John Kerry: Media Has ‘Responsibility’ to ‘Not Give Equal Time’ to Tea Party

The Blaze ^ | August 5, 2011 | Johnathan M Seidl

[lbryce]

John Kerry has waded into the media waters and now wants the news to cut out conservatives he doesn’t agree with.

During a discussion of the debt deal and the economy on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday, the current Massachusetts senator and former presidential candidate lambasted the Tea Party and conservatives and the idea that they should be given “equal time” in the media. According to him, their ideas are so whacky that they don’t deserve air time:

“And I have to tell you, I say this to you politely. The media in America has a bigger responsibility than it’s exercising today. The media has got to begin to not give equal time or equal balance to an absolutely absurd notion just because somebody asserts it or simply because somebody says something which everybody knows is not factual.

“It doesn’t deserve the same credit as a legitimate idea about what you do. And the problem is everything is put into this tit-for-tat equal battle and America is losing any sense of what’s real, of who’s accountable, of who is not accountable, of who’s real, who isn’t, who’s serious, who isn’t?”

[lbryce]

While we're at it, what other subject matter would you like for the media to censor?

[Psycho_Bunny]

All fascists are morons.....case in point.

[SuziQ]

Kerry is such a maroon.

[lbryce]

Kerry: The Congress was taken hostage, the country, the economy was taken hostage. There were people there ready to cut the baby in half....

[GeronL]

Do you think he’s more of a Maoist or Stalinist?

[MrB]

So, Mr. Kerry, we’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you’re not a Marxist...

just please tell us how you’d be acting differently if you were.

[LottieDah]

“Do you think he’s more of a Maoist or Stalinist?”

Kerry is more of a Satanist.

[SkyDancer]

This from a person who earned a DD or BCD and was pardoned by Carter for it? Who gives this guy a platform????

[BlatherNaut]

“Do you think he’s more of a Maoist or Stalinist?”

He fits the profile of a “Radical Moron-ist”.

[TigersEye]

If the media want to cover Jean F'n Kerry they should only talk about his treason.

Article III.

Section. 3.

Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

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[GSWarrior]

Wow...he’s is certainly promoting censorship of the media by the government.

[Arcy]

For a moment, when I saw the YouTube picture of the video in your post, I thought FreeRepublic had actually moved into the 21st century, but then I realized it's only a picture. Well, one can dream, can't he?

[13Sisters76]

We are hurting them and the hysteria simply proves it. Dare I hope that we can destroy leftism in this country for good? Hope springs eternal...

[longtermmemmory]

interesting.

reporters expose and informa about a subject.

Kerry is demanding prohibition of information.

Kerry hates grandma.

[Jonty30]

Tea partiers don’t need the media to get their message out.

[WayneS]

...or simply because somebody says something which everybody knows is not factual.

Like, for instance, when a certain U.S. senator claims that 'president' Richard Nixon ordered him to spend Christmas in Cambodia... ...in 1968.

[Arcy]

So, John Kerry is no longer in favor of the "Fairness Doctrine," huh? Great!!

[b4its2late]

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