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Free press isn't free under White House's onerous rules (Editorial)
Muzzling the press is chapter one in the authoritarian ruler's playbook. By the Founders' design, the president of the United States is not a king or dictator. He doesn't control the media, or get to decide which reporters are assigned to cover him.
A free press isn't free if the government imposes rules on what reporters can ask and how they must ask it. That violates the First Amendment. Period.
Banning reporters from asking follow-up questions or challenging the president's statements, under threat of taking away their access to the White House, hobbles the watchdog function of the media. White House reporters will be looking over their shoulders, calibrating the consequences, every time they ask tough questions. Meanwhile, the president will be able to dodge accountability and lie to the American people with even more impunity.
(Score: 3, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 23 2018, @08:27PM (1 child)
No, whataboutism is a real thing. In this case you are not being a hypocrite because it is good to remind people that this bullshit isn't a partisan issue although you are totally trying to turn it into one.
However your title "Nothing compared to what Obama did" is complete bullshit and comparing Obama/Trump and CNN/Fox is pretty disingenuous to anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention to the actual actions of the various parties.
If you don't want to be dismissed as a partisan hack then next time lay some criticism on Trump while you add on your other points. I doubt you would do that though, your tone is incredibly defensive and obviously biased.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Saturday November 24 2018, @06:14PM
"Nothing compared to what Obama did"
Since Obama never actually banned anyone I guess it's true.