Discussion: Capitol Reporters Face New Restrictions For On-Camera Interviews With Senators

Democratic senators should give interviews in the hallways anyway. Fuck McConnell.

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Gerrymander hallways until they are “press corridors”.

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The takeover is complete…who was that said “It Can’t Happen Here”?

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“We are one tripped senator away from losing our access.”


Too late, most Senators are already tripping.
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Mass civil disobedience by media now required for sake of democracy.

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Chuck Todd will get right on that.

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The best response to any attack on journalism is always more journalism.

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The reporters need to outsource some money to puppeteers then mock the fuck out of these cowards.

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Are you expecting them to risk their six-plus figures salaries?

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You don’t know many journalists, do you?

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Those reporters should say loud and clear this is McConnell and his fellow Republicans in the Senate, not the Congress or the Senate (= both sides).

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Apparently, Republican Senators don’t think they can fend for themselves.

Cowards. Poltroons. Chickens.

Bwawk! Bok! Bok! Bwooowk!

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George Orwell is smiling at his vision of the future coming to horrifying fruition.

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This is getting more and more horrifying. I can’t even come up with snark at this point.

And @maximus, I think Orwell is cringing that his warnings have not been heeded.

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I think the press needs to push back with everything they have. How dare a group of Republican Senators declare the free press has no right to be in a PUBLIC building (i.e., one the taxpayers fund) in order to do their jobs!

Every day I get more and more heartsick i seeing the once-great country sliding down the slippery slope of authoritarianism. And most of the R’s just turn their heads and walk away

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That hog of a “health care” bill is almost ready for slaughter. Christ, McConnell is an evil fuck.

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How do they enforce? This sounds like an illegal rule to me.

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Sue. This isn’t even remotely a safety measure other than keeping the GOP safe from themselves, the press and the 1st Amendment. This rule essentially screams “GOP senators are too fucking [insert $1 in the jar] to be trusted not to say dumb shit when giving impromptu interviews”

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Gianforte will act as hall monitor.

@sniffit Aye. Orrin Hatch told a reporter the GOP isn’t interested in selling the AHCA to the American people because it’s too busy selling it to senators.

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