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jmog
Posts: 6,567
Jun 13, 2017 10:56am
This I wholeheartedly agree with.Automatik;1858698 wrote:I don't know if I just didn't notice it before or because current state of our government has made it more prevalent, but the number of people I come across who openly have these types of viewpoints BLOWS MY GODDAMN MIND.
And that goes for both sides of this political clusterfuck.
like_that
Posts: 26,625
Jun 13, 2017 11:05am
Yes, it's obnoxious. You could have someone like sleeper's new persona post the same exact thing and replace Hannity with Keith Olberman and it would be the same effect.Automatik;1858698 wrote:I don't know if I just didn't notice it before or because current state of our government has made it more prevalent, but the number of people I come across who openly have these types of viewpoints BLOWS MY GODDAMN MIND.
And that goes for both sides of this political clusterfuck.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Jun 13, 2017 12:07pm
Not sure I'd go that far, but I'll agree that he's not as bad as Beck or Limbaugh. And I don't know who Levin is.jmog;1858697 wrote:To be fair there are a couple more right wing than Hannity that are main stream.
Limbaugh, Levin, Beck.
I don't care for Hannity much, but to be fair he is more center than most of MSNBC and even some on CNN.
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Jun 13, 2017 12:08pm
F*cking preach.Automatik;1858698 wrote:I don't know if I just didn't notice it before or because current state of our government has made it more prevalent, but the number of people I come across who openly have these types of viewpoints BLOWS MY GODDAMN MIND.
And that goes for both sides of this political clusterfuck.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jun 13, 2017 1:46pm
Mark Reed Levin is an American lawyer, author, and the host of syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show. Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was a chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese.O-Trap;1858724 wrote:Not sure I'd go that far, but I'll agree that he's not as bad as Beck or Limbaugh. And I don't know who Levin is.
Great American.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Jun 13, 2017 6:41pm
drumpf will self-impeach. Unfortunately that means some religious nutjob becomes POTUS.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Jun 13, 2017 6:44pm
He's a decent coach, that counts. As for politics, he's a goof...jmog;1858676 wrote:To be fair, he teaches dodgeball and kickball...not exactly astrophysics.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 14, 2017 8:51am
Ehhhh, I don't think Limbaugh is nearly as right-wing as Hannity. Hannity is H-O-R-R-I-B-L-E....though probably not as bad as Beck. Not sure I've really ever heard Levin.jmog;1858697 wrote:To be fair there are a couple more right wing than Hannity that are main stream.
Limbaugh, Levin, Beck..
It's not just that Hannity is a blowhard, he's an idiot.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jun 14, 2017 9:19am
Quoting Nancy Pelosi.salto;1858862 wrote:drumpf will self-impeach.
Seems legit.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Jun 14, 2017 11:41am
Heard on the morning radio that some Twitter users are suing Trump. Because he blocked them.
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rocketalum
Posts: 268
Jun 14, 2017 1:43pm
It's petty for sure but they may actually have legal standing. It raises an interesting question about social media as public record/forum. The argument being, If Trumps Twitter is a public forum with a government official, none can be banned.CenterBHSFan;1858972 wrote:Heard on the morning radio that some Twitter users are suing Trump. Because he blocked them.
Let me rephrase, the legal question is academically interesting. The fact someone was butthurt enough to actually make it reality is ridiculous.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Jun 14, 2017 2:18pm
See, I don't think he is stopping their public discourse whatsoever. He has no control over their Twitter accounts in order to do this. But he can stop himself from seeing what they are posting and therefore not having any interaction with them, which is a perfectly legal thing to do.
I think it's a cowardly move, to be sure. But he is not altering their lives in any meaningful manner, IMO. And if they think that he IS altering their lives in a meaningful way, then I would prescribe leaving electronics alone for a while for those people who are so affected and effected.
I think it's a cowardly move, to be sure. But he is not altering their lives in any meaningful manner, IMO. And if they think that he IS altering their lives in a meaningful way, then I would prescribe leaving electronics alone for a while for those people who are so affected and effected.
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rocketalum
Posts: 268
Jun 14, 2017 2:56pm
But how is blocking on social media different then say instructing mail carriers to not deliver my mail or having a firewall block my email address if I wanted to send a letter or email to the President or my representative every day that says "you suck"? Just because social media has the ability to disengage from that doesn't mean the public official should be allowed to. As long as I'm not threatening or committing a crime I should have every right to use any official public forum with that elected person to let them know I think they suck.
Again I TOTALLY agree with you that this is such a snowflake move and absurd to sue over.
Again I TOTALLY agree with you that this is such a snowflake move and absurd to sue over.
Spock
Posts: 2,853
Jun 14, 2017 3:08pm
Blocking someone from twitter doesnt keep them from their right to speak. Reaching for sure here
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Jun 14, 2017 3:30pm
Does blocking someone on Twitter stop them from seeing your posts, you from seeing their posts or both?
Fab4Runner
Posts: 6,196
Jun 14, 2017 3:33pm
Both.FatHobbit;1859073 wrote:Does blocking someone on Twitter stop them from seeing your posts, you from seeing their posts or both?
iclfan2
Posts: 6,360
Jun 14, 2017 3:50pm
I think I read an article or saw something where a dem is trying to pass a bill to make social media part of the "public record". So I think technically it is not part of the public record right now, probably because no one knew social media would come to this when they wrote up whatever rule this is.rocketalum;1859027 wrote:It raises an interesting question about social media as public record/forum.
That said, suing over it is stupid.
CenterBHSFan
Posts: 6,115
Jun 14, 2017 3:51pm
Well, I think Trump pulled the coward move by blocking people. If he wants to spout off on Twitter, he should be able to handle it.
But yes, it is stupid to get this upset over somebody blocking you on Twitter that you're going to sue them, that's infantile.
But yes, it is stupid to get this upset over somebody blocking you on Twitter that you're going to sue them, that's infantile.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jun 14, 2017 4:22pm
FUCK, I can't get enough of the Trump Twitter talk....LOVE IT.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Jun 14, 2017 8:14pm
Hope so.fish82;1858935 wrote:Quoting Nancy Pelosi.
Seems legit.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jun 14, 2017 9:05pm
Brace for disappointment.salto;1859111 wrote:Hope so.
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QuakerOats
Posts: 8,740
Jun 15, 2017 10:03am
Automatik;1859092 wrote:FUCK, I can't get enough of the Trump Twitter talk....LOVE IT.
Hopefully the media stays enthralled with it too ...........................while he continues the massive rollback of obama's crippling regulatory and administrative state.
salto
Posts: 2,611
Jun 15, 2017 10:47am
Hopefully his obstruction of justice will be enough but we'll probably be disappointed, like ya said.fish82;1859121 wrote:Brace for disappointment.
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jun 15, 2017 11:51am
If he'd actually obstructed justice, you'd be in good shape. He didn't, hence the oncoming disappointment.salto;1859169 wrote:Hopefully his obstruction of justice will be enough but we'll probably be disappointed, like ya said.
Unless someone can find a way to impeach a POTUS strictly for being a dickhead, 2020 is the best anyone can hope for.
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Jun 15, 2017 12:02pm
Still looking forward to Democrats trying to explain how Trump obstructed an investigation of a non-crime...while the Obama administration did not obstruct an investigation of an actual crime (and they did that more than once).fish82;1859175 wrote:If he'd actually obstructed justice, you'd be in good shape. He didn't, hence the oncoming disappointment.