National Emergency

[firstfloor]

The name of this so called National Emergency is Donald J Trump. Would someone please give him a box of Lego to play with ... and grab his phone!

[carpedm9587]

I doubt that's the reason.

Color me surprised...

[Cow Poke]

The name of this so called National Emergency is Donald J Trump. Would someone please give him a box of Lego to play with ... and grab his phone!

Well.... Back in June...

...and those TWEETS!!! How many times have I suggested somebody take over his twitter account for him!

[carpedm9587]

So this just flashed across my news feed, and relates to the issue of Trump and his speech tonight. I found it to be a fair breakdown of what is going on. In a nutshell, many on the right find the hesitation of the media to air Trump's speech to be an indictment of their impartiality - affirming what the right has long said about the media (see MM's post below for a perfect example). For many on the left (and many moderates), giving a pathological liar a national microphone to spew yet more lies and misinformation is a travesty, and any media outlet dedicated to presenting the truth should be thinking twice.

I agree - it is a travesty - but we elected that travesty into office and I don't see that the media outlets should take it on themselves to treat him differently just because the man cannot get through a sentence (or at least a paragraph) without lying outright. Instead, they should be prepared to review the speech at the end with a panel comprising representatives from both sides to discuss the speech and shine a spotlight on the lies - and they should make it clear before the speech and immediately after the speech that this panel will occur. Meanwhile, I agree with Colbert's summary of the upcoming speech: tonight, you should turn to CBS to see B.S.

It's also somewhat ironic that the man who constantly labels any outlet except those parroting his lies as "false news" then needs their air time to spread his lies. I cannot wait until this vile man is shown the door...

[Sparko]

That is certainly an idea, Sparko.

Not a particularly good one - but it is an idea...

it seems to be what you were proposing. Make the USA less attractive to illegal aliens. We can ruin the country so that people will think they are better off where they are. Or we can shoot anyone who comes here so they are afraid to come here. Or we could arrest them all and turn them into slave labor. All sorts of things we can do to make the USA less attractive to illegal aliens. Or we could make it harder for them to get in by securing our border better. If someone has a better idea than a wall I would like to hear it.

[Sparko]

Just seed the Rio Grande with piranha. And put killer bee hives along the dry parts.

[Mountain Man]

So this just flashed across my news feed, and relates to the issue of Trump and his speech tonight. I found it to be a fair breakdown of what is going on. In a nutshell, many on the right find the hesitation of the media to air Trump's speech to be an indictment of their impartiality - affirming what the right has long said about the media (see MM's post below for a perfect example). For many on the left (and many moderates), giving a pathological liar a national microphone to spew yet more lies and misinformation is a travesty, and any media outlet dedicated to presenting the truth should be thinking twice.

I agree - it is a travesty - but we elected that travesty into office and I don't see that the media outlets should take it on themselves to treat him differently just because the man cannot get through a sentence (or at least a paragraph) without lying outright. Instead, they should be prepared to review the speech at the end with a panel comprising representatives from both sides to discuss the speech and shine a spotlight on the lies - and they should make it clear before the speech and immediately after the speech that this panel will occur. Meanwhile, I agree with Colbert's summary of the upcoming speech: tonight, you should turn to CBS to see B.S.

It's also somewhat ironic that the man who constantly labels any outlet except those parroting his lies as "false news" then needs their air time to spread his lies. I cannot wait until this vile man is shown the door...

You can always count on CNN to tell liberals what they want to hear.

[firstfloor]

Well.... Back in June...

[Cow Poke]

Latest update, it seems that all networks have agreed to broadcast the President's address.

And, apparently, there will be a joint response from the Democrats with Nancy and Chuck.... but will they really be sharing a joint?

[Sparko]

And, apparently, there will be a joint response from the Democrats with Nancy and Chuck.... but will they really be sharing a joint?

They should let your girlfriend Ocasio-Cortez give the rebuttal.

[Cow Poke]

They should let your girlfriend Ocasio-Cortez give the rebuttal.

She's cute.

[Mountain Man]

They should let your girlfriend Ocasio-Cortez give the rebuttal.

"And, like, why do we need a wall? Right? Won't people just get hurt jumping over it? So, like, we should totally give them jobs instead, ya know, and, like give them two jobs, so we can really reduce unemployment, like, really!"

[carpedm9587]

You can always count on CNN to tell liberals what they want to hear.

You can always count on conservatives to reject a thought because it comes from a source they don't like.

[rogue06]

And, apparently, there will be a joint response from the Democrats with Nancy and Chuck.... but will they really be sharing a joint?

Only if it wasn't their's to begin with. They only like sharing other people's stuff.

[rogue06]

You can always count on conservatives to reject a thought because it comes from a source they don't like.

Which explains why you have repeatedly revealed a knee-jerk propensity to hand wave virtually everything you don't like as being nothing more than a "right-wing meme"?