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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:08 PM
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What's it called when our Government suppreses the news?
Brian Williams and Lester Holt were stopped reporting about Katrina from New Orleans today. - Whatever happened to "freedom of the press"...?
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Crankie Avalon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:09 PM
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1. "Business as usual?"
"Normal service has been restored?"
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jackster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:09 PM
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2. it got sick when raygun was elected
it died when bush was elected

rip freedom of the press
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:10 PM
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3. Link?
How do you know they were stopped?

Who said so?

Sue
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:12 PM
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7. Yes, I want to know that, too...
I really don't think they want to piss off Brian Williams right now. He's been on a roll.
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:13 PM
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11. Early this morning I saw Lester Holt being told by Fema he wasn't allowed
to do news coverage and stopped from continueing as Holt was making commentary.
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Blue_In_AK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:16 PM
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16. Thank you, Imagevision...
Another thing for us to demand 9/24 -- SAVE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS.
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Individualist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:10 PM
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4. tyranny
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firefox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:10 PM
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5. Thoughtherding
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Cleita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:11 PM
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6. It's called totalitarianism. Welcome to the Soviet States of America.
Edited on Thu Sep-08-05 02:12 PM by Cleita
What I don't understand is why Congress isn't screaming to the rafters about these violations of the First Ammendment. This is a form of treason.
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:12 PM
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8. The Patriot Act
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Trillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:13 PM
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9. Isn't that a coup d'etat? nt
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SalmonChantedEvening Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:13 PM
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10. Emergency Management.
The less you know, the better it is for them.

:mad:
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democrat_patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:13 PM
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12. Thursday.
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Gruenemann Donating Member (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:14 PM
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13. "War on Terra"
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Gruenemann Donating Member (753 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:14 PM
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14. "Ignorance is Strength"
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Just Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:15 PM
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15. Dictatorships censor news 'cause truth is the enemy.
Yep.
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BringEmOn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:16 PM
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17. SSDD
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Drum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-08-05 02:22 PM
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18. That's called Republican Rule
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