Posted on 02/25/2021 4:12:43 AM PST by MtnClimber
One of the most chilling examples in modern times of the accelerating full-spectrum assault on free speech and the First Amendment took place yesterday.
One of the most chilling examples in modern times of the accelerating full-spectrum assault on free speech and the First Amendment took place yesterday on Capitol Hill, courtesy of a subcommittee of the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Energy and Commerce. For over three hours on Wednesday afternoon, the subcommittee held a virtual hearing titled Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media. The target was conservative media in general and Fox News in particular.
Conservatives who have bought into the fake meme that Fox News has “gone left” might want to take note of how the authoritarian leftists who have taken control of the Democrat party and their allies in big media have now openly embarked on a carefully crafted and well-orchestrated propaganda campaign to destroy Fox News. The Democrats are also targeting FNC’s two competitors, Newsmax TV and OANN.
Indications of where the hearing would go were provided on Monday when two of the subcommittee’s members, California Democrat Reps. Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney, sent a letter demanding answers to seven extensive and intrusive questions to twelve of the biggest cable and satellite television providers and streaming services that carry Fox News. The letter challenged the providers to defend their policies that make the Fox News channel and its two conservative competitors available to Americans.
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The democRATs greatest fear is that a majority of people will find out that the election was stolen. The work they are putting toward shutting down truth is ample evidence that they all know EXACTLY what the truth is.
this lets everyone know that social media efforts to control the dialogue are failing when Congress has to step in
Congress would rather deal with this than electoral fraud any day of the week
Had to stop reading right there. Whatever direction they have moved, it was away from America First.
So instead of going after big tech they are gonna go after conservative news channels.
Their lawyers should respond with: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
The defense rests.
The corruption and censorship is in line with democRAT beliefs. They hate media that shines a light on them.
Thought you vaccinated yourself against the Rabid but you didn't.
“Conservatives who have bought into the fake meme that Fox News has “gone left” ...”
Mkay, yeah, whatever. This just plays further into Paul Ryan’s hands. See, Fox, if you just cuck a little bit more, it will all be good.
These Rats should be arrested for subverting the constitution which they took an oath to defend and uphold. But you know how they lie.
Response to all questions should be:
“
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Print out a copy of the Bill of Rights and mail it back to them.
Sounds like Comcast is as much of a target as Faux News. I guess that makes the Conservative view that Commiecast is a Leftist dogpile a "fake meme", too, eh, American Thinker?
I guess the RATs forgot that Fox was complicit in helping their pedophile retard “win” the election in their favor.
Stupid democrats.
Fox News is what put them in power.
Precisely.
This is a continuation of Dingy Harry Reid’s attacks on Rush Linbaugh, where he and a gaggle of dem, leftist congresscritters wrote a letter on Senate letterhead to radio stations threatening to pull their licenses.
Of course, Rush used it to shame Reid and the scumbag supporters, and raised millions for charity in auctioning off the letter.
But if the dems are able to get the major Internet and cable providers to pull conservative media off of their systems, that will be the proof that America has completely devolved into a fascist nation, where corporations do the political dirty work of tyrannical governments.
Mark
There is zero chance I survive this administration.
Read that as you will.
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