Comments on: AP Wants Clamp Down On Free Speech http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:34:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Right of the People http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163871 Right of the People Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:55:00 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163871 "While Americans once sought news from media outlets that aimed for objectivity," When was this? That hasn't happened in my lifetime. The MSM is just mad because people just want the truth and will no longer blindly listen to and believe the crap they're spewing. We're lacking some Pravda here. “While Americans once sought news from media outlets that aimed for objectivity,”

When was this? That hasn’t happened in my lifetime. The MSM is just mad because people just want the truth and will no longer blindly listen to and believe the crap they’re spewing. We’re lacking some Pravda here.

]]> By: canary http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163852 canary Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:41:25 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163852 AP has to catch up with Rueters & CNN for the Communist News Network award. AP has to catch up with Rueters & CNN for the Communist News Network award.

]]> By: Laree http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163847 Laree Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:15:53 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163847 Obama's War Frontline PBS Oct 13th Video Marines. Does this mean PBS is now an arm of the Republican Party? http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/10/obamas-war-frontline-pbs-oct-13th.html Obama’s War Frontline PBS Oct 13th Video Marines.

Does this mean PBS is now an arm of the Republican Party?

http://youhavetobethistalltogo.....-13th.html

]]> By: BillK http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163815 BillK Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:37:54 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163815 Does anyone have access to old newspapers? The political mud being thrown about these days is absolutely NOTHING compared to the vitriol spewed in newspapers in the 1800s and early 1900s. For example, check out the Andrew Jackson political cartoons here: http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/jackson/6.html Does anyone have access to old newspapers?

The political mud being thrown about these days is absolutely NOTHING compared to the vitriol spewed in newspapers in the 1800s and early 1900s.

For example, check out the Andrew Jackson political cartoons here:

http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/jackson/6.html

]]> By: Rusty Shackleford http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163814 Rusty Shackleford Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:32:55 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163814 Every time something like this is published, people's curiosity gets piqued and they tune in Rush, or Hannity, or Beck to see what the fuss is all about. Then, if they are reasonable people, they hear something that makes them say, "Yeah..that's right" and then, maybe they do a little fact checking on their own, they find the conservatives have their act together. They find a much-less-emotional argument, more fact-oriented argument coming from the conservative side and realize that they may have been in error in their thinking. One thing I've come to learn as I've been more intensely interested in politics is that the tide does turn, but it often turns very slowly. People don't want to hear the truth, often. Also, it requires thinking to be objective. It also requires turning off the emotion chip and looking at things objectively. For most, these things are unpleasant. They interfere with the happy thoughts about what they're going to do when they get off from work, or that snappy shiny new thing they want to get. Interestingly, though, they love a good fight. And with the divisions in this nation becoming more obvious, they want to see what all the fuss is about and lo and behold, they find themselves on one side or the other. I may have faith yet that this nation will be able to identify crap when they year it and make the right choice. Every time something like this is published, people’s curiosity gets piqued and they tune in Rush, or Hannity, or Beck to see what the fuss is all about. Then, if they are reasonable people, they hear something that makes them say, “Yeah..that’s right” and then, maybe they do a little fact checking on their own, they find the conservatives have their act together.

They find a much-less-emotional argument, more fact-oriented argument coming from the conservative side and realize that they may have been in error in their thinking.

One thing I’ve come to learn as I’ve been more intensely interested in politics is that the tide does turn, but it often turns very slowly. People don’t want to hear the truth, often. Also, it requires thinking to be objective. It also requires turning off the emotion chip and looking at things objectively.

For most, these things are unpleasant. They interfere with the happy thoughts about what they’re going to do when they get off from work, or that snappy shiny new thing they want to get.

Interestingly, though, they love a good fight. And with the divisions in this nation becoming more obvious, they want to see what all the fuss is about and lo and behold, they find themselves on one side or the other.

I may have faith yet that this nation will be able to identify crap when they year it and make the right choice.

]]> By: wardmama4 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163810 wardmama4 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:58:32 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163810 So they can cite Joe Wilson's lone 'You Lie' to a President (who btw was lying on that particular point) - in a simple address to Congress while ignoring that Democrats - plural - boo'd President Bush during his SOTU address in 2005. So I guess the only conclusion from this article that can be drawn is that Republicans and conservatives are the only people who are nasty, vile, lie and distort and should never, ever have free political speech. to the AP I say - <b>YOU LIE</b> So they can cite Joe Wilson’s lone ‘You Lie’ to a President (who btw was lying on that particular point) – in a simple address to Congress while ignoring that Democrats – plural – boo’d President Bush during his SOTU address in 2005.

So I guess the only conclusion from this article that can be drawn is that Republicans and conservatives are the only people who are nasty, vile, lie and distort and should never, ever have free political speech.

to the AP I say – YOU LIE

]]> By: proreason http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163801 proreason Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:20:52 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/ap-demands-clamp-down-on-free-speech#comment-163801 How would the AP possibly recognize a falsehood? That's their product. How would the AP possibly recognize a falsehood?

That’s their product.

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