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[Master Yoshi]

The man so desperately wants to be a dictator. I have no doubt he would do the horrific things Hitler or any other dictator has done if he had the power to do so. Hopefully this country's checks and balances hold up against his obvious assaults against them.

I can just imagine it.

Legal and illegal immigrants being detained, tortured and slaughtered as Trump using his exasperated tone, "Folks, I don't like it either but it's gotta be done. I'm the only President who has ever been strong enough to get this done. This country is a mess."

 

[The Hamburglar]

I love that part freedom loving americans.
You think these hard right republicans would fuck freedom if it were a physical object?

 

[Unhandled Exception]

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/donald-trump-fake-news-ad-1202410560/

This is frightening.

It is a pure attempt at literal propaganda. The kind of act that we would see done in dictatorship-led countries.

Frightening indeed, and totally legal. Check out who signed it into law.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2943/text

 

[MetalGearZed]

This motherfucker trying to gaslight to entire country

 

[thepotatoman]

From the ad:

 

[Lunar15]

I fucking hate them co-opting the term fake news when it's fake news that helped put that fucker in office.

That's how blatantly wrong they are. It's just so fucking frustrating.

 

[Majine]

From the ad:

Muted colors? That means bad!

 

[Monocle]

These fascists who twist definitions to their breaking point are the true enemy of free expression.

 

[TetraGenesis]

I love that part freedom loving americans.
You think these hard right republicans would fuck freedom if it were a physical object?

If they actually saw freedom they'd think it's ugly as fuck.

 

[DangerMouse]

And yet even after this the news networks will still air Trump pundits spewing his BS on the air.

This.

And since we know that's not going to stop, it's about damn time for the hosts (at least on willing networks, we know FOX won't) to consistently call out that bullshit every single time. No more of the person spewing the BS getting the last word before moving on.

A patient in her room was watching fox on the TV yesterday and I saw this...

Honestly it was like something out of a video game or something. So little class ... so fuckin weird and brazen to just be like "Oh if you're hearing stuff you don't like it's a fuckin lie coming from a bunch of liars."

The ad literally says his first 100 days are some of the most successful of any president ever... it's just like trump talks. No need for truth or objectivity or reality here. Just say your the best and everything is amazing and no one has ever done it better and BAM ... it's the fuckin truth.

What a stain on this country.

This.

Also fuck the media (and the other politicians) for letting Trump get away with his bullshit in bold since the beginning which is why it's even worse now. That shit should have been raked over the coals from day one for the bullshit that it was.

This is one of the most damned frustrating things.

 

[Dylan Sexbang]

I can just imagine it.

Legal and illegal immigrants being detained, tortured and slaughtered as Trump using his exasperated tone, "Folks, I don't like it either but it's gotta be done. I'm the only President who has ever been strong enough to get this done. This country is a mess."

Jesus Christ. I can actually hear this.

 

[Shake Appeal]

Reminder that "free speech" and the First Amendment do not entitle you to airtime on privately owned television networks.

 

[ForsakenLotus]

Cartoonishly evil. My goodness.

 

[BSsBrolly]

I always smh when conservatives whine about free speech. Take Milo for example, when twitter banned him. You have a right to free speech but that doesn't mean someone else has to give you a platform..

 

[.JayZii]

Muted colors? That means bad!

*Rachel Maddow dropping all of her tupperware as it falls out of her kitchen cabinets*

"There's got to be a better way!"

 

[The Living Tribunal]

From the ad:

I wanted to make a joke, but damn, the fact they are going this far trying to delegitimize the media is scary as hell.

 

[jayu26]

Hey Lara, if you think what the networks are doing is censoring free speech then I dare you to take them court. Try it.

 

[Wet Bloodfart]

This is hilariously stupid

 

[rjinaz]

It's really sick how they twist the whole American ideal of freedom and liberties to suit their own agendas, by coating their bullshit in layer of "protecting the Constitution and your freedoms"

You hear it all the time on right wing news. Anything that conservatives and (real) Republicans do is to save the Constitution and America, anything liberals and Democrats do is an affront to the Constitution and trying to destroy America

I mean yeah. For these people it's not politics. It's:
Democrats vs Freedom
Democrats vs Christianity
Democrats vs My Paycheck
Democrats vs My way of life
Republicans vs Evil

They have been listening to Right-wing media, the filthy rich telling poor people how it really is. And they are so busy feeling hate, they never stop to think about who is giving the message and what their motives may be. So they will vote Republican even against their own interests, because they need to stop the enemy Left. They see themselves as soldiers, doing their part.

 

[cackhyena]

Did Fox refuse to air it as well?

 

[RPGCrazied]

Good. And lol at Fox News airing it. Of course they would. And pretty pathetic the response from Trump over this.

 

[Loxley]

Poor guy really wants to be a fascist dictator but our system has too many checks and balances to keep that from happening (ie news networks don't have to listen to you).

He's also a fucking moron, so he's got that working against him.

 

[fantomena]

You know Trump, we really are the last of US.

 

[Blue Ninja]

It's chilling that the freedom of speech we so value, has now become a tool for the very people trying to suppress it.

 

[Skatterd]

Fucking resist this fascist bullshit

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Did Fox refuse to air it as well?

Nope, they're playing it. We're entering some dark fucking times.

 

[Chmpocalypse]

Um

It's literally not censorship you stupid fucking waste of oxygen

 

[Protein]

Fucking stupid assholes who don't know what free speech is. How can people be so dense?

 

[Frankfurter]

Free speech rights... god damn it, look up what free speech actually means!

 

[EatinOlives]

From the ad:

Fucking christ, the White House putting out an ad that includes giant "FAKE NEWS" text slapped on top of top mainstream media figureheads is literal fascism.

Good on the major TV networks rejecting this. It's beyond a horrible precedent, it's disgusting on a basic level. I expect to see this shit in totalitarian 3rd world countries, not the so-called "leader of the free world".

 

[Just_myles]

Now they grow balls?

yeah, seriously. Now?

 

[dallow_bg]

That 100 days ad uses a lot of sources from "fake news".

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

"Hey, can you run this ad on your network where I tell everyone that your network is false?"

"No? BUT WHYYY MUH FREE SPEECH AUUUGGHGHGHGHGHHGHGH"

Like, why did they think this was going to work?

 

[newtypepilot]

I saw the ad on Colbert. Only 100 days in and already running campaign propaganda XD

 

[Ominym]

From the ad:

So, could those pictured have this ad removed for libel?

 

[Kyzer]

Let him run it and then sue him because thats not how free speech works

 

[ScribbleD]

So, could those pictured have this ad removed for libel?

Probably not. The standards for what constitutes libel are actually quite high in the US. The libelous statement in question has to be asserted as a fact, and not just an opinion. Once that is demonstrated, you also have to establish that the person or persons publishing the libelous statement intentionally lied or showed a reckless disregard for the truth, and you also have to prove that they did so with clear malicious intent. While it might suck that we can't enjoy some schadenfreude by watching this Dorito Imp's administration get slapped with a libel suit, it's for the best that we have the strict libel standards that we have. That's what makes Trump talking about "rewriting" the libel laws so chilling, and ironic in this case. I put rewriting in quotes because it's not that simple to do, in case anyone is wondering. Supreme Court precedent is, in large part, responsible for the high standard of proof required to prove libel. For instance, NYT v. Sullivan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._Sullivan

 

[Sianos]

i wonder when trump will adopt the "criticism is actually censorship, because it forces people to self-censor themselves" rhetoric

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

FAKE NEWS!

Attention viewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Televisions will now be tuned to Fox News.

CBS News has confirmed an email was sent to researchers at the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research responding to apparent efforts to change the channel on internal television screens. The email from "[White Oak] Digital Display" sent on Wednesday, May 3, was sent to inform the researchers of the "reason for the change from CNN to Fox." White Oak is the name of the FDA's campus.

 

[MIMIC]

I'm guessing this is it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObsQ8_58V3Q

So, they call MSNBC and NBC fake news, but at at 0:16, they cite CNBC about "regulations [being] slashed."

OK.

Also: HOLY SHIT! An actual campaign ad 100-days into his presidency >_<

 

[Shaanyboi]

Go fuck yourself, Trump

 

[Host Samurai]

FAKE NEWS!

Attention viewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Televisions will now be tuned to Fox News.

CBS News has confirmed an email was sent to researchers at the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research responding to apparent efforts to change the channel on internal television screens. The email from "[White Oak] Digital Display" sent on Wednesday, May 3, was sent to inform the researchers of the "reason for the change from CNN to Fox." White Oak is the name of the FDA's campus.

I was expecting the article to be dated 4/1. Jesus.

 

[LegendofLex]

It's almost like he doesn't get that freedom of the press exists precisely so the media doesn't have to be a propaganda arm and can make its own decisions about what information gets reported and aired.

 

[ShironRedshift]

That 100 days ad uses a lot of sources from "fake news".

Shh, you're not supposed to notice that.

 

[Insane Metal]

Damn this is getting scary.

Sorry USA. You dun fucked up.

Edit:

FAKE NEWS!

Attention viewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Televisions will now be tuned to Fox News.

CBS News has confirmed an email was sent to researchers at the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research responding to apparent efforts to change the channel on internal television screens. The email from "[White Oak] Digital Display" sent on Wednesday, May 3, was sent to inform the researchers of the "reason for the change from CNN to Fox." White Oak is the name of the FDA's campus.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT.

 

[FStubbs]

Fucking christ, the White House putting out an ad that includes giant "FAKE NEWS" text slapped on top of top mainstream media figureheads is literal fascism.

Good on the major TV networks rejecting this. It's beyond a horrible precedent, it's disgusting on a basic level. I expect to see this shit in totalitarian 3rd world countries, not the so-called "leader of the free world".

SO how long until Trump orders their arrest?

 

[tci]

Wth, that ad is the actual one. Thought it was a joke. That anyone can make that and be serious is beyond me.. lmao

FAKE NEWS!

Attention viewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Televisions will now be tuned to Fox News.

CBS News has confirmed an email was sent to researchers at the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research responding to apparent efforts to change the channel on internal television screens. The email from "[White Oak] Digital Display" sent on Wednesday, May 3, was sent to inform the researchers of the "reason for the change from CNN to Fox." White Oak is the name of the FDA's campus.

This is how fascism starts.

 

[How About No]

FAKE NEWS!

Attention viewers at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Televisions will now be tuned to Fox News.

CBS News has confirmed an email was sent to researchers at the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research responding to apparent efforts to change the channel on internal television screens. The email from "[White Oak] Digital Display" sent on Wednesday, May 3, was sent to inform the researchers of the "reason for the change from CNN to Fox." White Oak is the name of the FDA's campus.

Gross, I would unplug the TV out of protest if I worked there

 

[Trouble]

Man, fuck that. Andrea Mitchell is a badass.

 

[i-Lo]

and I can't overstate the relevance of it today for you Americans:

"Don't be a sucker"

Please watch it and realize just what kind of damage is coming your, our way.