investigators were revealed to have spied on Risen. Federal investigators pored over Risen's credit reports and his personal bank records. The feds even tracked his phone logs and movements.

Later, in 2012, Fox was mysteriously excluded from a White House conference call pertaining to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Fox was also excluded from an all-network CIA briefing regarding the attacks.

In 2013, the Obama Justice Department labeled then-Fox News reporter James Rosen a “criminal co-conspirator” under the Espionage Act of 1917. And all because the reporter used a State Department contractor as a source for a story. Rosen was also labeled a "flight risk."

The Justice Department seized the records of at least five phone lines connected to Fox News. The federal law enforcement agency even seized the phone records of Rosen’s parents. The FBI also got a warrant to search Rosen's emails from 2010.

In May 2013, the Associated Press revealed that the Justice Department had secretly collected two months' worth of personal and work-related phone calls made by AP reporters and editors.

Federal officials secretly obtained records on incoming and outgoing calls made by specific AP journalists, as well as general news staff, the news group reported, potentially compromising many sources totally unrelated to the investigation. Federal investigators even collected data on calls made by AP reporters in the House of Representatives press gallery.

Good times. Good times....

[ArcticCrusher]

48 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Excellent point. 

That’ll piss off the Trumpsters. 

This also shows stupid the system is. 

Anywhere else would have a sound person capable of cutting the Mic.   

What’s this bullshit about letting a coward like Trump choose whose questions he answers. If they have 30 reporters let each reporter ask one question with a follow up.  They should also schedule a set time  what’s with that bullshit about cutting questions short and running away.

The press is there to get answers for the public from our elected officials.  The only members of the press who can be considered enemies of the people are the ones that pass on government lies.  

 

That narrative flew the coupe a long time ago.

[Highmark]

Just now, ArcticCrusher said:

That narrative flew the coupe a long time ago.

Yep.   Corporations and their political agenda now run the media.  

[Stephen Hawking]

Let him back in, just don't take any questions from him.

[Rod]

I wonder if Thpin supports what cnn is doing here 

[pjameven]

17 minutes ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Let him back in, just don't take any questions from him.

seems simple, just don't call on that asshole...

[revkevsdi]

20 minutes ago, pjameven said:

seems simple, just don't call on that asshole...

Only call on people who will agree with your lies and lob easy questions. 

[pjameven]

1 minute ago, revkevsdi said:

Only call on people who will agree with your lies and lob easy questions. 

wasn't my point at all...nice try though...the guy is clearly an obnoxious asshole and Trump has a problem with him.  At this point Maybe CNN should send someone else to ask their questions, so there is actual chance of them at least being heard?  Whether Trump answers them or not is another story

[Momorider]

2 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Only call on people who will agree with your lies and lob easy questions. 

Can call on who ever the fuck they want to and there is nothing a Beta fudge packer like you can do about it  Faggot 

[Cold War]

Give him a little kiddie chair to sit in. 

[Angry ginger]

11 minutes ago, pjameven said:

wasn't my point at all...nice try though...the guy is clearly an obnoxious asshole and Trump has a problem with him.  At this point Maybe CNN should send someone else to ask their questions, so there is actual chance of them at least being heard?  Whether Trump answers them or not is another story

as is trump,  how about they both act like adults not children

[hwytohell]

dnn , the shit splatter stuck inside the me(d)ia toilet bowl

[DriftBusta]

1 hour ago, Snake said:

Good times. Good times....

Spy on conservative reporters....crickets.   Boots liberal one out for behaving like an asshole and violating protocol....well we can’t have that!

[Edmo]

10 minutes ago, Angry ginger said:

as is trump,  how about they both act like adults not children

Good luck with that.

[Skidooski]

42 minutes ago, revkevsdi said:

Only call on people who will agree with your lies and lob easy questions. 

No, no...just share the questions with him ahead of time like it's a debate or something

[ArcticCrusher]

2 minutes ago, Skidooski said:

No, no...just share the questions with him ahead of time like it's a debate or something

Acting surprised to those screened questions takes talent. 

[revkevsdi]

15 minutes ago, DriftBusta said:

Spy on conservative reporters....crickets.   Boots liberal one out for behaving like an asshole and violating protocol....well we can’t have that!

I think the issue is that it is probably another lie.  Wasn’t it last week your gang of Trumpsters claimed that Obama kicked reporters out of the White House. There was a shared video that wasn’t the Whitehouse reporter but an activist disrupting a speech. 

That isn’t remotely the same but hey that never stops Trumpsters.  

[ActionfigureJoe]

2 hours ago, bladefever said:

Bam. Nailed it. Acosta is a cunt because he drills at the truth. Trump don’t like that.