Posted on 02/02/2020 7:32:31 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Tennessee would officially consider both CNN and The Washington Post to be “fake news” outlets under a resolution proposed by a Republican state lawmaker.
Introduced Wednesday by Tennessee state Rep. Micah Van Huss, the bill would “recognize CNN and The Washington Post as fake news and condemn them for denigrating our citizens,” according to its language.
“I’ve filed HJR 779 on behalf of a constituency that’s tired of fake news and Republicans who don’t fight,” Mr. Van Huss said on social media.
“Over 60% of Tennessee voters voted for President Trump, and CNN and The Washington Post denigrated them for doing that,” he told WJHL-TV, the station reported.
A copy of the resolution posted on the Tennessee General Assembly website takes aim at each of the outlets over their respective coverage of Mr. Trump and makes specific references to reporting that Mr. Van Huss characterized as comparing the president’s supporters to cult members.
Referring to both media outlets, Mr. Van Huss wrote in his bill that “they are the true masters of deploying mobs to demand total conformity and compliance with their agenda.”
The Washington Post declined to comment on the proposal. CNN did not immediately respond to an inquiry seeking the network’s reaction.
Mr. Van Huss, 41, has represented Tennessee’s House District 6 since 2013, which is composed of part of Johnson City and the surrounding area south of the Virginia border.
He previously made headlines in 2018 for citing The Onion, the satirical news site, while discussing a bill up for consideration in the Tennessee state legislature.
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Bout time someone pushed back
I think that the Tennessee legislature has better things to do than to point out the obvious.
Why do we need useless bills to “formally recognize” crap like this? Just do something useful with the taxpayers money, and with your time.
Seems pretty silly to me.
Look, we all know it's not going to be passed but that's not the point. The point is to bring attention to the fact that supposedly unbiased news media outlets in our country are engaging in partisan politics under the guise of neutrality. It's something that DOES need to be pointed out and a state representative doing this to highlight the scurrilous actions of the media isn't stupid, it's a needed countermand to their biased opinion pieces masquerading as news.
Loved the Fake News SB ad.
Does anyone outside of Beltway Republicans even watch CNN? Maybe people in assisted living who can’t work the remote anymore? In 5 years will there be a CNN? Certainly not in 10. Nobody watches it.
It’s pretty sad when the National Enquirer is a more credible news source than CNN and Wash. comPost.
“Nobody watches it.”
I understand CNN pays the airports to carry their fake news broadcast. Seems like they bought themselves a monopoly.
It sounds like this is just the way this particular guy gets publicity.
No it isn't unconstitutional
No laws were passed to abridge CNN's and the Washington Post's First Amendment right to broadcast Fake News.
It was a non binding resolution documenting the law makers opinions about CNN and the Washington Post.
Nonsense. The more people that declare that CNN is Fake News, the better. And it's not just 45 people.
It’s sort of funny this is actually a bill, but he probably should have just submitted a story to the Babylon Bee for publication.
Why stop at those two? Include the New York Times and PMSDNC! Surely, there are more!
It’s still a bill of attainder. Barred in the Constitution.
But they won’t denounce ATT nor Comcast.
Idiots, liars, cowards.
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