Posted on 10/14/2016 2:28:30 PM PDT by Nachum
President Barack Obama floated the notion of a test for media organizations, griping about the wide-spread existence of alternative media available in America.
He was critical of the current Wild West online environment where people could say anything on social media or on news websites.
“We are going to have to rebuild within this wild-wild-west-of-information flow some sort of curating function that people agree to,” he said.
Throughout his presidency, Obama has repeatedly complained about the existence of Fox News and Rush Limbaugh, causing division amongst Americans and making his job difficult, but he rarely offers a solution.
This time, Obama floated the notion of a media test during at a speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
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Is there a truthiness test for Presidents?
“If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan.”
“I did not have sex with that woman.”
Hmmm. Didn’t he give similar tests to senior military officers? Those who would not take the test were turfed out, if I recall.
Sounds fishy to me in any regard.
Perhaps John Cleese would take on the role. I believe he's retired from the Ministry of Silly Walks. No conflict of interest ...
The Ministry of Truth?
Are we in Babylon 5. Is Obama President Clark?
It didn’t end well for President Clark.
“curating function that people agree to”
Destroy the First Amendment.
Can we check ethics before “truth.” It might speed things up a lot.
LOL - people just need good discernment. too much brain washing by the likes of him.
FUBO
Oh look Barry has Manure coming out his ears
I’m not laughing because he really MEANS it.
If Hillary wins this election they are coming after any Conservative media out here that is still telling the truth.
This from the man who has told some of the biggest lies in American history.
Obama has repeatedly complained about the existence of Fox News and Rush Limbaugh,
I wonder if he can point to just ONE FACT Rush has Wrong, or how about FOX News, the actual hard news, not the commentators.
JUST ONE PLEASE???
Oh Noes! Does Obama want to out his sycophant Media?? No, he wants to go after those who still tell the truth. Obamaland is1984.
if there were ever any Genuine Truth test for the media, O and HilLIARy would no longer be heard.
hey, That sounds like a great idea!!!!!!
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I will not agree to any “curating function that people agree to.”
Ever.
Maybe it’s going to be a mistake for Fox to have tried to ruin DJT?
Obama: “Stop telling the truth about Democrats!”
Obama and the Democrats have been working systematically to end the first amendment protections fro free speech.
The are trying to turn America into a backward, totalitarian dictatorship where only government controlled speech is allowed.
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