The Jan 6 Commission hearings

[Dude#1279435]

You should commend her for standing up for democracy at great personal cost. I wish there where more Republicans like her standing up for democracy.

He doesn't care about that.

 

[Dude#1279435]

I thought Faux News censured the Jan 6th hearings. Did their ratings drop or something and loose advertisement income? For surely it can’t be that they’ve had a change of heart to start reporting truthfully and disavow conspiracy theories and lies?

It was during the afternoon with Cavuto and Baier. They did some good analysis. I think though part of it was ratings gained and pressure to broadcast.

 

[cpd]

Your point about news media coverage and the Fairness Doctrine is excellent. Thanks for bringing that up.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had, for a long time, required broadcast news on radio & TV to provide equal time for opposing views on political news stories. Despite that Fairness Doctrine, there were right-wing supporters of Nixon who loudly claimed that biased news media, especially The Washington Post & The New York Times, caused his fall from power. (They conveniently ignored that Nixon was certainly going to be impeached and removed from office. He had directly violated the US Constitution, and criminally obstructed investigations into those violations.) Among those right-wingers was, Roger Ailes, a White House aide under Nixon. He later became the director of Faux News, known for it's distinctly unfair and biased programming.

The same anti-news media views were used in an effort to blame Walter Cronkite and CBS News for "losing" the war in Vietnam.

Under Reagan's influence, the FCC ended the Fairness Doctrine, allowing the creation of broadcasters such as Faux News.

The equal time rule is actually separate and a bit different. That rule is about TV and Radio providing equal air time to political candidates. The equal time rule still exists but it doesn't apply to news coverage. The fairness doctrine is about presenting both sides of an issue.

I wasn't aware of the Roger Ailes/Nixon connection. Thanks for that info.

 

[Trell]

It was during the afternoon with Cavuto and Baier. They did some good analysis. I think though part of it was ratings gained and pressure to broadcast.

Good as this implies that more Americans will be aware what happened. At least they can’t later claim that they didn’t know.

 

[Dude#1279435]

Good as this implies that more Americans will be aware what happened. At least they can’t later claim that they didn’t know.

If I heard correct they're taking two weeks off and reconvening indefinitely. If it gets the word out and prevents Trump winning that's about all I hope.

 

[Trell]

If I heard correct they're taking two weeks off and reconvening indefinitely. If it gets the word out and prevents Trump winning that's about all I hope.

Trump is not the only threat to democracy as there are a number of smart people in GOP that is in control of their own impulses but otherwise lacks any kind of mortal compass or personal integrity. What Trump has shown them is a viable path forward to autocracy.

 

[SithZedi]

You should commend her for standing up for democracy at great personal cost. I wish there where more Republicans like her standing up for democracy.

The Cheney Clan have always been Neo Cons. Spend and borrow money the country does not have and spike the national debt. Then jump into or start every war we can without understanding the laws of "unintended consequences" with thousands of civilians killed.
The sooner DC sees the back of politicians like this the better.

 

[mtrycrafts]

Those two senators were elected at different times. At least one of them was elected in a special election held in January 2021. Possibly both were, but I don't remember those details. The turn out was different, making the total voter population different than that of the November 2020 election.

You also cannot forget the successful work of Stacey Abrams. She worked hard to get a large turn out of Democratic voters in Georgia for the 2020 election.

I did a quick search on this. It looks like there were two senate members elected by the special election .
Still, where were those 28,000? Certainly not complaining of the outcome, just curious about all those blanks.

 

[Dude#1279435]

The Cheney Clan have always been Neo Cons. Spend and borrow money the country does not have and spike the national debt. Then jump into or start every war we can without understanding the laws of "unintended consequences" with thousands of civilians killed.
The sooner DC sees the back of politicians like this the better.

Liz too?

 

[Dude#1279435]

Liz too?

According to this one she voted with Trump 93% of the time.

Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump

FiveThirtyEight is tracking which senators and representatives agree and disagree most with Donald Trump.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

 

[lovinthehd]

How did the drumph supporters get so stupid?

 

[ryanosaur]

How did the drumph supporters get so stupid?

Ummm... Get stupid? Or were already?

 

[lovinthehd]

Ummm... Get stupid? Or were already?

Well they probably weren't born that way particularly was more my thought....but perhaps when it comes to this kinda special stupid....

 

[Trell]

The Cheney Clan have always been Neo Cons. Spend and borrow money the country does not have and spike the national debt. Then jump into or start every war we can without understanding the laws of "unintended consequences" with thousands of civilians killed.
The sooner DC sees the back of politicians like this the better.

Defending democracy is not important to you, got it!

 

[Trell]

Some Republican members of Congress tried to get pardons from Trump for their role in trying to overturn the election.

Multiple House Republicans on defensive over Jan. 6 panel testimony that they sought post-riot pardons

Former top Department of Justice officials who testified thwarted the then-president's election subversion by threatening a mass resignation.

www.politico.com

 

[lovinthehd]

Liz too?

As opposed to the usual republican cons? Like trickle down and the wealthy not being taxed their share? Cheneys certainly aren't wiping out their karma deficit, tho Liz is at least on the right side of this one.

Ps thot I quoted the star wars dude, not 1279435....

 

[lovinthehd]

Defending democracy is not important to you, got it!

Well the war old man Cheney started wasn't exactly about defending democracy otoh....

 

[Trell]

Well the war old man Cheney started wasn't exactly about defending democracy otoh....

Indeed, but his daughter did take a stand for it at personal cost, so that is commendable. The absolute majority of Republican members of Congress did not.

 

[ryanosaur]

not 1279435....

The song by Chicago?

...

No, that was different still.

 

[ryanosaur]

Indeed, but his daughter did take a stand for it at personal cost, so that is commendable. The absolute majority of Republican members of Congress did not.

LC has been a total POS for a long while.
That she suddenly, somehow, magically found her conscience is borderline remarkable, especially considering her lineage as the daughter of the Dark Lord of CØCKs everywhere.

Can't help but wonder if she asked the lord of the magic 8-Ball...

_or-

...for guidance.



Technically, she has to learn the lesson of D!ck's sins to not be held accountable...

Maybe there is hope, still.