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To: exDemMom

It’s unreal the double standard isn’t it. I was talking to another Freeper the other day who said political figures are exempt to libel/slander laws, meaning the media can lie and say whatever they want about a candidate and being that most of these newspapers are run by leftists, a conservative or Republican candidate is at a major disadvantage right out of the box. Like those two lowlifes from the NY Times who made up that story that Trump has a history of harassment against women even though the women they interviewed said the exact opposite. Trump says he will sue them for libel but he really can’t. That is some outrageous crap. So basically all the way till the election, the media can portray Trump anyway they want while Hillary will be propped up as perfection. They’re traitors as far as I’m concerned because they don’t give a damn about this country, they have no issue with a career criminal like her taking office.


8 posted on 05/20/2016 4:23:24 AM PDT by GrandJediMasterYoda (Can we please kill the guy already who invented the saying "My bad"?)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
I was talking to another Freeper the other day who said political figures are exempt to libel/slander laws, meaning the media can lie and say whatever they want about a candidate and being that most of these newspapers are run by leftists, a conservative or Republican candidate is at a major disadvantage right out of the box.

One of the reasons I leaned towards Trump from the beginning is that his life has been public enough that it is really hard to lie about him and have it stick. In addition, although Trump may not be able to sue, the women who were misquoted in such a way as to paint a picture of him as a misogynist are not political figures and thus *do* have standing to sue.

It is no longer the case that the MSM has the only word on any subject. Thanks to alternative media, whenever a publication like NY Times puts out a hit piece, it can be deconstructed almost immediately. What will the effect on the MSM be when President Trump calls them liars whenever they publish untruths? I, for one, can't wait to see it!

40 posted on 05/20/2016 4:11:42 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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