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Title: The White House Called Who? And Said WHAT?!?
Post by: Townhallsavoy on July 01, 2011, 04:16:03 PM

Ok...so a person on live TV called Obama a dickhead or something.  I get it.  That's not appropriate for cable television, and if MSNBC wants to fire the guy, that's their prerogative. 

So this story is all good until I hit one section. 

This section:

Quote

White House press secretary Jay Carney said on Thursday afternoon that he called Halperin’s bosses at MSNBC.

“The comment that was made was inappropriate,” Carney told reporters in his daily briefing. “It would be inappropriate to say that about either president of either party.”

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58098.html

The White House is making calls to news organizations to tell them what they can and cannot say?  Is that freedom of press? 

Title: Re: The White House Called Who? And Said WHAT?!?
Post by: GH2001 on July 05, 2011, 01:04:19 PM

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on July 01, 2011, 04:16:03 PM

Ok...so a person on live TV called Obama a dickhead or something.  I get it.  That's not appropriate for cable television, and if MSNBC wants to fire the guy, that's their prerogative. 

So this story is all good until I hit one section. 

This section:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/58098.html

The White House is making calls to news organizations to tell them what they can and cannot say?  Is that freedom of press?

Obama:
Violating Freedom of the press, violating freedom of speech, communism, totalitarianism and the list goes on.........

Title: Re: The White House Called Who? And Said WHAT?!?
Post by: Saniflush on July 05, 2011, 01:09:16 PM

Quote from: GH2001 on July 05, 2011, 01:04:19 PM

Obama:
Violating Freedom of the press, violating freedom of speech, communism, totalitarianism and the list goes on.........

You should be expecting a knock at your door any minute now. 

You are going to need to go with them peacefully and learn their teachings.

Title: Re: The White House Called Who? And Said WHAT?!?
Post by: GH2001 on July 05, 2011, 01:17:22 PM

Quote from: Saniflush on July 05, 2011, 01:09:16 PM

You should be expecting a knock at your door any minute now. 

You are going to need to go with them peacefully and learn their teachings.

I figured if they haven't hauled Sarah Palin, Ron Paul and Chris Christie away yet, then I am ok.

Title: Re: The White House Called Who? And Said WHAT?!?
Post by: Saniflush on July 05, 2011, 01:28:42 PM

Quote from: GH2001 on July 05, 2011, 01:17:22 PM

I figured if they haven't hauled Sarah Palin, Ron Paul and Chris Christie away yet, then I am ok.

It's gonna be a grass roots thing.