The press and the new administration (Page 3)

Like I said, it's a religion for you.  You are so deep in this religion that you're seriously losing your mind that anyone would dare challenge your beliefs.  If you're so afraid of scientists with opposing viewpoints working in these scientific agencies then I'm going to say that your fear is not based in reality and it's most certainly not based in science.

Agree, they most definitely do a lot more than climate science:

I would normally probably laugh at that except after what happened in Flint.

He's playing 4D chess.  It was just a few weeks ago that the press was going on and on about how he wasn't elected legitimately and that we were hacked.  Now they're doing everything they can to defend the integrity of the election and saying there's no possible way there could be illegal votes.  It's so brilliant, it's downright hilarious.  Not to mention it's a great segue into a federal voter ID law.  I mean, if there aren't any citizens who aren't voting then what's the issue right.

If the press would stop lying then he wouldn't have to attack them.  If you recall this is exactly how he won the election.  He picked one opponent at a time and pointed out a truthful flaw in them and hit it over and over and people started to see the truth.  If the press has integrity and doesn't lie then his attacks are meaningless.  Unfortunately, we all know they do so it will be very effective.

On another humorous note, the opposition twitter from the National Parks Service is fake.  It's from the UK.  lol

https://twitter.com/cassandrarules/status/824454622496587776

I have two I will volunteer as test cases.  It's actually perfect since they are indentical.  They can waterboard one and not the other.....so there is a control in the experiment.  That way nobody can say he doesn't believe in science.

the bolded is how censorship and dictatorship start in civilized countries.

Freedom of press does not give them the freedom to lie.  However, I do agree with you that a dishonest press is a foundational cornerstone of a dictatorship so I'm very thankful Trump is putting a stop to it. 

That's a bit over the top.  Hell, even CNN this morning said that trump is doing exactly what he said he would do......and that's what he was elected to do.  Things are not going to go the liberal way the next 4 years, the same as they did not go the conservative way the last 8 years. We all survived.....and you will survive this, as soon as you realize this is the way it's going to be.  The liberals lost the election, and the conservatives now control all branches of govt (that was not an accident).....everybody needs to get over it. You don't always get your way.  Life rolls on.

The government should not be "attacking" the free press in this country.

Did you feel the same way when Obama attacked conservative press?

Having a press credential doesn't give anyone the ability to lie and manipulate public opinion to further their own personal and corporate agenda.

There's a big difference between disagreeing with the press, and outright banning the press from reporting on governmental functions. Today, a group of high level state department workers stepped down. A friend of mine who works at the state department who couldn't comment further says the only media allowed broadcasted at Langley headquarters right now is "The Weather Channel". No outside news sources. 

I'm going to keep repeating it, but this administration is working very hard to keep the people from knowing what is going on. And that's not a good thing.

I think you have it backwards.  It's not the administrations job to keep anyone informed, it's the presses job to find out what's going on and report it.  
Obama kept everybody in the dark by having a sycophantic press who just asked him about how his golf game was going for 8 years.  

Would you rather have a press that actually works sources and investigates or one that parrots what an administration feeds it?

So, you're saying the government should operate without transparency, and the press have to sneak around to procure information about what is going on and report it to we the people, taxpayers? Super efficient. Why didn't I think of that!? 

Everyone should step back from their partisan perches and remember why more than 1 party is a good thing.  Whether that's a 2-major party system like the USA or some of the European parliamentary systems with lots of players.

You can disagree with what the other guy is saying without trying to snuff out his existence.  Because once that line starts getting crossed, you end up with something like China, Russia or more recently, Turkey.

I guess what I'm more trying to say is the whole dog and pony show of the press conferences have been a joke for a long time.  It's been all spin for the last 8 years and I expect nothing more or less from the Trump administration.

The real journalism happens out in the trenches and they've gotten lazy over the years because the party they "like" has been in power. 

What is it you don't know?  A new administration is in and most of the old guard will be told their services are no longer needed. That's just business as usual.  ll are allowed to resign, but basically they get fired.  I've been watching the news for the last week and I feel like I'm pretty well informed on what's going on.  i don't care at all about the opinions of the people who are leaving.....it's really not even news.  New guard in, old guard out.  I promise you everyone in the old guard expects it......because that's how it always goes.  If you are asked to stay on, like Comey, you're just lucky.

This stuff at the State Department is NOT news.....you know how I know?  Because not a single news organization is interested....THAT'S why there are no news outlets at Langley.  The news will come when the new folks are installed.

Admittedly, I'm having a hard time with this idea that the new guy needs to capitulate to the people who rail against him every day, and didn't vote for him.  NO!  The liberals lost the election......LOST.  When did this country get full of people who can't stand to not get their way.....and think by stamping their feet everyone will come around to their way of thinking?  NO!  It doesn't work that way.  The only thing I can figure is that nobody paid attention the last 8 years because their guy won.......IT WAS THE SAME!!!!  President Obama brought his people in and got rid of Bush's people.  This is life.  Most of my conservative friends think I'm not conservative enough.....but I will be by the time this is over. LOL

Elon Musk gets it: "Simply attacking him will achieve nothing. Are you aware of a single case where Trump bowed to protests or media attacks?"

CNN is starting to get it: