The right to lie

[onecut39]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

 

[uscitizen]

Political advertisements/speeches are specifically exempt from the truth in advertising laws in the USA.

We have the best government that money can buy.

 

[Leweman]

Good thing for NBC, ABC and CNN.

 

[kyzr]

That's why they have the highest ratings. Grow a brain.

 

[Charles_Main]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

Actually they went to court for the Right to be mistaken in a report, and no sued for "lying" over it.

But since when have you lefties ever cared about facts.

 

[uscitizen]

MOst of the commercial media has gotten just too focused on sensationalism and not on investigative journalism.

 

[PredFan]

FOX may have the legal right to lie, but it's pretty obvious that NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, and CNN have taken the most advantage of that ruling.

 

[uscitizen]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

Actually they went to court for the Right to be mistaken in a report, and no sued for "lying" over it.

But since when have you lefties ever cared about facts.

But Rather was not just mistaken?

 

[emilynghiem]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

And the others just exercised that right without asking?

 

[Black_Label]

If it wasn't for lying, the entire right wing propaganda machine would cease to exist.

 

[Charles_Main]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

Actually they went to court for the Right to be mistaken in a report, and no sued for "lying" over it.

But since when have you lefties ever cared about facts.

But Rather was not just mistaken?

Was Rather Sued?

He was Mistaken, and many would believe willfully so.

 

[Leweman]

If it wasn't for lying, the entire right wing propaganda machine would cease to exist.

Liar.

 

[Listening]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

David Axelrod obviously feels it is his right.

 

[Listening]

If it wasn't for lying, the entire right wing propaganda machine would cease to exist.

If it wasn't for lying, you'd never gotten out of grade school.

Your teachers lied on your report card.

 

[uscitizen]

Actually they went to court for the Right to be mistaken in a report, and no sued for "lying" over it.

But since when have you lefties ever cared about facts.

But Rather was not just mistaken?

Was Rather Sued?

He was Mistaken, and many would believe willfully so.

Willfully so?
I guess that is the best way to describe any politically slanted commontator.

 

[nitroz]

Corporate personhood use of the first Amendment.

 

[onecut39]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

Actually they went to court for the Right to be mistaken in a report, and no sued for "lying" over it.

But since when have you lefties ever cared about facts.

They were not "mistaken". They knew.

 

[Pho_King]

It should be common knowledge that Fox is the only news corporation, and perhaps the only entity ever, that went to court to gain the right to lie.

They won........................obviously!

Actually they went to court for the Right to be mistaken in a report, and no sued for "lying" over it.

But since when have you lefties ever cared about facts.

They were not "mistaken". They knew.

The whole "went to court to gain the right to lie" is a lie. You OWS parasites should do everyone a favor and drink a quart of drank each.

 

[onecut39]

But Rather was not just mistaken?

Was Rather Sued?

He was Mistaken, and many would believe willfully so.

Willfully so?
I guess that is the best way to describe any politically slanted commontator.

The Rather thing was rather strange. The papers were fake. Everything written on those papers was true and verifiable from other sources.

 

[g5000]

If it wasn't for lying, the entire right wing propaganda machine would cease to exist.

I think Rachel Maddow is the hottest lesbian in show business today. It is too bad she did not decide to go into journalism.