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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBREAKING: Trump campaign revokes press credentials of the WASHINGTON POST...
Based on the incredibly inaccurate coverage and reporting of the record setting Trump campaign, we are hereby revoking the press credentials of the phony and dishonest Washington Post.
He'll be here all year folks...
MFM008
(19,818 posts)yeoman6987
(14,449 posts)Big deal that Washington post doesn't get into the rallies. That's news? I know 24/7 and all but this is ridiculous.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,761 posts)"Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel and paper by the ton."
Doesn't bode well for the First Amendment if that fuckwit gets elected.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)..edited out of the Communist Party group photos? The original photo would show Stalin surrounded by a group of people at a conference in 1945. Then, every year that the photo was reprinted in the Pravda a few more of them would be edited out.
Well...can you imagine what the White House PRESS BRIEFINGS would look like under President Trump? Every week there would be a few more empty seats, until finally there'd be nobody left except Sean Hannity and Alex Jones sitting in the front row.
mountain grammy
(26,630 posts)Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)by David Goldman @DavidGoldmanCNN December 8, 2015: 9:00 AM ET
http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/08/technology/donald-trump-internet/
In a speech at the U.S.S. Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on Monday, Trump referenced the use by ISIS of social media as a recruitment tool. He recommended a discussion with Bill Gates to shut off parts of the Internet.
"We're losing a lot of people because of the Internet," Trump said. "We have to go see Bill Gates and a lot of different people that really understand what's happening. We have to talk to them about, maybe in certain areas, closing that Internet up in some way. Somebody will say, 'Oh freedom of speech, freedom of speech.' These are foolish people. We have a lot of foolish people."
The notion that the Internet could be shut off is not completely off base. North Korea does it. Some countries have been known to shut off Internet service to their citizens in times of crisis. Egypt restricted the Internet during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
Other countries block certain Internet services and sites. China is the most famous example, forbidding most social networking sites as well as websites that deal with subjects the government doesn't want its citizens to know about.
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)When I don't think he could stoop lower, he always finds a way.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)He really can just say and do anything, no matter how uninformed, childish, bigoted, or hypocritical and his supporters will just love him even more. They applaud immature, illogical, bigoted, simplistic bravado. That's all they've got.
mcar
(42,337 posts)Even Trump isn't going to win by pissing off the media.
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)He succeeded in bringing the conservative echo chamber branch of the media to to heel with those bully-boy tactics. That was the whole rational for skipping that Republican debate, and holding the fake fundraiser for veterans in exactly the same time slot. He did that specifically to bring Roger "Baron Harkonnen" Ailes to heel, like a naughty dog wearing an electric dog collar. It worked.
I'm not very hopeful, but one can only hope that the REST of the corporate media won't be so easily bullied or intimidated.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)NY Times
RAFisher
(466 posts)
There have been a slew of reporters and publications that have been denied access to Trump's campaign events, including The New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Telemundo, Politico and The Des Moines Register.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-revokes-wapo-press-credentials
Unless being denied access to Trump events is different than press credentials.
OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)But to deny the paper of record is pretty stupid, especially in the state he thinks he's going to turn red. LOL! Talk about delusional.
madaboutharry
(40,212 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Bernardo de La Paz
(49,013 posts)SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)I don't know whether to laugh because the GOP got what was coming to it or cry because of the jeopardy they've put us all in.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Shut out one of the largest media outlets in the country. I love it. Excellent plan!
malaise
(269,087 posts)with the Washington Post? This should be fun.
Proud Public Servant
(2,097 posts)Their coverage will almost certainly become more aggressively critical. This should be fun.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)gets to ask feisty, honest questions next. Great publicity for that media, reporter gets to go home.
malaise
(269,087 posts)LiberalArkie
(15,720 posts)malaise
(269,087 posts)One or the other for me - with coconut water or a Red Stripe
LiberalArkie
(15,720 posts)ReRe
(10,597 posts)... or give me death!
malaise
(269,087 posts)We agree
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)malaise
(269,087 posts)Cyber chocolate has no calories
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)Roland99
(53,342 posts)No coverage of the asshat at all??
Sweet!
malaise
(269,087 posts)Don't see it happening
herding cats
(19,565 posts)Whatever it was, good work WaPo!
monmouth4
(9,708 posts)herding cats
(19,565 posts)Well I do see how that could be an issue for him.
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)herding cats
(19,565 posts)I mean if he's gonna get all snotty about reporters reporting on it he shouldn't have said it.
It's not like they called him out for saying Mateen was born an Afghan or anything really embarrassing like that flub.
spooky3
(34,461 posts)$ while his publicly owned companies tanked.
seabeckind
(1,957 posts)And if he lashed out at those who criticize him for it,
doesn't that increase the standing in his base?
You already hate him and like Hillary. Why would he give a sh.. if you think it's stupid?
pkdu
(3,977 posts)DCBob
(24,689 posts)This dude has really gone off the deep end.
yellowcanine
(35,699 posts)GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)Successful former (R) two term governor of New Mexico.
Running for president on the Libertarian ticket.
Botany
(70,524 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Hawaii Hiker
(3,166 posts)Has any nominee ever done that?...Revoking a major newspaper from covering a campaign....I'm sure Obama would have loved to revoke the NY Post, WSJ, etc in 2012......
What a thin skinned A-Hole
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)he'll retaliate against anyone. He CAN NOT get any where near The White House.
TheCowsCameHome
(40,168 posts)Keep it up. Let them know who's boss.
Fucking jerk.
TygrBright
(20,763 posts)Zambero
(8,965 posts)Freedom of the press and all that. Dare to exercise it and be ostracized, sayeth Herr Trump.
Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)Donald is pure Repub,, hate the Constitution, expect for the mis-interpreted parts of the 2nd Amendment
Response to brooklynite (Original post)
herding cats This message was self-deleted by its author.
gordianot
(15,242 posts)Debates with Donald should be a real treat.
progressoid
(49,992 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,797 posts). . .and pass the popcorn.
Princess Turandot
(4,787 posts)sakabatou
(42,163 posts)I felt ill reading what the Trump supporters said.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)commenting on WaPo article is revealing as to the absolute ignorance and rabid stupidity of his base of supporters. How can people be so blind with all the historical precedent related to fascistv, racist demagogues rising to lead nations because of ignorant fearful people.
The_Casual_Observer
(27,742 posts)Who agree with this stupid move.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)With luck, he will make this kind of blunder over and over and over gain, until they go from being bad decisions and become true catastrophes. When you see your opponent about to really step in it, the last thing you want to do is warn them.
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)malaise
(269,087 posts)Jump!
Oldtimeralso
(1,937 posts)With the way he shoots off his mouth; The hole needs to be deeper than the core of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant.
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)presidency in his hands. He's a wannabe tyrant.
world wide wally
(21,748 posts)Now ban CNN, MSNBC, FOX and CSPAN (if you're feeling feisty). Then maybe ABC, CBS, NBC and NPR.
Then hardly anyone will say anything bad about you!
Night Watchman
(743 posts)Why didn't you post this in LBN? I checked three times before posting the story there, and found nothing previous. I've Recced this thread, by the way.
brooklynite
(94,624 posts)Night Watchman
(743 posts)I'm a Hillary voter, myself.
forjusticethunders
(1,151 posts)From the newsstand next to me
WP, WP
(Well played, Washington Post)
lunatica
(53,410 posts)Mendocino
(7,496 posts)he has no skin at all, a plate of raw boneless "chicken".
Mike Nelson
(9,960 posts)...takes action after a terrorist attack - to protect himself from bad press.
lpbk2713
(42,761 posts)WAAHHH
63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)Helen Borg
(3,963 posts)Laffy Kat
(16,383 posts)It is absolutely hysterical AND predictable.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)I would love to know WP's reaction to this.
marybourg
(12,633 posts)the only time the Press objects to outrageous behavior is when it's directed against them. So this should get plenty of attention from what used to be called "the fourth estate".
chillfactor
(7,577 posts)does he not realize that the Post will come down on him even harder?? he has the brain of a squirrel.
3catwoman3
(24,013 posts)...very adaptable. And fun to watch. And their tails are a lot prettier than Trump's hair.
Trump is more like an amoeba - reacting by instinct with no ability to think.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)one time I found a wild one who ate through my screen door and was eating nuts on my bed with me in it.....
Mr Maru
(216 posts)MisterFred
(525 posts)Go after the newspapers, who nobody really cares about. Then online/tv media, which people actually care about, might be more willing to fall in line.
seabeckind
(1,957 posts)1. He's playing the ref. Anything that comes out of the WP after this that is critical he can play the revenge card.
2. The WP is not your father's journalism outlet and hasn't been for a long time. They are part of the establishment that he points out to his base.
Who owns the WP?
n 2013, longtime owners the Graham family sold the newspaper to Jeff Bezos for US$250 million in cash.[1][2][10] The newspaper is owned by Nash Holdings LLC, a holding company Bezos created for the acquisition.[11]
The newspaper is also known as the namesake of The
seabeckind
(1,957 posts)The media is profit oriented and has been for quite a few years.
Add in the M&A movements that were so embraced during the last 30 years and here we are.
annabanana
(52,791 posts)whenever he starts bleating his crap.
If he's not on TV he doesn't exist.
SwankyXomb
(2,030 posts)kairos12
(12,862 posts)Paula Sims
(877 posts)Does the press finally give him the finger and say 'watch thus' or do they cower in fear?
TrollBuster9090
(5,954 posts)Even if you're right, you both end up covered in shit, and the PIG actually LIKES it.
Stinky The Clown
(67,809 posts)UTUSN
(70,715 posts)SeattleVet
(5,477 posts)I'm not! I'm not! I'm thick-skinned."
Yep - actions really DO speak much louder than words, you thin-skinned, tiny-handed little bullying asshole.
Initech
(100,087 posts)Response to brooklynite (Original post)
DesertRat This message was self-deleted by its author.
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,013 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)to do anything to lose. Unfortunately, his supporters love everything he does.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)63splitwindow
(2,657 posts)how completely and unequivocally unfit for the Presidency he can talk and act and his stooge followers still cheer him on.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)TeamPooka
(24,232 posts)He likes to pick and choose how the 1st Amendment works.
What a moron.
SunSeeker
(51,576 posts)Takket
(21,582 posts)if he gives a speech in public, they can't stop the Washington post from entering the venue, right? Wouldn't that create a freedom of the press issue? i guess not since trump is a candidate and not an actual government official, right?
SusanCalvin
(6,592 posts)IronLionZion
(45,466 posts)I think this is the article in question
Unrepentant Fenian
(1,078 posts)Even his own party doesn't want him on the ticket.
IronLionZion
(45,466 posts)and when he loses in a humiliating landslide his people will destroy the GOP once and for all. I hope
Eugene
(61,914 posts)and threatening legal action. The press calling him out for saying
something stupid will not be tolerated.
Volaris
(10,272 posts)The Hammer is about to drop. Good job, GOPEstablishment, on stoking the embers of the TeaParty into flames that are going to burn your fucking house to the ground.
Now squirm. I'm going to enjoy every moment of the death of your HateParty.
RandySF
(58,977 posts)tblue37
(65,442 posts)broadcast. The media made Deadbeat Don the Con, and they can unmake him.
spanone
(135,851 posts)AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)They need to show solidarity with the WAPO.
Midnight Writer
(21,770 posts)craigmatic
(4,510 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,370 posts)to cover Trump and his hatemongering at all ....