Forget about this whole âconversationsâ bullsh*t; itâll mostly be questions pre-submitted to him and answered via YouTube.
Oh, and FYI: last night, my Twitter feed picked up an interesting bit of news: Jared Kushner (aka Mr. Ivanka) made some deal with Sinclair Broadcasting whereby that channel will gain automatic access to Rumpâs proclamations.
EDIT TO ADD: At first, I knew Iâd heard the name of the company but couldnât quite place my finger on it. THIS was the chop shop that ran anti-Kerry propaganda in 2004âŚ
http://mediamatters.org/research/2004/11/18/sinclairs-news-central-provides-steady-diet-of/132312
âWe have a respect for the press when it comes to the government, that that is something that you canât ban an entity from," Spicer said, as quoted by Politico. âThatâs what makes a democracy a democracy versus a dictatorship.â
Just lost the use of my left side - I think I may have had an irony stroke - someone please call 911âŚ
In related news, Trump spox says no one will be banned from collecting uneaten, but still consumable food from The Trump Grill dumpster.
Thanks, Sean. We understand that under the current laws weâre not a dictatorship but sometimes itâs nice just to hear it out loud. Like saying âI love youâ now and then just because. Say, howâs the rescheduling coming along for that conflict of interest dilly-o?
As a general proposition, given the 1st amendment which says the government cannot limit free speech, could the administration ban individual press outfits without being in violation of the constitution?
I really donât know and I donât think the question has come up but the president does not own the White House - we do. We let him or her live there and I donât think they could do this if the press fought back and took them to court.
I am waiting to hear what role Jeff Gannon will have in the new administration. Have they picked a Press Secretary yet?
On the one hand, I sniff a clever turn of phrase by which he means there will be no press briefings and the room will be used to store Melania and Ivankaâs tanning beds.
On the other one, Sean Spicer is a sniveling little coward who lies more than Nixon.
Just one more thing to keep track of. This administration is going to be exhausting.
Tony Clifton.
That also sounds like a pornstar name.
Ok, everyone is worried about a terrorist attack that unites the country around trump.
I donât think it would have that affect. trump is not George Bush. I think it would have the opposite affect - people would want trumpâs head - since the news is full of the fact that he ignores briefings.
I honestly think it would bounce back on him squarely. I could be wrong but I donât think so. W was an acceptable president even though he was a minority president. trump is not acceptable and Iâve never seen people so disgusted and upset by an election outcome and I donât think that will change.
White House media credentials are processed through the Periodical Press Gallery in the House which is well known for politicizing applications. My former progressive outlet was turned down for both congressional and White House credentials during the Bush Administration ostensibly because publishing online-only wasnât considered credible by the blue hairs. In reality, it was purely ideological and we had no recourse.
You can drive a truck through the rules so if the WH wants to award/deny credentials they can find a way: https://periodical.house.gov/accreditation/rules-and-regulations
So be prepared to see Milo Yiannopolous perched on Helen Thomasâ front row seat. /retch
Not sure but some of the seats are held by a âpoolâ of three media outlets that share information. Itâs not like he can control the news completely. I guess if he starts killing journalists, that is another story.
Sounds familiar.
Truth and propriety were not always priorities for those who wrote for âVĹlkischer Beobachterâ. Hitlerâs failed Beer Hall Putsch was portrayed as a triumph; the Weimar government was labelled a pawn of Jews and Masons while the most senior member of the army, General Hans von Seekt, was vilified simply for having a Jewish wife.
âŚOnce Hitler had gained power on January 30th 1933, âVĹlkischer Beobachterâ served the sole purpose of pushing home Nazi ideology. Controlled by Joseph Goebbels it only printed what Goebbels knew Hitler would appreciate and approve of. Hence, it was the Jews that causedKrystalnacht (Night of the Broken Glass) and it was RĹhmâs treachery that led to the Night of the Long Knives. As World War Two approached, it was the Poles who violated German soil and murdered German border guards. During World War Two, the âVĹlkischer Beobachterâ only ever published good news or re-wrote what was obviously bad news as good news. Goebbels control over the printed word was total and right up to the end of the war, the âVĹlkischer Beobachterâ claimed that the Nazis would win.
Edit. Seems to me that we are now âPost Godwinâ
I knew there were press pools but I donât know all the ins and outs of how the White House press corps operates.
He really canât control the news completely unless he declares the constitution null and void and I donât think thatâs going to happen. I donât think the GOP would let him go that far. But that doesnât mean they canât get sneaky about it.
If they lunch at the Trump Tower Grill, attrition will takes its toll, at least.
Tass, Pravda, and Russia Today.
OMG youâre right - they will give every insane right wing fake news idiot WH credentials - Alex Jones will be in the front row. He will call on 10 insane people who will ask him why democrats hate America and then one or 2 legitimate newspeople who will be booed by half of the room when they ask a serious question.