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Democrats call for Twitter, Facebook to take down Pelosi video posted by Trump
The Hill ^ | 02 07 2020 | Emily Birnbaum

Posted on 02/07/2020 11:38:43 AM PST by yesthatjallen

A growing number of Democratic lawmakers are calling for Twitter and Facebook to pull down an edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that was posted by President Trump on Thursday, reigniting a battle over how much responsibility social media platforms should assume over viral footage that could mislead viewers.

The back-and-forth over the Pelosi video is opening up fresh wounds, as Democrats are still incensed by Twitter and Facebook's previous decision to leave up a different manipulatively edited video of Pelosi that went viral last year.

Pelosi's deputy chief of staff, Drew Hammill, on Friday said the "latest fake video of Speaker Pelosi is deliberately designed to mislead and lie to the American people."

"The American people know that the President has no qualms about lying to them — but it is a shame to see Twitter and Facebook, sources of news for millions, do the same," Hammill said on Friday. "Every day that these platforms refuse to take it down is another reminder that they care more about their shareholders’ interests than the public’s interests.”

Hammill said Pelosi's office has asked both Twitter and Facebook to take down the video.

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KEYWORDS: facebook; mafiawitch; nastynan; partisanpique; pelosi; pelosi2020sotu; stateoftheunion; trump; twitter
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To: CedarDave

I don’t see their ‘point’ at all. Everything Trump said at the State of the Union was in those papers she shredded. Therefore, each story of heroism, each story of American greatness was in those papers. She shredded them in front of the whole country. Pelosi is a piece of trash, and that video is spot on, and obviously a little too spot on for the rats as they scurry to have the video scrubbed from the internet.


61 posted on 02/07/2020 12:46:58 PM PST by KobraKai
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To: yesthatjallen
...Hammill said Pelosi's office has asked both Twitter and Facebook to take down the video....

But...but...Nancy, I thought you were PROUD of what you did! getting heaps of praise and what not for such courage. Why on earth should we not see this?

Of course, asking it to be removed has caused EVERYONE to look at it now...

just my $0.02 (can't stop laughing)
jimjohn - OUT

62 posted on 02/07/2020 12:48:15 PM PST by jimjohn (2020: The year the Republicans can and should take back the black vote.)
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To: RummyChick

He’s been in Congress for over 3 years and this is the first I’ve heard of him. He’s accomplished so much in his life and yet the American media never mentions his story. On the other hand, everyone has heard about Democrat representative Tammy Duckworth. I effing HATE the petty, manipulative, and lying media.


63 posted on 02/07/2020 12:49:31 PM PST by Prince of Space (Jerry...Jerry...Jerry...)
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To: KobraKai

Democrats = big cry babies


64 posted on 02/07/2020 12:49:38 PM PST by existentially_kuffer
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To: jerod

Just call it a PARODY. And let Adam Schiff suck on THAT a while.


65 posted on 02/07/2020 12:51:08 PM PST by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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To: yesthatjallen

The video is so delicious...can’t stop smiling.


66 posted on 02/07/2020 1:01:43 PM PST by FightforFreedomCA (...and I don't care.)
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To: Candor7

(Snicker, snicker)


67 posted on 02/07/2020 1:04:24 PM PST by RedMonqey
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To: kanawa

It will be in a campaign ad come this fall.


68 posted on 02/07/2020 1:19:42 PM PST by political1 (Love your neighbors)
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To: DariusBane
CedarDave this is classic satire. The State of the Union speech happened and this is satire. Democrats are being patronizing if they don’t trust voters to understand satire.

I knew I'd get this response and I laughed too. But watching them sit on their hands or Pelosi chewing her dentures as POTUS honored each one and highlighted his accomplishments is also worth the price of admission. Save the tearing for a fast ending - quick picture of an honoree and tearing then the next honoree and tearing etc. would have been something they could not complain about.

69 posted on 02/07/2020 1:32:14 PM PST by CedarDave (Democrats are the Granola Party -full of fruits, nuts and flakes. And they lie, that's who they are.)
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To: Luke21
If the Dems say it, it is probably false.
70 posted on 02/07/2020 1:33:44 PM PST by Rapscallion (Let Manafort go too.)
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To: CedarDave

You Snowflakes crack me up.


71 posted on 02/07/2020 1:42:43 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats only believe in democracy when they win the election.)
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To: yesthatjallen
TDS Democrats...
72 posted on 02/07/2020 1:42:54 PM PST by simpson96
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To: yesthatjallen

That video is devastating - and true! No wonder they want it censored.


73 posted on 02/07/2020 1:59:19 PM PST by colorado tanker
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To: CedarDave

Cedar that is a tactical judgment call and you may well be correct. However, I think the strategy was to get the opposition to squeal about it in order that people who didn’t watch the SOTU address might go watch it. So it’s a win.

Perhaps... :)


74 posted on 02/07/2020 3:21:56 PM PST by DariusBane (Liberty and Risk. Flip sides of the same coin. So how much risk will YOU accept? Vive Deo et Vives)
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To: yesthatjallen

Too funny - the edit shows no fake information or tampering - all they did was interpose her ripping up the speech in between certain moments....they just know the terrible optics she presented as she tried to set up some other optics and came across as a spiteful, petty, sophomoric ass...


75 posted on 02/08/2020 3:05:53 AM PST by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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To: BenLurkin

Indeed - She herself offered as the explanation that the reason she ripped up the pages was because the words in them were lies. This video just demonstrates the very words she was ripping up and claimed to be proud of ripping up.


76 posted on 02/08/2020 12:20:13 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: yesthatjallen
Hey @Twitter this video is clearly edited in a way that’s intended to mislead viewers. You should take it down." - David Cicilline

LOL! Ya, and we know the Democrats NEVER do that!!

77 posted on 02/08/2020 2:50:07 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Ban Carbon Dioxide! It's twice as bad as Carbon Monoxide!!!)
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To: VeniVidiVici

Pelosi herself said she ripped it up because it was all “mistruths”.

Congrats, Nancy. You own this one.


78 posted on 02/08/2020 2:55:30 PM PST by VeniVidiVici (Ban Carbon Dioxide! It's twice as bad as Carbon Monoxide!!!)
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To: samtheman

Where did you see that?


79 posted on 02/09/2020 6:25:03 AM PST by DrewsMum
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To: DrewsMum

https://youtu.be/HYCpFFLI2iE


80 posted on 02/09/2020 8:27:11 AM PST by samtheman (Trump TV Ad: Virginia takes guns. NY legalizes crime. Iowa steals votes. What Democrats do.)
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