This is garbage. Obama actually attacked the press with secret government powers as everyone knows.
Obama now is attacking his successor on the campaign trail, something no other ex-president has done in memory. He sometimes wears a tan suit.
Trump says he fell asleep during the messiah's speech.
Obama actually slamming Trump
Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by Gold Dragon, Sep 8, 2018.
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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Gold Dragon Well-Known Member
Is this where we wink wink nudge nudge?
I hope you understand if I don't try to keep up with Alex Jones' latest conspiracy theories. -
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The Justice Department spied extensively on Fox News reporter James Rosen in 2010, collecting his telephone records, tracking his movements in and out of the State Department and seizing two days of Rosen’s personal emails, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
In a chilling move sure to rile defenders of civil liberties, an FBI agent also accused Rosen of breaking anti-espionage law with behavior that—as described in the agent's own affidavit—falls well inside the bounds of traditional news reporting. (Disclosure: This reporter counts Rosen among his friends.)
UPDATE: Fox News responds with a blistering statement that asserts Rosen was "simply doing his job" in his role as "a member of what up until now has always been a free press.”
The revelations surfaced with President Barack Obama’s administration already under fire for seizing two months of telephone records of reporters and editors at the Associated Press. Obama last week said he makes “no apologies” for investigations into national security-related leaks. The AP's CEO, Gray Pruitt, said Sunday that the seizure was "unconstitutional."
The Obama administration has prosecuted twice as many leakers as all previous administrations combined.
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FollowTheWay Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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James Rosen: Fox News reporter targeted as 'co- conspirator' in spying case
No I was not aware of this story. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
The dept of justice initiated an investigation into a single journalist because of a possible connection in an actual violation of the Espionage Act. Woo plead guilty to giving classified information to Rosen. It does make sense to investigate if Rosen then broke any laws in getting that information and he was not found to have. He was not charged.
The error was not the investigation but jumping to the conclusion that Rosen was involved in the crime and overreaching on its warrant.
There was no indication this has anything to do with negative press or trying to stifle the free press. This was about chasing down leaks of confidential information. He was not publicly denigrated. His freedom as a journalist to write what he wanted was not threatened because of the investigation. -
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Urgent Agenda quoted Michael Goodwin of the New York Post, "Obama's harsh partisan tone Friday, complete was his typical mocking of Republicans, was in striking contrast to the odes to bipartisanship vioced at Sen. John McCain's funeral. Too bad Obama wasn't there......."
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Gold Dragon Well-Known Member
But of course if you feel that one cannot understand things outside of one's country, I would expect your posting history to reflect that view and acknowledge your ignorance of all things outside of the united states. -
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https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ag/legacy/2013/07/15/news-media.pdf
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church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Changing the subject, Doc, here is something from Wellington for you, because politics doesn't get much done:
Carrum Downs:
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Gold Dragon Well-Known Member
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More twitter dim defence. These social media giants need to be held to account. Now they are banning true American hero’s. Meanwhile Kap gets paid. Where is congress??
TWITTER SUSPENDS BENGHAZI HERO After Criticism of President Obama! -
church mouse guy Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
2013 Department of Justice investigations of reporters - Wikipedia
I don't know why you want to try to clean up Obama and Hillary when Christianity is the way to help people, as I tried to post to you above with the link to Carrum Downs and Wellington, which I hope that you watched.
Obama is outside of the American mainstream, as everyone has tried to tell you before. No ex-president in memory has re-entered partisan politics the way he did the other day. Maybe I can persuade you to watch an anti-communist Cuban dissident, who will explain to you how our freedom works on this point:
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Gold Dragon Well-Known Member
Amending the Department of Justice subpoena guidelines | Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
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If King Obama had gone through Congress as required, it would have been difficult, if not impossible, to reverse many of his "crowning achievements". -
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Trump has done nothing against the press except call them liars. Obama is not a mainstream American. He used the police against the press. Obama is a proven liar.
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Gold Dragon Well-Known Member
Holder Defends Justice Department in Journalists’ Records Seizure
Again, an investigation into leaks. A subpeona for Verizon was acquired legally for phone records. Verizon chose not to notify AP. No charges were made.
The changes to DoJ policy for subpeonas on journalists addressed the concerns in this case as well.
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