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Drudge hits Trump over call to take away reporters' credentials
The Hill ^ | 05/09/2018 | Luis Sanchez

Posted on 05/09/2018 10:20:43 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd

Drudge Report chief Matt Drudge criticized President Trump on Wednesday for his threat to take away credentials from news outlets.

“I fear the future result of Trump’s crusade on ‘fake news’ will be a licensing of all reporters,” said Drudge, who typically deletes his tweets shortly after posting them.

"The mop up on this issue is going to be excruciating," he added.

Drudge, who is largely supportive of the president, added that Senate Democrats had floated such an idea before Trump was president.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: donaldtrump; drudge; fakenews; mattdrudge; trump; trumpmedia
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To: Responsibility2nd

“And someone tell me what is wrong with licensing all reporters anyway?”

Did someone hijack your FR account?

No one needs to be licensed to exercise their first amendment rights.

It is the elitist owners and journalists of the news media who would love to implement licensing in order to further dominate and control everything people see and hear.

The “press” is not a class of people. It is the generic term for a means to disseminate information.

That being said, the president is free to use his bully pulpit and his control of access to White House press briefings to separate the wheat from the chaff among the professional reporters and their respective news organizations.

Trump should continue calling out fake news. And Drudge should put down the crack pipe.


41 posted on 05/09/2018 11:43:57 AM PDT by unlearner (A war is coming.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Yes, that headline then was totally dishonest. I thought he was threatening to take away their license to report news. He is just thinking of removing them from the White House?


42 posted on 05/09/2018 11:44:27 AM PDT by Sam Gamgee
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well, at the moment they seem to have a license to slander and libel which they use against Trump at every turn. I, for one, think they should pay some consequences for all their blatant, one-sided dishonesty.


43 posted on 05/09/2018 11:44:39 AM PDT by Bullish (government=overfunded stupidity.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Really? You believe a government license would mean reporters would lose their freedom of speech? I don’t see it that way.

No, but it would mean that they would lose their freedom of the press. The so called "Press" (i.e. corporate media) has no more inherent right to White House access than you or I have when we post on FR, or start a blog.

Do you think the government should be able to license us in order for us to be allowed to post on FR, or publish blogs, or post our videos on YouTube?

Because that's the outcome of what you're advocating.

44 posted on 05/09/2018 11:47:35 AM PDT by Maceman (We need a temporary ban on Muslims just until churches and synagogues can be built in Mecca.)
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To: dsc

Ever heard of samizdat?

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No, what izdat?

(Never mind, I know what it iz.)


45 posted on 05/09/2018 11:51:22 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

They make people license weapons and do background checks and such so why not the 1st amendment too? /S

No reporter should need a license or anything to REPORT

Access to secure locations requires a process and background check that is, and right ought to be, revocable.

In the same way no license or anything should be required for arms.


46 posted on 05/09/2018 12:05:25 PM PDT by reed13k
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To: Responsibility2nd

“No, I’ve never heard of samizdat.”

Secret literature, passed from hand to hand in the old USSR. “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” was originally samizdat.

“And hasn’t truth (journalistic honesty and integrity) already disappeared from the public square?”

For years it was severely restricted, but the Internet has allowed more truth to circulate. Sometimes I think there are similarities between conservatives on the Internet and samizdat.

“We have to be licensed to enjoy our 2A right, but not our 1st?”

That’s the whole thing about the 1st—the government is not allowed to say who can speak and who can’t. The left takes malicious, cynical advantage of that, but I don’t see a way around it.

Besides, two wrongs don’t...well, you know.


47 posted on 05/09/2018 12:18:48 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: Bullish

“I, for one, think they should pay some consequences for all their blatant, one-sided dishonesty.”

Lobby for the legalization of dueling. Ever seen Scaramouche? (1950s version)


48 posted on 05/09/2018 12:20:59 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

“More than a few smart people on the web have argued that if a licensed journalist is caught in a lie or distorts the truth to further a lie, then why not yank their license and deny them a job?”

Because the forces of evil would use it to yank the licenses of honest reporters for telling the truth.


49 posted on 05/09/2018 12:23:08 PM PDT by dsc (Our system of government cannot survive one-party control of communications.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

You’re being hysterical, Matt.


50 posted on 05/09/2018 12:28:01 PM PDT by gogeo
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To: donna

Hmmm...no mention of Brit Hume.


51 posted on 05/09/2018 12:37:15 PM PDT by gogeo
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To: Responsibility2nd

F Drudge.


52 posted on 05/09/2018 1:30:48 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: Parley Baer
Try this.

https://thelibertydaily.com

53 posted on 05/09/2018 1:32:49 PM PDT by skimbell
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To: Responsibility2nd

Drudge is dirty and taking 30 pieces of silver from the fascist deep state.


54 posted on 05/09/2018 5:31:26 PM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Who is the licensing agency and what are the criterion? The real issue is that all of the major news agencies are owned by multinationals that have a distinctly anti MAGA agenda. The solution is in the works, net based news services proliferating like fleas. The cream will rise to the top and the people will be informed. Take heart in the knowledge that in spite of 90% bad press POTUS’ support is growing. That is certainly not because of the efforts of the MSM. The citizenry is going outside the MSM to learn about the world we live in.


55 posted on 05/10/2018 7:59:16 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Islam is Satans finest work.)
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To: Gene Eric

56 posted on 05/15/2018 5:48:25 AM PDT by tsowellfan
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