White House is encroaching on free speech

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TuTu Monroe

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Good for John. Americans are simmering over this.


GOP Senator: White House Encroaching on First Amendment

August 05, 2009 1:33 PM


ABC News’ Rick Klein reports:
A Republican senator is calling for the White House to suspend a new project that asks members of the public to flag “fishy” claims about President Obama’s health care plans, arguing that it raises privacy concerns and will serve to chill free speech.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is sending a letter to the White House today asking the president to “cease this program immediately” -- or to explain how Americans’ privacy will be protected if e-mails are forwarded to the White House as requested.
“I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ‘fishy’ or otherwise inimical to the White House’s political interests,” Cornyn writes
“I can only imagine the level of justifiable outrage had your predecessor asked Americans to forward emails critical of his policies to the White House. I suspect that you would have been leading the charge in condemning such a program -- and I would have been at your side denouncing such heavy-handed government action.”
Yesterday, White House director of new media Macon Phillips wrote a blog posting urging readers to flag questionable claims about health care proposals.
“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.”
Cornyn specifically asks whether those who quote the president’s past statements -- such as his 2003 statement that he was a “proponent” of single-payer care -- qualifies as “disinformation.” He also asks what actions the White House would take against those engaging in “fishy” speech.
 
TuTu Monroe said:
Good for John. Americans are simmering over this.


GOP Senator: White House Encroaching on First Amendment

August 05, 2009 1:33 PM


ABC News’ Rick Klein reports:
A Republican senator is calling for the White House to suspend a new project that asks members of the public to flag “fishy” claims about President Obama’s health care plans, arguing that it raises privacy concerns and will serve to chill free speech.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is sending a letter to the White House today asking the president to “cease this program immediately” -- or to explain how Americans’ privacy will be protected if e-mails are forwarded to the White House as requested.
“I am not aware of any precedent for a President asking American citizens to report their fellow citizens to the White House for pure political speech that is deemed ‘fishy’ or otherwise inimical to the White House’s political interests,” Cornyn writes
“I can only imagine the level of justifiable outrage had your predecessor asked Americans to forward emails critical of his policies to the White House. I suspect that you would have been leading the charge in condemning such a program -- and I would have been at your side denouncing such heavy-handed government action.”
Yesterday, White House director of new media Macon Phillips wrote a blog posting urging readers to flag questionable claims about health care proposals.
“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.”
Cornyn specifically asks whether those who quote the president’s past statements -- such as his 2003 statement that he was a “proponent” of single-payer care -- qualifies as “disinformation.” He also asks what actions the White House would take against those engaging in “fishy” speech.
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To a GOP Senator lies, free speech, it's all the same.
 
The paranoia grows.

This is not an example of "encroachment of free speech." It's really not even close.
 
typical Progressive play in their playbook...

tell the people that you don't really see what's happening right before your eye's..

paranoid my ass
 
Onceler said:
The paranoia grows.

This is not an example of "encroachment of free speech." It's really not even close.
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Remember the days when the rantings of the lunatic fringe were just the rantings of the lunatic fringe? Now we've got prominent Senators mainstreaming the lunatic fringe horseshit. It's pretty unbelievable.
 
Dungheap said:
Remember the days when the rantings of the lunatic fringe were just the rantings of the lunatic fringe? Now we've got prominent Senators mainstreaming the lunatic fringe horseshit. It's pretty unbelievable.
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You're just a totalitarian, so you like all this big brother stuff. That's your problem, in case you were wondering.
 
just take a look at this administration and what they are saying about the American people, releasing tapes calling them "mobs", the Hugo posting on a website to "snitch" on people if they smell something, fishy..

so we are seeing the lunatic fringe and it is coming from this administration..
 
When private individuals flag fishy posts, even at the behest of a political party or the whitehouse it is NOT an imposition on free speech. There was no law passed, the person that posted the original fishy post is not subject to censure or anything else. This is once again whining of the highest order.
 
Onceler said:
The paranoia grows.

This is not an example of "encroachment of free speech." It's really not even close.
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Personally I think I am going to start sending that email address quotes of Obamas claims on healthcare. They are just begging for someone to fuck with them.

:burn:
 
meme said:
just take a look at this administration and what they are saying about the American people, releasing tapes calling them "mobs", the Hugo posting on a website to "snitch" on people if they smell something, fishy..

so we are seeing the lunatic fringe and it is coming from this administration..
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This is nothing more that what the Obama campaign did when there were all those stupid fucking emails fluttering around the wingnutosphere lying about Obama and his religion, birth and the rest except this is about responding to the stupid fucking emails now flying around the wingnutosphere lying about how Obama wants to kill grandma.

It's a response to a misinformation campaign. That's it.
 
Dungheap said:
This is nothing more that what the Obama campaign did when there were all those stupid fucking emails fluttering around the wingnutosphere lying about Obama and his religion, birth and the rest except this is about responding to the stupid fucking emails now flying around the wingnutosphere lying about how Obama wants to kill grandma.

It's a response to a misinformation campaign. That's it.
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sure..:rolleyes:
 
Superfreak said:
Personally I think I am going to start sending that email address quotes of Obamas claims on healthcare. They are just begging for someone to fuck with them.

:burn:
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That is how you do it. I had a friend that once upon a time used to wrap bricks in butcher paper and then paste a 700 Club postage paid label to it and drop it in the mailbox, that and he would put tons of washers in a manila envelope with the same postage paid label.
 
Dungheap said:
This is nothing more that what the Obama campaign did when there were all those stupid fucking emails fluttering around the wingnutosphere lying about Obama and his religion, birth and the rest except this is about responding to the stupid fucking emails now flying around the wingnutosphere lying about how Obama wants to kill grandma.

It's a response to a misinformation campaign. That's it.
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What misinformation would that be?
 
Dungheap said:
Remember the days when the rantings of the lunatic fringe were just the rantings of the lunatic fringe? Now we've got prominent Senators mainstreaming the lunatic fringe horseshit. It's pretty unbelievable.
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Are you denying that there is such a program?
 
Dungheap said:
Not at all. I'm just denying that it is some nefarious international Socialist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.
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Right. It will just be used to create an Administration enemies list. Next step will be people disappearing.
 
AssHatZombie said:
Right. It will just be used to create an Administration enemies list. Next step will be people disappearing.
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Wowzers, Haldol, Clozaril, Zyprexa Risperdal Seroquel, any of these ring a bell? Somewhere in your past a doctor said take any one of these, the voices and the paranoia about disappearing americans would go away?
 
Socrtease said:
Wowzers, Haldol, Clozaril, Zyprexa Risperdal Seroquel, any of these ring a bell? Somewhere in your past a doctor said take any one of these, the voices and the paranoia about disappearing americans would go away?
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Stick your head back in your hole, Douchey McNutsack.
 
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