Posted on 10/08/2015 2:13:36 PM PDT by Nachum
President Barack Obama held a press conference today to announce signing into law a bill that prevents U.S. media outlets from naming the shooting suspect in any of their news coverage.
This is is tyranny. His illegally seized power cannot usurp our first amendment and the rights of the freedom of the press.
For years Islamic supremacists like Ground Zero mosque imam Feisal Rauf and others demanded that the media stop reporting on jihad terror because it might cause “islamophobia” (euphemism for opposition to jihad terror).
It was unthinkable before Obama.
Now that they have their stooge in the White House, Obama has passed a law prohibiting naming the mass murderers. It is a rout of the Constitution. He has shredded the first amendment. How is this legal?
Under the new law, media outlets will face fines of up to $100,000 for naming in print, online, or over the airwaves, the suspect in a mass shooting, which is categorized as the murder of four or more people.
(Excerpt) Read more at pamelageller.com ...
Then if so, again shame on Geller.
When one is part of the “media”, old school or new and alternative, they need to be careful to vet stories and sources.
I recall one time reading a story after Eric Holder left, or was leaving, about him going to work at Goldman Sachs or Lehman Brothers or one of those types of organizations. The article looked “okay” and I was going to post it somewhere until I read the quote from one of the guys who spoke of some of the real screwed up things their group did to cause the economic meltdown in 2008. I thought, “this doesn’t sound right.” A web search confirmed that yep, the web site I was dealing with was a satire site.
Simply wanting something to be true or imagining it can be true doesn’t cut it if you’re going to have a news type blog. You have to be sure. If you’re not, either don’t post it or post it with a disclaimer.
LucyT,
Article was from a spoof site....
arrrgh....
Pamela’s site has taken it down; get “404” when clicking on the link...
Yes, someone frmailed that it is from a spoof site. I asked it be pulled, but thus far, it’s still here. Not removing this thread reflects badly on FR since most FReepers strive for accuracy.
We need him censured....
And then we need him impeached for Treason and for acting against our Constitution that he took an oath of office to protect America...
And then we need to ..........
Thanks for the warning.
Here is whats behind this, its not the naming of, its the ethnicity he’s concerned with. You will here there was a murder or murders by a man and nothing more
Twist this just a touch and perhaps it has merit.
If instant fame is the real goal, as many professionals suggest, then perhaps some form of incentive should be offered to media outlets to not promote via name disclosure. Do not take away the right to free speech, just make it more lucrative to not use the perps name. If no fame is given, then by following the professional reasoning as to why, this type of crime will cease to exist. And if, for some obscure unseen reason these types of massacres still occur, perhaps the news outlets will begin to report the true reasons behind such occurrences.
My contention has always been:
A toxicology must be performed on all shooters,and the results should be made public. !!!
Is this kind of like Obama telling the news media, “I can’t make you say this, but tell us every time there is a shooting, how many mass shootings there are every time you report it”....and they do it....even Faux news.
Not that he wouldn’t if he could figure out a way.
Even though it’s from a spoof site this b0nehead would ‘wish upon a star’ to make it true.
the article is no longer posted on her site.
an apology would be nice... ...
its hard to declare than one has been defrauded
the blogoshpere is using this very thread as a reference to the “story” and I do believe its nothing but a story... as its disappeard from Pamel Gellers site..
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