Did you notice how Obama never called Fox News “an enemy of the people”?

[westwall]

No, he just attacked the Fox News reporters. Even the NYT declared it an unprecedented abuse of civil liberties. You clowns are so incredibly myopic its absurd.

"An editorial board of the New York Times wrote: "With the decision to label a Fox News television reporter a possible 'co-conspirator' in a criminal investigation of a news leak, the Obama administration has moved beyond protecting government secrets to threatening fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news."[14]

Thats probably because at that point NYT has not yet even IMAGINED an American president calling mainstream media outlets the enemy of the people.

And yet again, you ignore the elephant in the room, trump says things that you don't like, so you scream to the high heavens...obummer DID the very things you accuse trump of doing, which he hasn't, and you are silent as a church mouse. Take your blatant hypocrisy and shove it where the Sun don't shine.

Obama called Fox the enemy of the people? He didn't, NOT EVEN CLOSE.

So take your bullshit equivalence and shove it up your ass.

No, you moronic dipshit, obummer ATTACKED a Fox News reporter illegally, you fucking tard. Wake the hell up!

DOES NOT COMPARE, NOT EVEN CLOSE to declaring the network as the enemy of the people.

What part don't you get of that?

Bullshit you idiot. Trump flaps his gums and obummer ACTUALLY ORDERED ILLEGAL SHIT TO BE DONE! Just exactly how fucking stupid do you have to be to not understand the difference between actions and words?

 

[toobfreak]

Did you notice how Obama never called Fox News “an enemy of the people”?

News Flash for ya, Zero Zero Zero ------ Obumma HATED Fox, but even he had to admit it was because they were one of the few telling the TRUTH about him! And that is DEFINITELY NOT an enemy of the people.

 

[Nosmo King]

Trump's relationship with the press before he became president was complicity with New York tabloids to promote himself and his enterprises. We wanted to be the top New York playboy of the 60s and 80s, so he played the press for exposure and publicity. He wanted to portray himself as New York City's greatest developer, Atlantic City casino magnate and owner of an airline, a pro football team and general raconteur. So he called the press, disguised his voice, assumed another identity and fed the press stories of his alleged glory.

Well. Looky here! Now he's President and the press is national, not local. Responsible, not scandal rags. Committed to hold leaders accountable, not malleable purveyors of the salacious, the sexy, the rumor.

Given his massive yet fragile ego, much like a plate glass window, Trump seeks the kind of press cooperation he did in New York. But America deserves more than Trump-driven propaganda and the heavy coats of ego varnish that requires. And Trump doesn't like the coverage he gets, in spite of the fact it's the coverage he deserves and has earned.

His ego just can't take it.

But he needs a boogeyman as desperately as his followers. There must be someone or something else to blame for all their woes. Trump offers absolution by giving his followers a whipping, or two or twelve. Hillary, the press, immigrants, Muslims, Gold Star families, the disabled, POWs, Blacks, women. All have been in his crosshairs and all have served as scapegoats.

What a way to govern a free people. Treat them as an Authoritarian would and hey presto! Some will be just aggrieved enough and just myopic enough and just greedy enough to buy in.

I weep for our society.

 

[Polishprince]

Sure they fundamentally disagreed, but Obama didn’t try to undermine their freedom of expression by calling them “fake news” or “enemies of the people”. He even appeared on Fox multiple times for interviews on their terms. Trump is too much of a pussy to go to any news source that isn’t Fox. He’s a pathetic, whiny little bitch who doesn’t care if what he says contradicts the 1st amendment. All that matters to him is his tender sensibility.

Mr. Obama NEVER appeared on Sean Hannity's program, and he did threaten to send a crony of his, a Mr. Burgess to tear Hannity up.

 

[Reasonable]

Sure they fundamentally disagreed, but Obama didn’t try to undermine their freedom of expression by calling them “fake news” or “enemies of the people”. He even appeared on Fox multiple times for interviews on their terms. Trump is too much of a pussy to go to any news source that isn’t Fox. He’s a pathetic, whiny little bitch who doesn’t care if what he says contradicts the 1st amendment. All that matters to him is his tender sensibility.

Obama was a borderline American. Not even sure here. Reminds me of the GW Bush JR administration. Our politicians should steer away from anything that smacks of impropriety. You know what that IS? Anything, like say nepotism . Or say, racial or religious pandering. Yeah. Obama broke that thin membrane of political surface tension. Now we have Trump...happy?

A birther.

Sure, blow everything off. Nothing to see here, folks! If the perceived notion Obama was not American, and Bush Jr being elected wasn't a case of nepotism, because people don't like pointing that out, I will eat my hat.But the mere appearance of impropriety doesn't mater, where do you think that came from? And we aren't going to ignore it, either way. You can be as sarcastic or ironic as you please.

“The perceived notion Obama wasn’t American.”
Thatta girl. Double down on your racist birther views. You just keep on digging.

 

[Reasonable]

Trump's relationship with the press before he became president was complicity with New York tabloids to promote himself and his enterprises. We wanted to be the top New York playboy of the 60s and 80s, so he played the press for exposure and publicity. He wanted to portray himself as New York City's greatest developer, Atlantic City casino magnate and owner of an airline, a pro football team and general raconteur. So he called the press, disguised his voice, assumed another identity and fed the press stories of his alleged glory.

Well. Looky here! Now he's President and the press is national, not local. Responsible, not scandal rags. Committed to hold leaders accountable, not malleable purveyors of the salacious, the sexy, the rumor.

Given his massive yet fragile ego, much like a plate glass window, Trump seeks the kind of press cooperation he did in New York. But America deserves more than Trump-driven propaganda and the heavy coats of ego varnish that requires. And Trump doesn't like the coverage he gets, in spite of the fact it's the coverage he deserves and has earned.

His ego just can't take it.

But he needs a boogeyman as desperately as his followers. There must be someone,or,something else to blame for all their woes. Trump offers absolution by giving his followers a whipping,boy or two or twelve. Hillary, the press, immigrants, Muslims, Gold Star families, the disabled, POWs, Blacks, women. All have been in his crosshairs and all have served as scapegoats.

What a way to governma free people. Treat them as an Authoritarian would and hey presto! Some will be just aggrieved enough and just myopic enough and just greedy enough to buy in.

I weep,for our society.

Excellent post. I weep for our country too. And anybody with even a passing concern for our democracy should also.

 

[Reasonable]

I believe Obama would admonish FOX NEWS indirectly at times, but you're right he didn't call them an enemy.

Right now 51% of Republicans believe the media is the enemy of Democracy. Quite an astounding figure I would say-- It's because they have turned off all news and get their daily news from the early morning Trump tweety news feed. I imagine that Sean Hannity is promoting that also.
New Poll Reveals How Republicans View the Media, and Yep, It's Donald Trump's Party Now

No, he just attacked the Fox News reporters. Even the NYT declared it an unprecedented abuse of civil liberties. You clowns are so incredibly myopic its absurd.

"An editorial board of the New York Times wrote: "With the decision to label a Fox News television reporter a possible 'co-conspirator' in a criminal investigation of a news leak, the Obama administration has moved beyond protecting government secrets to threatening fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news."[14]

Thats probably because at that point NYT has not yet even IMAGINED an American president calling mainstream media outlets the enemy of the people.

And yet again, you ignore the elephant in the room, trump says things that you don't like, so you scream to the high heavens...obummer DID the very things you accuse trump of doing, which he hasn't, and you are silent as a church mouse. Take your blatant hypocrisy and shove it where the Sun don't shine.

Obama called Fox the enemy of the people? He didn't, NOT EVEN CLOSE.

So take your bullshit equivalence and shove it up your ass.

No, you moronic dipshit, obummer ATTACKED a Fox News reporter illegally, you fucking tard. Wake the hell up!

This so called adult mod, no less, still calls President Obama “ Obummer.”
Acts like a 3 year old just like our toddler president.

 

[Nosmo King]

Sure they fundamentally disagreed, but Obama didn’t try to undermine their freedom of expression by calling them “fake news” or “enemies of the people”. He even appeared on Fox multiple times for interviews on their terms. Trump is too much of a pussy to go to any news source that isn’t Fox. He’s a pathetic, whiny little bitch who doesn’t care if what he says contradicts the 1st amendment. All that matters to him is his tender sensibility.

Mr. Obama NEVER appeared on Sean Hannity's program, and he did threaten to send a crony of his, a Mr. Burgess to tear Hannity up.

Never punch down. Here endth the lesson.

 

[Penelope]

Sure they fundamentally disagreed, but Obama didn’t try to undermine their freedom of expression by calling them “fake news” or “enemies of the people”. He even appeared on Fox multiple times for interviews on their terms. Trump is too much of a pussy to go to any news source that isn’t Fox. He’s a pathetic, whiny little bitch who doesn’t care if what he says contradicts the 1st amendment. All that matters to him is his tender sensibility.

No, he merely had their reporters illegally investigated you fucking moron.

Which ones, back up your words.

 

[jillian]

Even thought Fox constantly debased him, as they still do today, he never said the news was the enemy of the people , but then he was not trying to be a dictator, and he respected the Constitution, which the one in the oval office does not.

He banned them; you are wrong!!

Greg

No. He didn’t.

 

[Penelope]

I believe Obama would admonish FOX NEWS indirectly at times, but you're right he didn't call them an enemy.

Right now 51% of Republicans believe the media is the enemy of Democracy. Quite an astounding figure I would say-- It's because they have turned off all news and get their daily news from the early morning Trump tweety news feed. I imagine that Sean Hannity is promoting that also.
New Poll Reveals How Republicans View the Media, and Yep, It's Donald Trump's Party Now

No, he just attacked the Fox News reporters. Even the NYT declared it an unprecedented abuse of civil liberties. You clowns are so incredibly myopic its absurd.

"An editorial board of the New York Times wrote: "With the decision to label a Fox News television reporter a possible 'co-conspirator' in a criminal investigation of a news leak, the Obama administration has moved beyond protecting government secrets to threatening fundamental freedoms of the press to gather news."[14]

Thats probably because at that point NYT has not yet even IMAGINED an American president calling mainstream media outlets the enemy of the people.

And yet again, you ignore the elephant in the room, trump says things that you don't like, so you scream to the high heavens...obummer DID the very things you accuse trump of doing, which he hasn't, and you are silent as a church mouse. Take your blatant hypocrisy and shove it where the Sun don't shine.

Obama called Fox the enemy of the people? He didn't, NOT EVEN CLOSE.

So take your bullshit equivalence and shove it up your ass.

No, you moronic dipshit, obummer ATTACKED a Fox News reporter illegally, you fucking tard. Wake the hell up!

when, back up your words, I shouldn't have to ask a moderator for links, or report them for fowl language used in the political section and calling a poster names.

 

[gtopa1]

Even thought Fox constantly debased him, as they still do today, he never said the news was the enemy of the people , but then he was not trying to be a dictator, and he respected the Constitution, which the one in the oval office does not.

He banned them; you are wrong!!

Greg

No. He didn’t.

Yes he did!!

Greg

 

[easyt65]

So Obama never said anything like Fox News was Fake News?

Obama says Fox News viewers are living on 'different planet'

 

[easyt65]

Remember when Obama tried to ban Fox News from a Press Event?

"And the White House has gone beyond words, reports CBS News senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield. Last Sept. 20, the president went on every Sunday news show - except Chris Wallace's show on FOX. And on Thursday, the Treasury Department tried to exclude FOX News from pool coverage of interviews with a key official. It backed down after strong protests from the press."

President Obama's Feud with FOX News

 

[Flash]

That asshole Obama attacked Fox News several times. So did that shithead Crooked Hillary.

 

[OODA_Loop]

Straight up propaganda machinery of the ugliest form.

Propaganda that was formally retracted after week ?


From your link:

"WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange cryptically suggested that Rich's death may have been related to the leaks of tens of thousands of emails from Democratic Party officials and their allies at the peak of the presidential campaign......

......A week later, on May 23, Fox retracted the story, saying the reporting process failed to live up to its standards."

 

[easyt65]

"Obama, who campaigned on a promise to protect government whistle-blowers, made greater use of the Espionage Act to prosecute leakers and menace journalists than all other presidents combined.

Obama’s Justice Department accessed the personal email of a Fox News reporter and surveilled the reporter’s parents and colleagues. They seized the home, work and mobile phone records of journalists at the Associated Press."


"White House officials subverted the press in a number of ways while touting themselves as the most transparent in history.

Obama routinely banned news photographers from official events. He went months between press conferences and used social media to circumvent reporters."


"In a bleak episode of unintended irony, an open-government group gave Obama an award for transparency in an Oval Office ceremony closed to the press."


Yeah, Barry was so much better with the press....


Trump Wages War on the Press, but Was Obama Much Better to Reporters? (Guest Column)


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[Penelope]

So Obama never said anything like Fox News was Fake News?

Obama says Fox News viewers are living on 'different planet'

Really show how Hannity and Gingrich debased Pres Obama.

 

[there4eyeM]

Trump has thoroughly integrated a manner of linguistic manipulation in order to disrupt and dominate conversation. Most others do not do this. Obama did not have this habit.

 

[easyt65]

They were the only ones to point out how Barry was a terrorist sympathizer, illegally spied on Americans, and more.

The liberal media kissed and protected his criminal ass.