7/13 Twitter rage *mildly disappointing*

[Vic]

Nope, a free press is part of out 1st Amendment, but that doesn't place them above the law or above criticism either.

But if Obama did it, you'd freak out about his attacks on the 1a. But when Trump does it, suddenly the President is somehow protected by the 1a, and anyone who criticizes Trump for attacking freedom of the press is, according to you, attacking the President's right to free speech. Meanwhile, it's ok, according to you, for Trump to attack the 1a, because Obama did it too, although it was wrong when Obama did it.
Do you not see your own contradictions? Or are you just blind to how your rabid partisanship erodes our freedoms?

 

[Vic]

Its not good when ANY president does it.

edit: Heres another link. Trump isnt the first POTUS to go after the press.

Except that Taj is very clear in his opinion that it is good when Trump does it, using the 'logic' that Obama did it too.

 

[jman19]

Sure he does.

He assaults the press (outside of his fluffers at Fox) and labels them an enemy of the American people on a constant basis you dimwit shill.

 

[blackangst1]

Except that Taj is very clear in his opinion that it is good when Trump does it, using the 'logic' that Obama did it too.

I wasnt defending him. I was stating my opinion.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

So lame. That's a take off from the "Nazis & White Supremacists deserve free speech" routine, huh?

Even scum like you have the right to free speech. I'm surprised you came out of your nazi closet.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

But if Obama did it, you'd freak out about his attacks on the 1a. But when Trump does it, suddenly the President is somehow protected by the 1a, and anyone who criticizes Trump for attacking freedom of the press is, according to you, attacking the President's right to free speech. Meanwhile, it's ok, according to you, for Trump to attack the 1a, because Obama did it too, although it was wrong when Obama did it.
Do you not see your own contradictions? Or are you just blind to how your rabid partisanship erodes our freedoms?

Did you see me complaining when Obama did it? You were fine when Obama did it, but now you're all pissy over Trump.

 

[Jhhnn]

Wait...so youre denying a POTUS other than Trump has criticized coverage of his administration? Really?

So, you're putting words in my mouth & obfuscating. No other president in my lifetime has declared the free press to be the enemy of the people. That's much more adversarial than anything any of them ever did.

Bothsiderism doesn't apply.

 

[blackangst1]

So, you're putting words in my mouth & obfuscating. No other president in my lifetime has declared the free press to be the enemy of the people. That's much more adversarial than anything any of them ever did.

Bothsiderism doesn't apply.

I agree not to the extent Trump has.

 

[Vic]

Did you see me complaining when Obama did it? You were fine when Obama did it, but now you're all pissy over Trump.

I was 'fine' because the incident isn't comparable. Obama just criticized Fox for their bias. He never said that the free press is the enemy of the people, like Trump has. And if all that Trump did was criticize CNN, NYT, or WaPo for their bias, I'd be fine with that too.
Your problem, Taj, is that Trump really could shoot someone in the street, and your only concern would be how to make up some lie claiming that Obama or Hillary did it first.

 

[imported_tajmahal]

I was 'fine' because the incident isn't comparable. Obama just criticized Fox for their bias. He never said that the free press is the enemy of the people, like Trump has. And if all that Trump did was criticize CNN, NYT, or WaPo for their bias, I'd be fine with that too.
Your problem, Taj, is that Trump really could shoot someone in the street, and your only concern would be how to make up some lie claiming that Obama or Hillary did it first.

Your problem is that you're just as big a partisan asshole as I am, but you won't admit it.

 

[Vic]

Your problem is that you're just as big a partisan asshole as I am, but you won't admit it.

Nope. I criticize Democrats all the time. I criticized Obama all the time. It's just hard for any legitimate criticism to be heard over the shrill cries of Birtherism and Benghazi and whatever other conspiracy theories that Trump and his supporters make up in order to drown out any rational political discussion in this country.