This is the most closed, control freak administration I’ve ever covered

[Ransom]

In an official report from the Committee to Protect Journalists, authored by former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr., it “portrays an administration gripped by strict policies about information flow and paranoid about leaks across all executive branch departments.” It detailed prosecutions and even the use of lie-detectors on staffers.

Executive Editor Leonard Downie huh?

“This is the most closed, control freak administration I’ve ever covered,” said David E. Sanger, veteran chief Washington correspondent of The New York Times, in the report.

Control freak Administration....really?

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/w...tests-paranoid

[Mr.Soxes]

FAKE NEWS!MAGA

[Jeb!]

Journalists are so contemptible that they need a committee to protect themselves? Hahaha

[Adelaide]

Journalists are so contemptible that they need a committee to protect themselves? Hahaha

Yeah, because unlike $#@! hole third world failed states, the United States has always worked to protect journalism and the fourth estate as an essential part of an open and fair democracy that should create an informed electorate.

They may not be doing a fantastic job at the informed electorate part, but a major difference between the United States and the rest of the world is that the press is free to publish and discuss things openly. The fact they have a committee to discuss that seems kind of essential to their role. They are meant to serve us, not the Executive branch.

[Mr.Soxes]

Yeah, because unlike $#@! hole third world failed states, the United States has always worked to protect journalism and the fourth estate as an essential part of an open and fair democracy that should create an informed electorate.

They may not be doing a fantastic job at the informed electorate part, but a major difference between the United States and the rest of the world is that the press is free to publish and discuss things openly. The fact they have a committee to discuss that seems kind of essential to their role. They are meant to serve us, not the Executive branch.

Sorry but making up stuff and representing it as news does me no favors!MAGA

[Jeb!]

Yeah, because unlike $#@! hole third world failed states, the United States has always worked to protect journalism and the fourth estate as an essential part of an open and fair democracy that should create an informed electorate.

I'm glad you brought that up. Journalists have enormous victim complexes. The press constantly whine that they're being suppressed in the United States, when in reality they are probably more protected than any other country in the world. They just hate being criticized. The problem isn't that the press are hostile to the government, it's that they are too close to the Democratic party.

[countryboy]

Yeah, because unlike $#@! hole third world failed states, the United States has always worked to protect journalism and the fourth estate as an essential part of an open and fair democracy that should create an informed electorate.

They may not be doing a fantastic job at the informed electorate part, but a major difference between the United States and the rest of the world is that the press is free to publish and discuss things openly. The fact they have a committee to discuss that seems kind of essential to their role. They are meant to serve us, not the Executive branch.

And how exactly are they serving "us", by being mouthpieces for the Democrat Party?

[donttread]

Executive Editor Leonard Downie huh?



Control freak Administration....really?

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/w...tests-paranoid

This is why we need to stop describing candidates as "left or right" or "Lib or con" and rank them on a controllism scale. That way this accusation could be spoken to more factually.
A rule of thumb would be people who believe in honoring the BOR's as a package deal , like Ron Paul , have a low controllism score. Which is good, at least in my mind. And both sides are always hollering about the other side being controlling. So this way we could evaluate each candidates tendency towards control.
If they favor gun control they get points towards a high score, same thing if they act to impair free speech or separation of church and state. Major points if they dishonor state's rights or due process . Etc.
Of course the whole scale would go into Constitutional Limitations support , understanding offense vs. defense and that the Commerce Clause means what it says not what we've interpreted it to say.

My guess is that Trump's score would be lower than many of his detrators

[Boris The Animal]

Yeah, because unlike $#@! hole third world failed states, the United States has always worked to protect journalism and the fourth estate as an essential part of an open and fair democracy that should create an informed electorate.

They may not be doing a fantastic job at the informed electorate part, but a major difference between the United States and the rest of the world is that the press is free to publish and discuss things openly. The fact they have a committee to discuss that seems kind of essential to their role. They are meant to serve us, not the Executive branch.

Here's the problem with the Lamestream Media though. Up until 1987, print and broadcast media had a virtual lock on Leftist ideology because of the so-called "fairness doctrine" which effectively shut out all opposing voices/ideas. This is the key reason why AM radio stations until that time were heavily music oriented and offered nothing in terms of a platform for Conservative voices in the media. Then along came Ronald Reagan and the abolition of the "Fairness" Doctrine and now Conservatives have had a platform and a voice on the AM side of the dial for more than 30 years. And the Lamestream Press has had it in for Republican and Conservative politicians since Cronkite decided to opine about Vietnam. They are nothing more than the propaganda machine for the Left and Democrat party. They always softballed Obama and his minions. I've never seen a Republican President excoriated like this since Reagan. And he was skewered every which way to Sunday!

[Boris The Animal]

And how exactly are they serving "us", by being mouthpieces for the Democrat Party?

Just what I was saying.