The continued assault on conversatives

[Grand58742]

Not surprising. While these are merely "questions" as to why companies are still carrying Fox, OANN and Newsmax, it's almost like the implication of "boy, that's a nice company you got there. It'd be a shame if something happened to it..."

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/0...rmation-470863

Two House Democrats pressed a mix of cable, satellite and streaming providers on Monday about their decisions to carry Fox News, One America News Network and Newsmax, accusing the right-leaning outlets of serving as “misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm.”

Crossing a line: The letters from members of the Energy and Commerce Committee reflect continued anger in Congress about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, as well as Democrats' concerns that misinformation fueling the riot spread on conservative news outlets in addition to social media.

The letters: Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney, both from California, sent the letters to AT&T, Verizon, Roku, Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Charter, DISH, Cox, Altice and Hulu as well as Google's parent, Alphabet.

"What moral or ethical principles (including those related to journalistic integrity, violence, medical information, and public health) do you apply in deciding which channels to carry or when to take adverse actions against a channel?" the Democrats asked. They also asked the carriers if they are "planning to continue carrying Fox News, Newsmax, and OANN."

[markm]

The bombardment of lunatic left wing spin is unbelievable. It's across the board. 2 stories from yesterday:

1. AZ Valley Fever cases are up.... possible cause? CLIMATE CHANGE.

2. Flags at half mast in D.C. because of the 500k deaths from Rona... Probably well over half fraudulently assigned a Corona cause of death.

It's unbelievable how little fact is reported, and how much blatant propaganda.

[Grand58742]

And then there's this...

https://conservativebrief.com/ruleagain-35667/

An Obama-era initiative called Operation Choke Point was a politically unpopular measure that essentially went after businesses that Democrats did not like.

The Obama-era rule was designed as a way to choke off firearms dealers and payday lenders through Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation guidance that amounted to strong-arm tactics.

As noted by Forbes contributor Norbert Michel, it was “an egregious affront to the rule of law.”

During his term in office, former President Donald Trump ended the operation, which had begun in 2013.

Trump actually took it one step further to protect the Second Amendment and issued the “Fair Access Rule” in January, which was designed to preclude another such round of intimidation.

While a late-January statement from the Biden administration’s Office of Comptroller of the Currency noted:

“The OCC’s long-standing supervisory guidance stating that banks should avoid termination of broad categories of customers without assessing individual customer risk remains in effect,” the office still announced it was pausing the Trump administration’s Fair Access Rule.

“Pausing publication of the rule in the Federal Register will allow the next confirmed Comptroller of the Currency to review the final rule and the public comments the OCC received, as part of an orderly transition,” read the Jan. 28 notice.

So, we go back to banks being pressured to cease business with industries and things they don't like.

[TomMcC]

Doubt banks need any pressure. They are probably chomping at the bit to apply their wokeness to all things gun and white.

[Black_Sheep]

“misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm.”

The same could be said of CNN, MSNBC, UNIVISION, etc...

[SteyrAUG]

Ironic that the Democrats have now abandoned "first amendment" considerations almost to the extent of Republicans abandoning "second amendment" considerations as an absolute "core" principle.

[prepare]

It's plain to see that this divide leads to massive destruction and one side forcing their will on the other. Its only going to escalate until we are in a full blown conflict.

[titsonritz]

All in the name of unity, you know, bring the country together and all that.

[SteyrAUG]

It's plain to see that this divide leads to massive destruction and one side forcing their will on the other. Its only going to escalate until we are in a full blown conflict.

Hard to believe we all thought 2000 was as bad as it could get with guys like James Carville writing "payback" political books.

All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President (1995), with Mary Matalin and Peter Knobler
We're Right, They're Wrong: A Handbook for Spirited Progressives (1996)
...And The Horse He Rode In On: The People vs. Kenneth Starr (1998)
Stickin: The Case for Loyalty (2000) with Paul Begala
Suck Up, Buck Up... and Come Back When You Foul Up (2001)
Had Enough? (2004)
Take It Back: Our Party, Our Country, Our Future (2006) with Paul Begala
40 More Years: How the Democrats Will Rule the Next Generation (2009)
It's the Middle Class, Stupid! (2012) with Stan Greenberg
Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home, (2014) with Mary Matalin
We're Still Right, They're Still Wrong: The Democrats' Case for 2016, (2016)

[AndyLate]

Its a war. They have effectively removed the Conservative voice from popular social media without a peep from the Supreme Court, so of course the next move is traditional "conservative" media sources. I'm not a constitutional scholar like Barak, but I believe members of the government pressuring media companies to supress a dissident voice is definitely in violation of the 1st Amendment. Now its not "private companies setting their own policies".

Of course, if you can steal the election, who cares about the constitution.

Andy