tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post1567044422618555466..comments2024-03-28T08:13:03.545-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Trump v. Free Press; a Sign to Watch ForComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-42380213827370108392017-02-26T20:39:10.393-05:002017-02-26T20:39:10.393-05:00No, i think that Barry played it smart, and tried ...No, i think that Barry played it smart, and tried to placate the press. But he didn't have to, and they were friendly to him even before he ran for election. Trump is seen by the press as an enemy, and has been ever since he decided to run. <br /><br />Again, nopresident owes the press anything....any access. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-28150315250889986252017-02-26T01:59:03.589-05:002017-02-26T01:59:03.589-05:00 Molly Ivins said that guys who have made a lot of... Molly Ivins said that guys who have made a lot of money in business have a very hard time working in a system of checks and balances.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-33337985085503997932017-02-25T20:18:25.397-05:002017-02-25T20:18:25.397-05:00The WHCA was formed to combat fear of an attempt b...The WHCA was formed to combat fear of an attempt by the Congress in 1914 to dictate who could cover the President. Wilson, who was probably the most autocratic president of the 20th Century, likely would have tried to do so, if he could.<br /><br />The WHCA was formed to preserve press fredom. No wonder Trump (and his lackeys) hate the idea that Trump can't dictate who reports on him.<br /><br />That's the stuff of two-bit South American dictators. <br /><br />Like <a href="https://img.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/files/2017/01/0125_Trump5.jpg" rel="nofollow">this guy.</a>Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-75050700932846802862017-02-25T17:49:29.389-05:002017-02-25T17:49:29.389-05:00My God, really? The person with things to hide ge...My God, really? The person with things to hide gets to choose who watches? Every time, all the time?<br /><br />B., you seem intelligent, but I think that you are missing a very obvious series of red flags here. You would have had a cow if the previous Administration did even a fifth of this, can you at least agree with that statement?CenterPuke88https://www.blogger.com/profile/17770056621255249861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-42908841824340931762017-02-25T16:32:44.706-05:002017-02-25T16:32:44.706-05:00Who said the press gets to designate the reporter?...Who said the press gets to designate the reporter? <br /><br />Yeah, the press. Who thinks they get to set the rules. <br /><br />Hint: They don't. <br /><br />B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.com