Comments on: Democratic censorship of Republicans. No exaggeration.

By: jah666

jah666 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:13:26 +0000

That’s the way Dems/Leftists look at rules and laws. THEY expect US to live by them and point to any infraction as another example of how bad Reps/Conservatives are. THEY, on the other hand, expect any rule to be a “living document” for them, to be shaped, bent or broken, without scrutiny or consequence.
Oh, well…

By: Martin Knight

Martin Knight — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:37:28 +0000

Why not have the Rs block any and everything?

Rules are there for a reason. The Democrats are violating them – Republicans should follow suit.

By: mbecker908

mbecker908 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:57:28 +0000

1. the highest form of patriotism.
2. the highest form of treason.

The definition changes from time to time. Guess what time it is now.

By: lkdavis

lkdavis — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:17:38 +0000

when you are bad-mouthing America to our enemies or trying to slander a Republican administration. With a Democrat administration, we supposed to
sit in the corner and keep our mouth shut.

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When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
Ronald Reagan
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It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.
Samuel Adams

By: briann

briann — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:07:55 +0000

At first I thought it was an attempt to get around the site decency rules.

Most everything in congress goes through a Franking committee. Heh.

-Bri

By: lkdavis

lkdavis — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:04:44 +0000

if only the people would actually notice how the Democrats try to cover up the truth.

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When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.
Ronald Reagan
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It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people’s minds.
Samuel Adams

By: Tbone

Tbone — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:58:07 +0000

Barney Franks, is it?

By: Moe Lane

Moe Lane — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:51:46 +0000

The Franking Commission handles one of the most delicate topics in Washington DC: how to provide information to constituents without turning it into free campaign advertising. With the best will in the world it’s a minefield, and the Democrats decided to go tap-dancing.

By: Just_Saying

Just_Saying — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:37:06 +0000

If I understand your question, benwhite72, the Democrats (through the Franking Committee) can refuse to allow any representative to send mailings to their constituents at federal expense. That is, the newsletter you usually get from your representative(s) or sentators is sent not using postage but using a frank, which serves as postage to pay to get the communication to you.

So, in answer to your question, unless the Republicans can afford to mail the communications to their constituents using regular postage, the Republicans cannot ignore the Democrats/Franking Committee’s decision.

Of course, on the other hand, the RNC or any conservative organization with enough money for mailings could saturate the entire nation with a well-designed anti-public-health-care message, and include the “chart.”
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By: Xasteius

Xasteius — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:13:07 +0000

By: seandparnell

seandparnell — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:02:02 +0000

This is one of the more blatant efforts I’ve seen to control political speech those in power consider “false.” Remember when dissent was patriotic? I guess only if it’s “true” according to those that set themselves up to decide such things.

If you want to see a bit more about government-approved truth and the resulting carnage to the First Amendment, check out this story in WI from last year: http://www.campaignfreedom.org/blog/detail/turning-wisconsin-into-a-first-amendment-free-zone

Or this, from MN last year: http://www.campaignfreedom.org/blog/detail/senator-al-franken-friend-or-foe-of-broadcast-freedom

Sean Parnell
President
Center for Competitive Politics
http://www.campaignfreedom.org

By: benwhite72

benwhite72 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:47:30 +0000

I don’t really understand what recourse the Democrats have. They make a rule, Republicans ignore it, then … what?

Anyone know?

By: eburke

eburke — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:23:17 +0000

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:19:44 +0000

Criminal huh? At least you’re admitting your fascist desire to make all those who disagree with the President (dissenters?) into political prisoners.

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:19:25 +0000

You’re hyperventilating.

Even in the event that the chart was wrong or even misleading, it’s not the place of the Democrats to censor it.

Period.

By: E Pluribus Unum

E Pluribus Unum — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:16:48 +0000

And whatever Britney is wearing (or not wearing) this week.

By: mnut

mnut — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:15:44 +0000

That chart is so blatantly wrong it’s almost criminal. First, why is the department of defense on the chart? Nothing is going to change in the way the VA operates.

Next, would the IRS and the Treasury department be on display in a Republican chart on the wastes of the defense department? That’s still where the money comes from. It would be on a chart for EVERYTHING the government does.

Lastly, 90% of the chart exists today so the whole thing really is a blatant lie about “the bureaucracy. There is no less of a complicated chart in your average private insurer.

By: paint_it_red

paint_it_red — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:12:40 +0000

Let’s see them try to enforce that and then see if the MSM ignores the resulting First Amendment free speech backlash against their petty rule.

By: eburke

eburke — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:09:31 +0000

this in the MSM.

Wonder if they would have found this sufficiently newsworth if the GOP had done this?

Nah!