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February 14, 2014

Update: FCC "Quietly" Backing Away From Plan to Monitor/Mandate News Coverage?
— Ace

The Anchoress notes the outrageous proposal itself, which I mentioned a day or two back, and then notes the FCC seems to be walking back its anti-First Amendment plan.

From AdWeek:

The Federal Communications Commission is quietly changing course on a controversial study after parts of the methodology were roundly criticized by GOP lawmakers and commissioner Ajit Pai for encroaching into editorial decisions and content at TV stations. . .Regardless of the studyÂ’s intent, itÂ’s hard to fathom why the FCC sent its minions into newsrooms of the stations it licenses and ask questions about how stations exercise their First Amendment right.

The Anchoress counts this as a victory for standing on principle.

We'll see, though. This will be back. It will just mutate into a new form. This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it.

Posted by: Ace at 01:28 PM | Comments (164)
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1 Pirate radio FTW.

Posted by: Country Singer at February 14, 2014 01:30 PM (oxjIj)

2 Credit where credit is due, the GOP stood up and said wait what.

Posted by: alexthechick - oh great SMOD can you wait til curling's done at February 14, 2014 01:31 PM (Gk3SS)

3 Yes, I read that. Scary shit.

Posted by: prescient11 at February 14, 2014 01:31 PM (tVTLU)

4 But the loyalty oaths are still on, right?

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 14, 2014 01:31 PM (38LLM)

5 They'll do what all good government entities do: Farm it out to academia. Then, once the study is designed to get exactly the results they want, they'll declare it's a important that it be fixed (even though the actual study won't be scientific at all).

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 14, 2014 01:31 PM (GaqMa)

6 Just like the IRS stopped targeting Tea Party?

Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at February 14, 2014 01:31 PM (9Bdcz)

7 Maybe I should let the others know. It's pretty quiet in here. But at least the carpet isn't stained. Yet.

Posted by: Country Singer at February 14, 2014 01:31 PM (oxjIj)

8 They'll still do it,they'll just be stealthier.

Posted by: steevy at February 14, 2014 01:32 PM (zqvg6)

9 This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it.

Also, they have doll's eyes.

Posted by: Quint at February 14, 2014 01:33 PM (6TB1Z)

10 Barrie and his boss, Val-Jar, were behind that one for sure. We all know how he feels about Fox. Yeah, it's gonna regroup and come back some other way.

Posted by: the littl shyning man at February 14, 2014 01:33 PM (tmFlQ)

11 They'll try to backdoor us with this in a few weeks/months by dressing it up as something else then ramming it home when we're not looking.

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 14, 2014 01:33 PM (38LLM)

12 9 This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it.

Also, they have doll's eyes.

Yeah, they will never, ever stop.

Posted by: John Connor at February 14, 2014 01:34 PM (6TB1Z)

13 They'll do it, but "quietly." Just wait. They're fucking liars and they do whatever they want.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 01:34 PM (s/yC1)

14 I'll take petty, overcompensating wannabe tyrants for $1,000, Alex.

Posted by: pep at February 14, 2014 01:35 PM (6TB1Z)

15 Put this in the wrong thread below... 99% of local newscasts are overtly left wing already. I guess the FCC is fighting to make that 99% into 99.8%? It seems like an odd place for Holder and Co. to be looking for conservative power/influence. And no this has nothing to do with Fox since teh FCC doesn't regulate cable news.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 01:36 PM (0LHZx)

16 I don't know what you're talking about, Ace.

Posted by: Totally not ACORN at February 14, 2014 01:36 PM (jOumW)

17 Ace: " They will never stop wanting it."

Yep. Just a hiatus because the environment isn't quite ready. These are, if they fail, probing actions to test the perimeter. If they succeed, then it's base penetration and the chaos begins.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at February 14, 2014 01:36 PM (eHIJJ)

18 Or they will just make up the data, write the report that they wanted, and refuse to release the data. Probably bring somebody over from the EPA to help them with that.

Posted by: Jean at February 14, 2014 01:36 PM (4JkHl)

19 "It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed." -- Lenin

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:37 PM (thBHI)

20 Guess that whole 1st Amendment thing... yeah.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 01:38 PM (x3YFz)

21 "Regardless of the studyÂ’s intent, itÂ’s hard to fathom why the FCC sent its minions into newsrooms of the stations it licenses and ask questions about how stations exercise their First Amendment right."

"Hard to fathom why" indeed. A complete and total mystery. Absolutely impossible to figure out. No clues, no suspects, no theory.

Meanwhile, the puzzling conundrum of the foxes having chewed their way into the henhouse continues to baffle the best minds. Someday new insight may be shed. For now we can only wonder as to their motivation.

Posted by: torquewrench at February 14, 2014 01:38 PM (gqT4g)

22 "You want to know how we exercise our First Amendment Rights? By not bothering to get permission from the Government on content. Next question?"

Posted by: Drumwaster at February 14, 2014 01:38 PM (K6BSx)

23 "Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State."

Marx would be proud of his distant Protoge'.

Posted by: Max Entropy at February 14, 2014 01:39 PM (cgtTL)

Yep...they will never stop wanting this.

Because they are fascists and want to suppress or silence any opposing viewpoints.

Or any mention of the Truth, when they are spewing lies.

Posted by: wheatie at February 14, 2014 01:39 PM (eCZwh)

25 This is an example of how the GOP is completely out of its league when it comes to PR. They should have been screaming about this. Every appearance on the Sunday shows should have had a mention of this. Every interview given to local newspapers or local news should have mentioned this. Instead what does the GOP do....write a fucking letter.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 01:39 PM (0LHZx)

26 I love the idea that this was to "lower barriers to minority broadcasting." You know how you do that FCC? Stop with the insane regulations.

Posted by: tsrblke, PhD(c) (No Really!) at February 14, 2014 01:39 PM (GaqMa)

27 I'm sure we have nothing to fear from this presidency.

Posted by: eleven at February 14, 2014 01:39 PM (fsLdt)

28 1st and 2d.

Without those, we're lost.

Do Not give an inch on either.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 01:39 PM (x3YFz)

29 Culturally, Leftism is about maximizing conformity and "political correctness." Political correctness being, of course, a Marxist and Soviet term.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:40 PM (thBHI)

30 "I Won"

Posted by: anon a mouse at February 14, 2014 01:40 PM (gXRIG)

31 They temporarily backed off because they got caught. Also, I bet Fox threatened to sue.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 14, 2014 01:40 PM (T2V/1)

32 Libs/Progs untreatable gonorrhea. You can treat it but you can't beat it.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 14, 2014 01:40 PM (HVff2)

33 This will be back. It will just mutate into a new form. This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it. They've been wanting this a long time. I remember Hillary and her 'vast right wing conspiracy' when someone had the audacity to report that her husband was getting a bj in the Oral Office. Because stuff like that should never have been reported. Put it on her plate for January, 2017.

Posted by: non compos mentis [/i] at February 14, 2014 01:40 PM (CnA98)

34 anyone else have a shortwave for Radio Free America?

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 01:40 PM (x3YFz)

"They'll try to backdoor us with this in a few weeks/months by dressing it up as something else then ramming it home when we're not looking."

Posted by: Dr Spank at February 14, 2014 05:33 PM (38LLM)
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Funny, that sounds just like my Valentine's Night plans.

Posted by: Max Entropy at February 14, 2014 01:41 PM (cgtTL)

36 Politically-incorrect thoughts must be stamped out.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:41 PM (thBHI)

37 Crime think, crime stop, thought police, room 101 and all that. Because Liberalism.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (thBHI)

38 The bureau-vernment sure seems to be in full-on, "pull-any-old-thing-out-of-the-drawer-and-throw-it-against-the-wall-to-see-if-it-sticks" mode these days.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (g4TxM)

39 On the upside, this shouldn't be too much of an additional cost. Obama admin reps are already in every major newsroom in the country.

Posted by: prescient11 at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (tVTLU)

40 Soviet Liberalism.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (thBHI)

41 31 They temporarily backed off because they got caught. Also, I bet Fox threatened to sue.

Posted by: Vic at February 14, 2014 05:40 PM (T2V/1)

I think I've read that cable channels weren't subject to the law (they'd have to allow MSNBC to give equal time to conservatives).

I just perused and didn't read it thoroughly, so I may be incorrect.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (x3YFz)

42 Orwellian Liberalism.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (thBHI)

Our All Knowing Benevolent Government is just trying to make sure that their approved messages are uniformly distributed to the peasants and serfs.

Us peasants need their guidance to live our lives in total support of the state.

Posted by: rd at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (D+lxs)

44 In the beginning of House of Cards, they are jogging at night in a park in DC. Sure...

Posted by: Judge Pug at February 14, 2014 01:42 PM (rfCrI)

45 All Obama has to do is point out how racist the so called 'news' is at Fox. Point out how Fox News is inciting anti-government feelings in their audience, and point out all the hate speech Fox broadcasts from right wing extremist hate groups, and the DOJ and FCC can shut them down. Who's going to argue with that?

Meanwhile in other news, President Obama has rewritten banking laws so banks can launder drug money from pot sales as long as the money doesn't come from 'gangs'. Apparently all you have to do is say, 'this is not gang money', and your good to go.
http://tinyurl.com/ngju5xf

It's just like that IRS regulation that business have to 'certify' that layoffs are not the result of Obama's destruction of the health insurance business model. Just say it, and it is so.

Posted by: Mustelidae at February 14, 2014 01:43 PM (d50nE)

46 'Slavery is freedom.'

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:43 PM (thBHI)

47 Ajit Pai sounds like the name of a Thai chief, how did she/he/it end up running the FCC?

Posted by: Angel with a sword at February 14, 2014 01:43 PM (hpgw1)

48 Soviet Freedom.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:43 PM (thBHI)

49 They have never ever tried this sort of thing before.

Posted by: The Fairness Doctrine at February 14, 2014 01:44 PM (SY2Kh)

50 I think I've read that cable channels weren't subject to the law (they'd have to allow MSNBC to give equal time to conservatives).

I just perused and didn't read it thoroughly, so I may be incorrect.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 05:42 PM (x3YFz)

the fcc does regulate the cables.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 14, 2014 01:44 PM (T2V/1)

51 Soviet Freedom. The road to serfdom and/or the 'greatest experiment ever.'

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:45 PM (thBHI)

52 46 'Slavery is freedom.'

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 05:43 PM (thBHI)

Unemployed is Good, so they're not that far from saying it outright.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 01:45 PM (x3YFz)

53 Experiment in serfdom.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:45 PM (thBHI)

54 We retake the Senate and start throwing our weight around and a lot of this shit will shit will start going away. The handwriting is on the wall

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:45 PM (t3UFN)

55 My brother, John Kerry, is a passionate and consistent supporter of Israel Exclusive to Yedioth Ahronoth: Secretary of state's brother explains in a special op-ed that John Kerry's determined work on Middle East peace is informed by an abiding sense of the need to secure Israel as a home for the Jewish people. Cameron Kerry Published: 02.14.14, 21:35 / Israel Opinion Last week at this time, I was in Terezin, Czech Republic, at the 18th Century fortress where the Nazis gathered Jews from Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, and other countries for the tragic journey to death camps further east. I joined a group from the Boston synagogue, of which my wife is the lay head, in traveling to Europe to celebrate Torah scrolls miraculously saved from Czech synagogues during World War II and restored 50 years ago. Both of my daughters became a Bat Mitzvah reading from a scroll rescued from the Bohemian town of Blatna, from which 26 Jews were transported to Terezin and none survived. Follow Ynetnews on Facebook and Twitter At Terezin, I walked along the banks of Ohre River and joined other members of our temple in saying Kaddish at the place where the Nazis poured out the cremated remains of some 22,000 inmates who died at Terezin. These presumably included the remains of my paternal great-uncle Otto Lowe, who died at Terezin in 1942. He, along with his sister Jenni, was transported to Terezin in 1942. Jenni was soon sent to die at Treblinka. These experiences and their deeply personal meaning for my family make it all the more disturbing that some have recently suggested that my brother, John Kerry, had expressed "anti-Semitic undertones" in his pursuit of a framework for negotiations, and some even suggested that he "has declared war on God." Such charges would be ridiculous if they were not so vile. My family's experience with anti-Semitism and oppression runs deep. On another visit to the Czech Republic last fall, I visited the town where my grandfather Frederick Kerry was born Fritz Kohn. A few years before emigrating to America, while serving in the military, my grandfather converted from Judaism to Catholicism because of anti-Semitism in the ranks. In memory Â– and in honor Â– of the Kohns, I planted a tree in my grandfatherÂ’s town. Hey I don't think your brother is an anti-semite. I think he is a fuckin idiot. Happy now?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:45 PM (t3UFN)

Incredible news! Not surprised really, but greatly fearful for this country because I don't hear much outrage. Where are the Republican voices shouting against this? Where are the American people voicing outrage?! Just as Jonathon Turley, liberal lawyer, voicing the same about Obama's new rule for businesses to swear on threat of perjury that they have not cut back on staff due to Obamacare, I hear very little vocal outrage. The Democrats are heading us down a dangerous path.

Posted by: shelby at February 14, 2014 01:46 PM (TKaeM)

57 Meanwhile in other news, President Obama has rewritten banking laws so banks can launder drug money from pot sales as long as the money doesn't come from 'gangs'. Apparently all you have to do is say, 'this is not gang money', and your good to go. http://tinyurl.com/ngju5xf Posted by: Mustelidae at February 14, 2014 05:43 PM (d50nE) ___________ Because no other businesses ever have gang connections. Only marijuana businesses.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 01:46 PM (0LHZx)

58 Scientific serfdom. Extremely humane and empathetic. Humane and empathetic gulags. Humane and empathetic show trials. Humane and empathetic KGB.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:46 PM (thBHI)

59 Let's not forget why the FCC was created to begin with. It was created by FDR to shutdown opposition radio stations and shows. And he did. And the public put up with it.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 14, 2014 01:47 PM (T2V/1)

60 Proggies have an advantage over conservatives because the wealthy progs budget for this kind of mayhem.

It usually can be plainly identified right there in the budget under the "Sundries and Evil" sub-account.

Posted by: Fritz at February 14, 2014 01:47 PM (UzPAd)

61 54 We retake the Senate and start throwing our weight around and a lot of this shit will shit will start going away. The handwriting is on the wall Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 05:45 PM (t3UFN) ___________ Start throwing our weight around? Who is "we"? John McCain? Lindsey Graham? Susan Colins? Lisa Whaternamekowski? You really expect those fuckers to throw weight around?

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 01:48 PM (0LHZx)

62
Also I noted that New York State dropped the James O'Keefe trial.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 14, 2014 01:48 PM (n0DEs)

63 If we can elect a real conservative in 2016, he or she will have to bring a wrecking ball with them to dismantle all the executive orders and certain agencies like the EPA

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:48 PM (t3UFN)

64 Start throwing our weight around? Who is "we"? John McCain? Lindsey Graham? Susan Colins? Lisa Whaternamekowski? You really expect those fuckers to throw weight around? Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 05:48 PM (0LHZx) I expect to get rid of some of those fuckers.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:49 PM (t3UFN)

65 We'll see, though. This will be back. It will just mutate into a new form. This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it .Posted by:Â AceÂ atÂ 05:28 PM ______ Of course, you're right again, ace. This is their version of testing the waters, their "foot in the door" if you will. The Gov't version of "just the tip." As someone said earlier this week, who knew 1984 was an instruction manual?

Posted by: shredded chi at February 14, 2014 01:49 PM (z65A/)

66 "This will be back. It will just mutate into a new form. This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it."
Correct. They'll never stop trying.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 01:49 PM (zfY+H)

67 Nevergiveup - that is a lot of words to say 'my best friends are Jews'

Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262© at February 14, 2014 01:49 PM (9Bdcz)

68 I expect to get rid of some of those fuckers. Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 05:49 PM (t3UFN) ___________ Not happening. Those RINOs are in for life.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 01:50 PM (0LHZx)

69 "65 We'll see, though. This will be back. It will just mutate into a new form. This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it .Posted by: Ace at 05:28 PM ______ Of course, you're right again, ace. This is their version of testing the waters, their "foot in the door" if you will. The Gov't version of "just the tip." As someone said earlier this week, who knew 1984 was an instruction manual? Posted by: shredded chi at February 14, 2014 05:49 PM (z65A/)" George Orwell was a Fabian Socialist. 1984 and Animal Farm were based on his insights into other Socialists and Communists.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:52 PM (thBHI)

70 Not happening. Those RINOs are in for life. Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 05:50 PM (0LHZx) If you want to give up and go home, be my guest. I intend to stay and fight

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:52 PM (t3UFN)

71 John Kerry hid the fact that he had Jewish ancestry. So, no, I don't believe he is a proud supporter of Israel.

Posted by: Judge Pug at February 14, 2014 01:52 PM (rfCrI)

72
Related: D'Souza'z 2016 Obama's America was on TV today. Suprised me, even if it was the TV Guide channel.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 14, 2014 01:52 PM (n0DEs)

73 69!

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:53 PM (thBHI)

74 The problem faced by America is not the average legislator, there's a lot of turnover every year when we throw bums out and vote in fresh new bums. They don't have much power or influence.
Its the certain seat comfortable ones who've been in there since powdered wigs were popular and run every committee, the ones who'll never get thrown out of office. Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain, these people have proven that they can do ANYTHING and never worry about losing an election.
And because of that, they can utterly ignore the public, even show them total contempt.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 01:53 PM (zfY+H)

75 Meanwhile, the puzzling conundrum of the foxes having chewed their way into the henhouse continues to baffle the best minds. Sometimes foxes get caught * jave their guts splattered all over creation. Just sayin'.

Posted by: rickb223 at February 14, 2014 01:53 PM (GjYxB)

76 Nevergiveup - that is a lot of words to say 'my best friends are Jews' Posted by: Schwalbe: The Me-262Â© at February 14, 2014 05:49 PM (9Bdcz) Pretty much. And the brother thinks giving up Judaism because of anti-semitism is a badge of courage or moral correctness? The stupid runs deep in that Family

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:53 PM (t3UFN)

77 55 My brother, John Kerry, is a passionate and consistent supporter of Israel
Exclusive to Yedioth Ahronoth: Secretary of state's brother explains in a special op-ed that John Kerry's determined work on Middle East peace is informed by an abiding sense of the need to secure Israel as a home for the Jewish people.
Cameron Kerry
Published: 02.14.14, 21:35 / Israel Opinion

I have a Contempt Pile.

John Kerry is at the bottom of it, where it's warm and the maggots really get down to business.

Didn't "earn" any of those purple hearts (4 in 1 month? really), testified against all the armed forces then locked arms with John McLame to abandon our POWs.

The level of derision, disgust and hate I have for this man goes even beyond that which I have for Obama. Obama's just a punk. Kerry acts by design.

Seething hatred and disgust only scratches the surface of how I feel toward this "thing" that calls itself a man.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 01:54 PM (x3YFz)

78 John Kerry hid the fact that he had Jewish ancestry. So, no, I don't believe he is a proud supporter of Israel. Posted by: Judge Pug at February 14, 2014 05:52 PM (rfCrI) No he never hid it, but he never publicized the fact that his ancestor converted to get ahead like the weasel the whole kerry family seems to be

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 01:55 PM (t3UFN)

79 They won't stop until all news outlets are organs of the State. Then the kulaks will just hear what the State wants you to hear. We have always been at war with Eastasia.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 14, 2014 01:55 PM (CGjum)

80 I think Kerry is an idiot who for some reason was promoted as a spokesperson for a leftist splinter and managed to turn that into a career in politics. He's hapless, the kind of guy you wouldn't trust with matches in real life. The Ruprecht character Steve Martin played in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; not as retarded as Joe Biden, but a close second.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 01:56 PM (zfY+H)

81 "74 The problem faced by America is not the average legislator, there's a lot of turnover every year when we throw bums out and vote in fresh new bums. They don't have much power or influence. Its the certain seat comfortable ones who've been in there since powdered wigs were popular and run every committee, the ones who'll never get thrown out of office. Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain, these people have proven that they can do ANYTHING and never worry about losing an election. And because of that, they can utterly ignore the public, even show them total contempt. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 05:53 PM (zfY+H)" It's also the party apparatchiks and the staffers. Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and John McCain are barely sentient.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:57 PM (thBHI)

82 What kills me about Kerry is that he's EXACTLY to a T the guy that was always the bad guy in M*A*S*H, the officer everyone was supposed to boo, the guy who abused his men and was in the military only for advancement and power. The kind of guy who put his soldiers at risk for medals and didn't care a thing about them, only his career.
And the left loves him for it? He's like Colonel Flagg without the patriotism.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 01:59 PM (zfY+H)

83 "79 They won't stop until all news outlets are organs of the State. Then the kulaks will just hear what the State wants you to hear. We have always been at war with Eastasia. Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 14, 2014 05:55 PM (CGjum)" Party > State. Party loyalty trumps all.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 01:59 PM (thBHI)

84 Update: FCC "Quietly" Backing Away From Plan to Monitor/Mandate News Coverage? Fascism hates to make a fuss.

Posted by: --- at February 14, 2014 02:00 PM (MMC8r)

85 My brother was a street mime, but due to anti-mimism on the streets, he became a banjo player.

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 14, 2014 02:01 PM (g4TxM)

86 "80 I think Kerry is an idiot who for some reason was promoted as a spokesperson for a leftist splinter and managed to turn that into a career in politics. He's hapless, the kind of guy you wouldn't trust with matches in real life. The Ruprecht character Steve Martin played in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; not as retarded as Joe Biden, but a close second. Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 05:56 PM (zfY+H)" Kerry's a politician.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 02:01 PM (thBHI)

87 Yeah the bureaucratic drones are the most problematic. The politicians come and go but the staffers, agency workers, and so on all behind the scenes are forever.
President Clinton cleaned house to get rid of the evil Reagan era workers, but Bush left all the Clinton drones in place. They worked tirelessly to undermine and betray everything he did for 8 years with very horrible results.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 02:02 PM (zfY+H)

88 Anna, ILU. Later, all. God bless. :-)

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 02:02 PM (thBHI)

89 >>He's like Colonel Flagg without the patriotism. And he's parlayed it into a lifestyle that makes the 1%ers green with envy.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2014 02:03 PM (g1DWB)

90 Ace, if one can make no other observation about Obama, make this one: He is the epitome of passive-aggression. You're right. They didn't get away with it this time, but they'll try some other way. Picture a middle finger. Scratching the side of a face. Forever.

Posted by: AmishDude at February 14, 2014 02:04 PM (T0NGe)

91 Party > State. Party loyalty trumps all.
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True, but there were many who were loyal Party comrades who never left Lubyanka. Well, they left, but not under their own power.

Posted by: LFW - Honorary Pointy Eared Vulcan at February 14, 2014 02:04 PM (CGjum)

92 We have nothing to fear with Barack Obama in the White House.

Posted by: John McCain at February 14, 2014 02:05 PM (Q6pxP)

93 kerry makes hillary look good: nuff said

Posted by: Nevergiveup at February 14, 2014 02:05 PM (t3UFN)

94 Those anti-mimites can't silence all of us!

Posted by: Street Mimes Local #446 at February 14, 2014 02:05 PM (g4TxM)

95 Kerry's a politician.

Posted by: Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney at February 14, 2014 06:01 PM (thBHI)

In this day and age, being called a "politician" is worse than being called an "incestuous goat raping lying bag of dogshit."

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:05 PM (x3YFz)

>>This is an example of how the GOP is completely out of its league when it comes to PR. They should have been screaming about this. Every appearance on the Sunday shows should have had a mention of this. Every interview given to local newspapers or local news should have mentioned this.

Instead what does the GOP do....write a fucking letter.
.

.And the FCC backed off after they wrote that letter.......

Posted by: Registered Voter at February 14, 2014 02:06 PM (xqjwP)

97 Kerry comes from Massachusetts, has a faux Kennedy veneer, and is unthinkingly, undivergently leftist. Marrying money to buy prominence doesn't hurt, either. He's the soul of the pseudo-intellectual government drone, vaguely like the British royal family, and sounds like he went to the fashionable academy. He makes the Lefties feel smart because he looks soooo elite.

Posted by: --- at February 14, 2014 02:07 PM (MMC8r)

98 @95- We resent the comparison

Posted by: incestuous goat raping lying bags of dogshit Local #446 at February 14, 2014 02:07 PM (g4TxM)

99
The report says that there was an outcry among Republican legislators. So where the hell were the Democrats? Don't they care about freedom of the press? Do they want the federal government manipulating the news?

To ask the question is to answer it ...

Posted by: Brown Line at February 14, 2014 02:08 PM (VrNoa)

100 Every appearance on the Sunday shows should have had a mention of this. Every interview given to local newspapers or local news should have mentioned this.

That would've been a neat trick considering the story just broke on Monday.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:08 PM (SY2Kh)

101 President Clinton cleaned house to get rid of the evil Reagan era workers, but Bush left all the Clinton drones in place. They worked tirelessly to undermine and betray everything he did for 8 years with very horrible results. The best way to clear them out is to eliminate whole departments. That'll be war, though.

Posted by: --- at February 14, 2014 02:08 PM (MMC8r)

102 We'll see, though. This will be back. It will just mutate into a new form. This is what they want. They will never stop wanting it. ******* Ya damnit I'm afraid you are spot on correct. ugh. Well--take the victory for now--but watch for them to regroup. If I was the Koch Brothers and had lots of money--I think this would be a place to put up a damn fight.

Posted by: tasker at February 14, 2014 02:08 PM (RJMhd)

103 High turnover rate in Congress??? I want some of what you are smoking.

In the 2000 Congressional Elections, out of the 435 Congressional districts in which there were elections, 359 were listed as "safe" by Congressional Quarterly. In all of these 359, there was no uncertainty as to who would win. The results a week later confirmed that very few House races were competitive. The 2000 House election resulted in a net change of only four seats (+1 for the Democrats, Ã¢ÂˆÂ’2 for the Republicans and the electing of an additional independent). In total, 98% of all incumbents were re-elected.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 14, 2014 02:09 PM (T2V/1)

104 Hey tango that's Mr. incestuous goat raping lying bag of dogshit to you

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 14, 2014 02:09 PM (HVff2)

105 .And the FCC backed off after they wrote that letter.......

Posted by: Registered Voter at February 14, 2014 06:06 PM (xqjwP)

I think you missed the point (as did the GOP) that there was ground to be won here and they failed to do it.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:09 PM (x3YFz)

106 "And the FCC backed off after they wrote that letter......."
Its not enough to win the legal battle, they have to win the PR war and get the public to realize what's going on. That's the fight the GOP always loses, usually for lack of trying.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 02:09 PM (zfY+H)

107 Honestly, that was a trial balloon. The media love to tout the totalitarianism until it hits them square in the face. The left will find a way around this. They are running on all pistons trying to knock out what they seem to be fearing -- a conservative wipe out. I'm not convinced, but, they sure are throwing everything at the wall to see what will stick.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF + ♥ at February 14, 2014 02:09 PM (IXrOn)

108 That might have been a bridge too far

Posted by: Anderson Cooper at February 14, 2014 02:10 PM (Q6pxP)

109 104 Hey tango that's Mr. incestuous goat raping lying bag of dogshit to you

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at February 14, 2014 06:09 PM (HVff2)

politicians come in both sexes, so I'll have to disagree.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:11 PM (x3YFz)

110 *cheers all wine & love time be safe

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF + ♥ at February 14, 2014 02:11 PM (IXrOn)

111 Yeah, kind of like how they shelved Hillary Care for a while. How's that Obamacare working out for you all?

Posted by: runningrn at February 14, 2014 02:13 PM (o6g4X)

112 I think you missed the point (as did the GOP) that there was ground to be won here and they failed to do it.

Consider how this would be covered by the MSM- the GOP freaking out about the FCC studying barriers to minority broadcasters. Because racist.

Hell, even if it were covered reasonably fairly, you have too much confidence in the general public if you believe this would've resonated very deeply with them.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:13 PM (SY2Kh)

113 "High turnover rate in Congress??? I want some of what you are smoking."
Yeah that was awkwardly phrased. I meant in some seats, you'll see a new guy every few elections.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 02:13 PM (zfY+H)

114

>>25. This is an example of how the GOP is completely out of its league when it comes to PR. They should have been screaming about this."

Yes, but not just PR, and not just about this. How about being completely out of their league when it comes to defending liberty.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 02:13 PM (s/yC1)

115 throwing everything at the wall to see what will stick.

Posted by: artisanal 'ette: TGIF + ♥ at February 14, 2014 06:09 PM (IXrOn)

Completely inelastic collisions (sigh) Not teaching physics this semester but that's not to say I'm not still thinking about it.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:13 PM (x3YFz)

116 OT: Thomas Sowell's Random Thoughts
http://preview.tinyurl.com/msqf8kl

How do the clever Beltway Republicans and their consultants explain how Ronald Reagan won two consecutive landslide election victories, doing the opposite of what they say is the only way for Republicans to win elections?

How, indeed.

Posted by: [/i][/b]KG at February 14, 2014 02:14 PM (IPz9m)

117
How, indeed.

Posted by: KG at February 14, 2014 06:14 PM (IPz9m)

Ask Karl "I haven't gotten shit right in a decade" Rove.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:15 PM (x3YFz)

118 Those were different times, the racist Southern Strategy wouldn't work today, and besides, Reagan wasn't really a conservative anyway because he raised taxes so shut up teabagger.

Posted by: Establishment Republican at February 14, 2014 02:16 PM (zfY+H)

119

>>"That would've been a neat trick considering the story just broke on Monday."

So where have they been with the Treasury Dept. making up fascist certifications for businesses? Where are their voices on any of the depredations of the last five years? The Sunday shows have been a wasteland of timidity and silence.

Oh, that's right -- they have a Tea Party to destroy. Silly me.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 02:16 PM (s/yC1)

120 Besides, that goat was totally giving us a come-hither look.

Posted by: incestuous goat raping lying bags of dogshit Local #446 at February 14, 2014 02:18 PM (g4TxM)

121 120 Besides, that goat was totally giving us a come-hither look.

Posted by: incestuous goat raping lying bags of dogshit Local #446 at February 14, 2014 06:18 PM (g4TxM)

Figures.

Union.

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:18 PM (x3YFz)

122 Oh ba-a-a-a-a-a-by

Posted by: The Goat at February 14, 2014 02:19 PM (zfY+H)

123 And here I was thinking maybe non brain-washed citizens should use the FCC complaint process to complain that their local channels are Democrat mouthpiece hacks. I'm really having a hard time wrapping my head around the leftists in Ear Leaders thinking that the MarxSpewMedia is not cheering hard enough for them. Not surprised that they would do such a thing in general, but why would they risk the pulling the curtains on their supporters in the "independent media". And why is the media so silent about this? They must really hate Fox news getting the market share it does; and it is to laugh, to avoid weeping that Fox (of the 'OMG this could be the biggest natural disaster in history' coverage for every potential tsunami, hurricane etc) is the only pushback against the marxist cheering squad.

Posted by: palerider at February 14, 2014 02:20 PM (dkExz)

124 Yes, but not just PR, and not just about this. How about being completely out of their league when it comes to defending liberty.

You mean like when they failed to stop this? Or failed to stop the Dem gun control bill? Or failed to stop the IRS targeting Tea Party groups?

Oh, wait. They did successfully defend liberty in all of those instances.

As fashionable as it currently is to reflexively scapegoat the GOP for every excess undertaken by this administration, I suggest you consider how things might look right now if the Dems still held the House and 60 Senate seats.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:21 PM (SY2Kh)

125 As fashionable as it currently is to reflexively scapegoat the GOP for every excess... *** That's what I'm talking about.

Posted by: incestuous goat scaping lying bags of dogshit Local #446 at February 14, 2014 02:22 PM (g4TxM)

126 First the FCC Commissars need to walk the plank.

Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at February 14, 2014 02:23 PM (+lpuZ)

127 So where have they been with the Treasury Dept. making up fascist certifications for businesses? Where are their voices on any of the depredations of the last five years? The Sunday shows have been a wasteland of timidity and silence.

Do you actually watch them?

Or is anything shy of screaming and throwing chairs too timid for you?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:23 PM (SY2Kh)

128 Honestly it seems like more gets done for the left now than when the Dems controlled everything. I think that's mostly just Obama hand waving it all but when they had total control the Democrats seemed confused and aimless, not sure what to do. Like Charlie with his dollar going into the candy store, so many options it overloaded his mind.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at February 14, 2014 02:23 PM (zfY+H)

129 "Yeah the bureaucratic drones are the most problematic. The politicians come and go but the staffers, agency workers, and so on all behind the scenes are forever." Exactly what a drone relative (Dept of Labor) told me, though he was talking about Republicans only. He didn't mind the Democrats politicians.

Posted by: Meremortal at February 14, 2014 02:23 PM (1Y+hH)

130

10 "Barrie and his boss, Val-Jar, were behind that one for sure. We all know how he feels about Fox."

Damn right, and the FCC brass probably told them it would be a non-starter, but Barry said try it anyway. You know how we and our enemies used to (?) fly our bombers right up to the borders, and then turn around, to guage the effectiveness of the reaction? That's what just happened.

There will be more probing attacks - just because we blunted this one doesn't mean another is not on they way. I sure hope those FCC Commisioners understand that they need to be alert to this kind of crap, and other governing Boards and Ombudmen need to do the same.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 14, 2014 02:24 PM (xhv9C)

131 Hell, even if it were covered reasonably fairly, you have too much confidence in the general public if you believe this would've resonated very deeply with them.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 06:13 PM (SY2Kh)

===

That's a stretch. And ... strangely elitist.

Posted by: mrp at February 14, 2014 02:24 PM (JBggj)

132 Is goat-scaping when you give your goat a poodle cut?

Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at February 14, 2014 02:25 PM (g4TxM)

133 That would've been a neat trick considering the story just broke on Monday. Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 06:08 PM (SY2Kh) __________ Did you read the article? "GOP leadership on the House commerce committee, which accused the FCC of using to the study as a veiled attempt to bring back the Fairness Doctrine, were expecting answers to their letter on Jan. 10. Sources said that the FCC asked for more time to respond." Jan 10th. Not last Monday.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 02:25 PM (0LHZx)

134 First the FCC Commissars need to walk the plank.

To be fair, it was an FCC Commissioner who blew the whistle on this.

Though I suspect he'll soon be a former FCC Commissioner.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:25 PM (SY2Kh)

135 FCC employees vs. Park Dept. employees Thunderdome.

Posted by: --- at February 14, 2014 02:25 PM (MMC8r)

136 Jan 10th. Not last Monday.

The WSJ editorial that broke the story is dated Feb 10.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:27 PM (SY2Kh)

137 OT: For my military brethren that read my comments on retreat the other day:

http://www.duffelblog.com/2013/12/run-for-colors/

Posted by: tangonine (Commander, 3d Squirrel Brigade) at February 14, 2014 02:27 PM (x3YFz)

138 beep beep be bu ba beep Flash the FCC can go fuck themselves !

Posted by: Walter Winchell at February 14, 2014 02:28 PM (N3Al8)

139 How do the clever Beltway Republicans and their consultants explain how Ronald Reagan won two consecutive landslide election victories, doing the opposite of what they say is the only way for Republicans to win elections? How, indeed. Posted by: KG at February 14, 2014 06:14 PM (IPz9m) _____________ I'm not going to defend the spineless hacks at GOP HQ. But this too is a silly argument. The USA of 2014/16 is not in any way shape or form the same as the USA of 1980/84.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 02:28 PM (0LHZx)

140

And notice how the MSM is helping them back away "quietly", by not mentioning a thing about it.

Throw this into the picture with the "attestation" that the IRS is looking for about layoffs not being due to ObamaCare, and it is a pretty ugly picture of what these crooks have done to America - and don't think for a moment that we know the whole of it!

The best corruption makes the victim a party in hiding it, and when it come to corruption, there is none better than the current administration.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at February 14, 2014 02:28 PM (xhv9C)

141

>>"You mean like when they failed to stop this? Or failed to stop the Dem gun control bill? Or failed to stop the IRS targeting Tea Party groups?

Oh, wait. They did successfully defend liberty in all of those instances.."

Pardon me? The GOPe stopped this? Sure they did. Conservatives stopped it. The GOPe stopped the gun control bill? really? Conservative grassroots pressure is how it was stopped. How was amnesty stopped in 2006? Promethean conservative grassroots pressure. The GOPe was eagerly caving. And what!? -- they stopped the IRS targeting Tea Party groups? Really? Bews for you: It's. Still. Going. On. Not ONE conservative victim has been interviewed by the FBI. I guess I missed that Boehner/McConnell joint presser on the steps of the capital demanding action or the IRS would be defunded.

RINO days are numbered. Cruz is winning. Check out the Federalist article. We've had it.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 02:28 PM (s/yC1)

142 ===That's a stretch. And ... strangely elitist.

In your daily meatspace encounters, how much outrage have you encountered from the non-politically active over the IRS scandal? Obama's unilateral re-writing of immigration law and Obamacare?

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:29 PM (SY2Kh)

143 Mirror-Universe Mitt Romney: "Party > State. Party loyalty trumps all."

That's a major contributor to our failing country and it's been a decline at an increasing rate for many, many decades now. At the federal level, you no longer have to religiously represent your constituents at home; you represent them when you can but trade votes when The Party calls for it. IOW our representatives are tasked with explicitly voting against their own state's/constituents' interests.

The Two Party system is a failure nevermind the fact that the duopoly colludes to ensure there is no Third Party challenge. It's a disgrace.

Party is definitely more important then Voters in the long term. Voters are paying for it and bleeding out slowly to the tyranny.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at February 14, 2014 02:30 PM (eHIJJ)

144 Let's see. Pick a state that is reliably conservative. Every congressman, except one, and every Senator is Republican. Has not voted for a democrat for President since 1976, Jimmy was suppose to be Southern, started the War of Northern Aggression, and send people to that state's capital to do a study on bias. Just a random pick no doubt.

Posted by: Nip Sip at February 14, 2014 02:30 PM (0FSuD)

145 136 Jan 10th. Not last Monday. The WSJ editorial that broke the story is dated Feb 10. Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 06:27 PM (SY2Kh) __________ The GOP knew about it on Jan 10th and yet they didn't say shit until the WSJ broke it a month later. And you're defending this? Good fucking lord. A month went by and the GOP didn't say shit and you interpret this as the GOP is fighting? Unreal.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 02:30 PM (0LHZx)

146 Oh, wait. They did successfully defend liberty in all of those instances.."Pardon me? The GOPe stopped this? Sure they did. Conservatives stopped it. The GOPe stopped the gun control bill? really? Conservative grassroots pressure is how it was stopped.

Oh, right. I forgot. Anything positive can only be credited to the Tea Party, and everything negative must be reflexively blamed on "The Establishment".

Forgive the blasphemous departure from Tru Con scripture.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 02:32 PM (SY2Kh)

147 Nood come on up.

Posted by: Fourth Horseman at February 14, 2014 02:33 PM (GKF3X)

148 Just got an email, here's an excerpt: Dear Steven, Our campaign has just launched an outreach program to Hispanic voters in Colorado who share our values for economic opportunity, family, and the rule of law. Guess who sent this.

Posted by: Meremortal at February 14, 2014 02:33 PM (1Y+hH)

149 John Kerry == Upper Class Twit of the Year

Some might substitute "Twit" for "Traitor"; some might be right.

Posted by: AnonymousDrivel at February 14, 2014 02:34 PM (eHIJJ)

150 >>Oh, that's right -- they havea Tea Party to destroy. Silly me. One of the things I like about Cruz is he is a happy warrior in the mode of Reagan. But some of the Tea Party supporters are incredibly whiny and thin skinned. Who do you think started this fight? The Tea Party. They constantly say that they are not part of any party but a group of like minded people determined to take out anyone whom they deem impure when it comes to spending and taxes and target number one of their radars are Republicans. They have their own PAC that has raised millions specifically to target Republicans and they are constantly hammering them. But they act like hurt little flowers when some Republican fires back. What did you expect them to do, roll over and bow to your principles? I support their mission but it gets really boring hearing over and over how hurt and surprised they are taking incoming from the people they have been slamming.

Posted by: JackStraw at February 14, 2014 02:34 PM (g1DWB)

151 Oh, right. I forgot. Anything positive can only be credited to the Tea Party, and everything negative must be reflexively blamed on "The Establishment". Forgive the blasphemous departure from Tru Con scripture. Posted by: Hollowpoint at February 14, 2014 06:32 PM (SY2Kh) ____________ What did the GOP do to stop the gun bill? Nothing. In fact the GOP was pushing the bill hard. It was Pat Toomey who was pushing it hardest. IRS scandal....Boner/Bitchconnell have said virtually nothing about it. And who can blame them, what will all the work they have to do to get amnesty passed, who has time for IRS abuse?

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 02:35 PM (0LHZx)

152 Not only has the IRS and other agencies NOT stopped targeting conservatives, but they have actually increased the targeting.

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 14, 2014 02:35 PM (T2V/1)

153 New one

Posted by: Vic[/i] at February 14, 2014 02:36 PM (T2V/1)

154 The GOP loves the IRS abuse. You notice the IRS didn't target Chamber of Commerce type groups. It only targeted tea party groups. If I didn't know any better, I'd say the GOP was in on the whole thing.

Posted by: Mr. Moo Moo at February 14, 2014 02:37 PM (0LHZx)

155

>>145. "A month went by and the GOP didn't say shit and you interpret this as the GOP is fighting? Unreal."

Yes, it's unreal, and it never ends. They're congenitally incapable of understanding the nature of this conflict. RINOs are loss managers, not fighters or winners. They're essentially scared, deeply fearful, of engaging the Left. Such an engagement would require a traumatic recognition, an intolerable existential shock, of inadequacy. To fight the Left as they must be fought, RINOs would have to become what they despise, to concede that conservatives were always correct. Can't be done.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 02:38 PM (s/yC1)

156

>>"The GOP loves the IRS abuse."

Exactly right. Just like they loved caving to Obama on the debt ceiling. The NRSC even hailed McConnell as a hero. Losses to Obama now represent a sort of perverse fulfilment of identity in the face of the rising Tea Party. Look for more of it. These are perverse days.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 02:40 PM (s/yC1)

157

>>152. "Not only has the IRS and other agencies NOT stopped targeting conservatives, but they have actually increased the targeting."

Correct. In-the-face flouting of the GOP. Fully aware that there would be no consequences.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 02:43 PM (s/yC1)

158 This is a mistake. The FCC had a clear opportunity to go after right-wing hate in the news media and make sure that correct thoughts were supplied to victimized populations. RethugliKKKan racism cannot be allowed to stop this!

I am going to go have a bottle of organic locally-grown sustainable fair-trade wine, or maybe two, and try to drown my sorrows at this news.

Why will our wise multiracial President not give you Reich-wingnuts what you deserve?

Posted by: Mary Cloggenstein from Brattleboro, Vermont at February 14, 2014 02:55 PM (dqSmk)

159 What did the GOP do to stop the gun bill? Nothing. In fact the GOP was pushing the bill hard. It was Pat Toomey who was pushing it hardest.

Seek mental help. Last I checked, Pat Toomey wasn't "the GOP". He didn't even get a chance to vote on it because the GOP stopped it in the Senate.

Posted by: Occupy Wall Street at February 14, 2014 03:07 PM (X9Mnx)

160 Alternate headline: FCC looking for another way to mandate news coverage, after plan A was found out.

Posted by: Vashta Nerada at February 14, 2014 03:16 PM (/i3Yt)

161 Plan A failed.

Back to Plan B - release the Olbermann!

Posted by: Mikey NTH - Wrathful Grapes and Contemptuous Celery in the Produce Department! at February 14, 2014 03:36 PM (gmoEG)

162

>>"What did the GOP do to stop the gun bill? Nothing. In fact the GOP
was pushing the bill hard. It was Pat Toomey who was pushing it hardest."

They would have rolled over in a heartbeat if they hadn't felt the heat from the base.

Posted by: rrpjr at February 14, 2014 04:41 PM (s/yC1)

163 one in four Americans don't know that the Earth goes around the Sun, I read today. And you wonder why the obvious superiority of conservative ideas can't be grasped by the general public?

Posted by: azjaeger at February 14, 2014 05:45 PM (niWgN)

164 "Next time we will be more organized and always keep in schedule."

Posted by: The FCC at February 14, 2014 07:52 PM (rCS6C)

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