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NYT: Jim Acosta Has First Amendment Right To A White House Press Pass
Freedom Outpost ^ | 11/10/2018 | Tim Brown

Posted on 11/10/2018 12:16:04 PM PST by deandg99

The New York Times, which has long been an anti-American newspaper, has now somehow found in the First Amendment a right by CNN reporter Jim Acosta to behave in the manner he did last week, by pushing aside a White House aide who was a woman as she tried to grab the mic and pass it to another reporter wanting to ask a question.

The state-controlled news outlet that pushed such "righteous" people on us as Bill and Hillary Clinton and other sexual deviants, as well as promote the #MeToo movement, decided to fire off defending Jim Acosta and his obvious attempt to stonewall a press conference and to shove the arm back of a female White House aide who merely tried to do her job.

First, consider what took place.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: assault; cnn; criminalbehavior; jimacosta; press; whitehouse
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To: deandg99

He assaulted a young woman who was just doing her job.

He has no right to be in there.

Do I have a right to press pass? There is no test to be journalist, anybody with a blog or facebook page can become the “press”


21 posted on 11/10/2018 12:26:52 PM PST by Trump.Deplorable
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To: deandg99

He can have it back when he confesses to criminally assaulting the intern, apologizes publicly to her, and signs an agreement that he will stop his biased fake news.


22 posted on 11/10/2018 12:28:25 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: deandg99; All

I am astounded at the number of people that have no idea and/or no comprehension of the Constitution~and Bill of Rights. They just yammer on, and put their total ignorance on display.
Time to get rid of the NEA and put basic civics classes back into the schools!


23 posted on 11/10/2018 12:28:52 PM PST by MagUSNRET
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To: for-q-clinton
If so where is my pass?

I think this is the approach the WH should use. Everyone - that is Everyone - who shows up and claims to represent any source of public information (one chit per organization), from the NYT to some blogger in his basement, should be treated equally. All the names go in a hat, and the first 50 drawn (or however many seats there are in the press room) get to go in.

In addition to keeping the self-important, self-aggrandizing jerks out (at least statistically), that would make that point that they and their organizations are no more important to the "free press" than the high-school student writing for a local shopper flyer.

Which is certainly true - if not more than true. I'd trust the local shopper rag or some semi-anonymous blogger more than the Democrat media.
24 posted on 11/10/2018 12:29:32 PM PST by Phlyer
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To: bigbob

"...[Jim Acosta] should be escorted..."


She should be tasked a role specifically to oversee journalist courtesy and comportment.
She should be directed to (especially) focus her observations on the Fake News crowd and engage WH security to remove violaters.


25 posted on 11/10/2018 12:29:43 PM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: deandg99

ridiculous (but then again, its the NYSlimes)


26 posted on 11/10/2018 12:29:57 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicians aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: reasonisfaith

And that he’ll spend his time in jail writing an expose on everything he knows about CNN.


27 posted on 11/10/2018 12:30:24 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: C210N

Perfect! Another alternative is to cut out the pressers and have the reporters write out their questions and answer them when somebody gets around to it. The press may feel that they are a privileged class that can abuse the US President at will, but it is time for them to get a big dose of reality. Pres Trump can decide who he talks to and when.


28 posted on 11/10/2018 12:31:02 PM PST by mountainfolk
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To: Trump.Deplorable
“There is no test to be journalist, anybody with a blog or facebook page can become the “press””

Agreed, and this point should be stressed over, and over, and over again. The media has become a secondary ‘Hollywood’ for wannabe stars, and the truth has suffered greatly because of it.

29 posted on 11/10/2018 12:31:31 PM PST by neverevergiveup
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To: deandg99

Like one Freeper said b4,do like in the mil.
One guy screws up penalize the platoon, squad whatever.

Shut down the briefings and let the world know its due to CNN putting for Richard Head aka D Head
Fix that and yer all welcome back.

Also POTUS(CNN calls him Trump) is not picking on these specific talking heads because they are black its because they are stupid and have been that way for too long and allowed to spew their crap for wayyy too long


30 posted on 11/10/2018 12:33:45 PM PST by Bell Bouy II
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To: MagUSNRET

Are you talking about the right not to be assaulted by a journalist?


31 posted on 11/10/2018 12:34:00 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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To: Phlyer
If so where is my pass? I think this is the approach the WH should use. Everyone - that is Everyone - who shows up and claims to represent any source of public information (one chit per organization), from the NYT to some blogger in his basement, should be treated equally. All the names go in a hat, and the first 50 drawn (or however many seats there are in the press room) get to go in. In addition to keeping the self-important, self-aggrandizing jerks out (at least statistically), that would make that point that they and their organizations are no more important to the "free press" than the high-school student writing for a local shopper flyer. Which is certainly true - if not more than true. I'd trust the local shopper rag or some semi-anonymous blogger more than the Democrat media.

Yeah, here is MINE? I will represent Free Republic. Or some FR person close to D.C. can represent Free Republic and get their W.H.Press Card. right. Sounds good to me!

32 posted on 11/10/2018 12:34:24 PM PST by timestax
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To: deandg99

Hoping the nyt goes out of business. It hired a radical racist, sarah jeong.


33 posted on 11/10/2018 12:36:41 PM PST by I want the USA back (It's Ok To Be White. White Lives Matter. White Guilt is Socially Constructed)
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To: Phlyer

Yep that would be fun to watch. Of course they’d have to get through security too though. Might get some people even crazier than a CNN reporter that way.


34 posted on 11/10/2018 12:36:52 PM PST by for-q-clinton (This article needs a fact checked)
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To: deandg99

Why would there be passes if everyone has right to one?


35 posted on 11/10/2018 12:38:56 PM PST by Raycpa
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To: deandg99

The First amendment simply states that “CONGRESS shall make no law regarding ‘freedom of the press’...it does not grant the media “absolute” power of all things.

If Trump wants, he can move the entire press corps OUT of the White House, or, even ban an entire agency...such as CNN.

The NYT’s likes to play it loose, like an aging, old-west gunfighter trying to make it on his reputation from younger days.


36 posted on 11/10/2018 12:39:15 PM PST by FrankR (You gotta stand for something, or you'll fall for anything!)
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To: deandg99

The First Amendment is a right. A press pass is a privilege. Unfortunately Accoster lost that privilege!


37 posted on 11/10/2018 12:41:54 PM PST by Proud White Trump Supporter
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To: deandg99

I believe the first amendment is about not going to jail, not about showing up and being nothing but obnoxious

Acosta had no right to hang on to the White House microphone.


38 posted on 11/10/2018 12:42:16 PM PST by stanne
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To: deandg99

How ridiculous. Does he also have the right to force a press conference if the President decides that they are too adversarial and disrespectful, and discontinues them?


39 posted on 11/10/2018 12:42:32 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine ("It's always a party when you're eating the seed corn.")
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To: MagUSNRET

Got it, you mean the NYT.


40 posted on 11/10/2018 12:42:56 PM PST by reasonisfaith ("...because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved." (2 Thessalonians))
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