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MalibuGuru
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WE ARE LIVING IN A BANANA REPUBLIC
Finally making good on long-harbored anger at conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted in secret to punish Fox News' sponsorship of a Republican presidential debate, using an obscure law to charge the network with helping those on stage.
It is the first time in history that members of the FEC voted to punish a media outlet's debate sponsorship, and it follows several years of Democratic threats against conservative media and websites like the Drudge Report.
The punishment, however, was blocked by all three Republicans on the commission, resulting in a 3-3 tie vote and no action.
A Republican FEC commissioner leading that fight, Lee E. Goodman, revealed the vote to Secrets Wednesday and said the official report of the May 26 executive vote will be released Thursday.
Stay abreast of the latest developments from nation's capital and beyond with curated News Alerts from the Washington Examiner news desk and delivered to your inbox.
Goodman has led the fight against several other efforts to censor conservative media by Democrats on the FEC.
"The government should not punish any newsroom's editorial decision on how best to provide the public information about candidates for office," he said. "All press organizations should be concerned when the government asserts regulatory authority to punish and censor news coverage."
At issue was the Aug. 6, 2015 Fox presidential debate. Initially, the network planned to host one debate featuring 10 candidates. But as the date got close and the nearly two dozen GOP presidential candidates were close in the polls, Fox added a second debate that included seven other candidates.
One of the candidates left out filed a complaint to the FEC, charging that Fox was essentially making a contribution to the 17 candidates by letting them have a voice in the debate.
CNN did the same thing, but there is no indication that they faced a complaint.
Goodman provided details about the vote to Secrets in hopes of highlighting the anti-conservative agenda pushed by Democratic FEC Commissioners Ann Ravel, Ellen Weintraub and Steven Walther.
In a statement, Goodman wrote:
A complaint was filed with the FEC alleging that Fox News' editorial decision to expand the debate from one debate to two debates, and to include 7 candidates in the undercard debate, constituted an illegal corporate contribution by Fox News to the candidates who participated in the debate. The FEC had to decide whether to enforce the corporate contribution ban against Fox News.
Astonishingly, three FEC commissioners (Weintraub, Ravel, Walther) concluded that Fox News violated the Federal Election Campaign Act by making a prohibited corporate contribution to the 7 candidates invited to the debate. That is, by expanding the debate format to a broader group of candidates, Fox News violated the law |
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real-human
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| Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:21 am Post subject: |
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| MalibuGuru wrote: | WE ARE LIVING IN A BANANA REPUBLIC
Finally making good on long-harbored anger at conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted in secret to punish Fox News' sponsorship of a Republican presidential debate, using an obscure law to charge the network with helping those on stage.
It is the first time in history that members of the FEC voted to punish a media outlet's debate sponsorship, and it follows several years of Democratic threats against conservative media and websites like the Drudge Report.
The punishment, however, was blocked by all three Republicans on the commission, resulting in a 3-3 tie vote and no action.
A Republican FEC commissioner leading that fight, Lee E. Goodman, revealed the vote to Secrets Wednesday and said the official report of the May 26 executive vote will be released Thursday.
Stay abreast of the latest developments from nation's capital and beyond with curated News Alerts from the Washington Examiner news desk and delivered to your inbox.
Goodman has led the fight against several other efforts to censor conservative media by Democrats on the FEC.
"The government should not punish any newsroom's editorial decision on how best to provide the public information about candidates for office," he said. "All press organizations should be concerned when the government asserts regulatory authority to punish and censor news coverage."
At issue was the Aug. 6, 2015 Fox presidential debate. Initially, the network planned to host one debate featuring 10 candidates. But as the date got close and the nearly two dozen GOP presidential candidates were close in the polls, Fox added a second debate that included seven other candidates.
One of the candidates left out filed a complaint to the FEC, charging that Fox was essentially making a contribution to the 17 candidates by letting them have a voice in the debate.
CNN did the same thing, but there is no indication that they faced a complaint.
Goodman provided details about the vote to Secrets in hopes of highlighting the anti-conservative agenda pushed by Democratic FEC Commissioners Ann Ravel, Ellen Weintraub and Steven Walther.
In a statement, Goodman wrote:
A complaint was filed with the FEC alleging that Fox News' editorial decision to expand the debate from one debate to two debates, and to include 7 candidates in the undercard debate, constituted an illegal corporate contribution by Fox News to the candidates who participated in the debate. The FEC had to decide whether to enforce the corporate contribution ban against Fox News.
Astonishingly, three FEC commissioners (Weintraub, Ravel, Walther) concluded that Fox News violated the Federal Election Campaign Act by making a prohibited corporate contribution to the 7 candidates invited to the debate. That is, by expanding the debate format to a broader group of candidates, Fox News violated the law |
way too funny..... do you read what you post.... one of the right wing candidates for president filed the complaint... way to funny you and the writer are screaming victim of your own party and do not realize it.
Like fox is not a propaganda station like pravda?
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One of the candidates left out filed a complaint to the FEC, charging that Fox was essentially making a contribution to the 17 candidates by letting them have a voice in the debate. |
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Wonder why the NYT and most other left wing media ignored the illegal secret meeting between the AG and the spouse of the presumptive Democratic nominee while the latter is under heavy investigation? If this were a GOP AG, ex-pres, and nominee the AG would be ousted overnight, and rightfully so.
And what's with Obama using mac's tactic of calling everyone a racist, homophobe, xenophobe, etc. when they can't back up the accusation? Obama just pronounced some British band "xenophobic" because they want to move to the U.S.
Is every U.S. immigrant thus a xenophobe? |
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| isobars wrote: | Wonder why the NYT and most other left wing media ignored the illegal secret meeting between the AG and the spouse of the presumptive Democratic nominee while the latter is under heavy investigation? If this were a GOP AG, ex-pres, and nominee the AG would be ousted overnight, and rightfully so.
And what's with Obama using mac's tactic of calling everyone a racist, homophobe, xenophobe, etc. when they can't back up the accusation? Obama just pronounced some British band "xenophobic" because they want to move to the U.S.
Is every U.S. immigrant thus a xenophobe? |
from what I understand a former president of the USA can meet with anyone he wants to in a free country.
Just because most of your right wing ones are not welcome in other countries does not rub off on democrats who are welcome in the majority of countries.
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| real-human wrote: | | isobars wrote: | Wonder why the NYT and most other left wing media ignored the illegal secret meeting between the AG and the spouse of the presumptive Democratic nominee while the latter is under heavy investigation? If this were a GOP AG, ex-pres, and nominee the AG would be ousted overnight, and rightfully so.
And what's with Obama using mac's tactic of calling everyone a racist, homophobe, xenophobe, etc. when they can't back up the accusation? Obama just pronounced some British band "xenophobic" because they want to move to the U.S.
Is every U.S. immigrant thus a xenophobe? |
from what I understand a former president of the USA can meet with anyone he wants to in a free country.
Just because most of your right wing ones are not welcome in other countries does not rub off on democrats who are welcome in the majority of countries. |
Okay, I guess you've never heard of jury tampering (equally compared), or meeting with the judge while you are #1 on the witness list if your own WIFE is charged?
Not really surprised, anything for your side, right? |
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MalibuGuru
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| Koolaid is flowing in Baja. Even Democrats are outraged. |
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| MalibuGuru wrote: | | Koolaid is flowing in Baja. Even Democrats are outraged. |
daaaa
dems only are outraged because it becomes a right wing calling card to their so called victimization crying game.
We have a supreme court justice thomas, who meets with members of the waco right all the time and part of his family income comes from ultra partisan right wing sources. Does he recuse himself, do the right wingers have a hizzie about the real conflict of interest on this judge bribe and tampering? He goes to right wing ultra partisan events all the time.
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Lets see if the media hammers this one out there. after all they did allow the attacks on the first lady for short sleeves when the right wing racist haters had nothing better to puke out.
Trump's wife posing with gun...Thong and Boots..And they had a problem with Michelle's bare arms.
http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/5/21/1529429/-Trump-s-wife-posing-with-gun-Thong-and-Boots-And-they-had-a-problem-with-Michelle-s-bare-arms
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Well there you have it… He thinks he is King of the World and she poses like she in an auditon for a James Bond movie. The NRA endorsed Trump.. HA. totally classless and they call themselves conservative. Hypocritical right wing trashed our First Lady because she bared her arms differently.
I guess to get millions of voters on the right has proven that all you have to do is bully, threaten violence and have a wife show her ass. So much class...Oh my. I just can’t see these people in the White House. |
Ya she is a pretty lady, she even got praise from right wing hero Joe the fraud plumber. He said he would vote for trump because he is able to get a hot chick (something like that). That is how stupid right wing heros are.. and the rest of the right wing party.
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