Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Spin: Mayorkas's oily assurances about his Disinformation Governance Board fall flat
American Thinker ^ | 2 May, 2022 | Monica Showalter

Posted on 05/02/2022 11:40:56 AM PDT by MtnClimber

Following the announcement of his "Disinformation Governance Board," Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas found himself scrambling to spin the hideous new speech enforcer, claiming it was not as Orwellian as any normal person would think.

Speaking with Fox News, Sunday he told Bret Baier:

"This is a working group that takes best practices to make sure that, in addressing disinformation that presents a threat to the homeland, our work does not infringe on free speech, does not infringe on civil rights, civil liberties," he continued. "It's not about speech, it's about the connectivity to violence.

SNIP

Not one word of it is to be believed.

Baier did a pretty good objective-effort interview but one thing he didn't mention was the strange timing of the DGB rollout:

It was right when Elon Musk decided to purchase Twitter in order to restore its free speech orientation. The left had an absolute meltdown about that, as they had benefited politically from Twitter's outrageous censorship practices which were ongoing. The leftists of Twitter had shut down the president of the United States who was guilty of nothing, on claims of preventing 'violence,' as well as America's oldest newspaper, the New York Post, after it uncovered a major news story about Biden family corruption based on the contents of Hunter Biden's abandoned laptop. Twitter at the time called it foreign 'disinformation' and falsely claimed it was hacked rather than abandoned content, while in reality, their real aim was to benefit the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden as an illegal in-kind donation, which they got away with.

The timing of this board has nothing to do with that? Yes, we know that the left has been bucking for more censorship on social media -- as the case of the phony Democrat-linked Facebook whistleblower, Francis Haugen

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: alejandromayorkas; censorship; communism; dhs; disinformation; elonmusk; freespeech; mediawingofthednc; musk; partisanmediashill; partisanmediashills; policestate; ronklain; socialmedia; truthsocial; twitter
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-29 next last

1 posted on 05/02/2022 11:40:56 AM PDT by MtnClimber
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Does everyone see what the democRATs are trying to do (censor news that harms them and sell false stories against conservatives as “true”)? Or does 3/4 of the country buy the new “FAKE” leftist stories?


2 posted on 05/02/2022 11:41:10 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Taxman

Ping


3 posted on 05/02/2022 11:41:53 AM PDT by Taxman (SAVE AMERICA!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Turning up “misinformation,” or at least pointing to the possibility of it, used to be the purview of journalism.


4 posted on 05/02/2022 11:46:14 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

So clearly going to use it to attack political opposition.


5 posted on 05/02/2022 11:46:41 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

They will never shake the truthful moniker of Ministry of Truth.

Mock them into non-existence.


6 posted on 05/02/2022 11:47:56 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Half do, unfortunately.


7 posted on 05/02/2022 11:48:54 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: martin_fierro

When journalism became the Ministry of Propaganda they thought they had us in a box.

There is still too much free thought and speech so they need a Ministry of Truth, too.


8 posted on 05/02/2022 11:50:47 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: martin_fierro

Well since the public can’t prop up the Resident our tax payer funded government will at least try. Using tax Payer money to add insult to INJURY!!!

Looks like they are now emptying out yours/ours 401Ks ETC!!!


9 posted on 05/02/2022 11:51:10 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Alejandro Mayorkas is yet another natural-born professional liar. The Republicans who voted to accept this POS should be ashamed of themselves.


10 posted on 05/02/2022 11:52:06 AM PDT by euram
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

The U.S. federal government is OOC.

Not debatable.

5.56mm


11 posted on 05/02/2022 11:53:35 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: euram

Haven’t you heard? Suicide rates are way way up.


12 posted on 05/02/2022 11:55:03 AM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Did he have an answer as to where the 43 terrorists are that he let come into our country?


13 posted on 05/02/2022 11:56:53 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Lurkinanloomin

“The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” ~ George Orwell, 1984


14 posted on 05/02/2022 11:57:39 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: euram

Bush League Republicans exist to be Assistant Democrats.

We MUST STOP re-electing them.


15 posted on 05/02/2022 11:58:50 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: M Kehoe

16 posted on 05/02/2022 11:59:20 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Defund the DHS except ICE and Border Patrol.


17 posted on 05/02/2022 12:01:24 PM PDT by Paladin2
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

8^)

Who knows
One day
Director Wray
Will ride the lightning
One day

5.56mm


18 posted on 05/02/2022 12:08:07 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: euram

Sen. Shelley Capito, R-W.Va.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah


19 posted on 05/02/2022 12:08:57 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: MtnClimber

Even Chuck Todd didn’t look like he was buying Alejandro Mayorkas BS on Sunday’s ‘Meet The Press’...

https://postimg.cc/B87js59k

“The party that says men can get pregnant wants to control ‘misinformation’ on the internet.”

https://postimg.cc/B87js59k


20 posted on 05/02/2022 12:21:23 PM PDT by GOPJ ("The party that says men can get pregnant wants to control 'misinformation' on the internet.")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first 1-2021-29 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson