Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
Yep, it is horrible. And almost as unAmerican as anything I can imagine. I have written to my congress critters (both Federal and State), and have let my banks know I will hold them responsible for caving to these requests. (This isn't a new story for me, it is a couple of months old) On

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
And _this_ is the sort of things people should be talking about with this administration. The fact that THIS isnt headline news on Fox and others (and on every other news station) is why I shake my head at all of my tea party/Republican friends and family. This is the sort of thing that COULD

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Sam
They crossed the line by including porn. Now the left might care a wee bit. . On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 1:46 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey chumph...@gmail.com wrote: I received a news blast from one of my usual suspects today that piqued my curiosity. It was a link to a Washington Times story

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Judah McAuley
I completely agree with you, Jerry. The abuse of regulation over financial activities and even just the private company stranglehold over payment processing has a dramatically chilling effect on both speech and activity. I've seen it in the adult world for years, no secret there. Also agree on

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 2:16 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: And _this_ is the sort of things people should be talking about with this administration. The fact that THIS isnt headline news on Fox and others (and on every other news station) is why I shake my head at all of my

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Judah McAuley
The crap about Benghazi and the IRS really pisses me off because the political haymakers are making up completely bogus claims while ignoring real issues in those very same areas. Benghazi is a real tragedy. Is there anything about the administration aiding terrorists? Is there any coverup where

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
And there is plenty of there there. No need to make stuff up or exaggerate anything. there is plenty of real, true, provable tragic scandals that should be addressed. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: The crap about Benghazi and the IRS really

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Sam
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Judah McAuley ju...@wiredotter.com wrote: The crap about Benghazi and the IRS really pisses me off because the political haymakers are making up completely bogus claims while ignoring real issues in those very same areas. Crap? Really? Benghazi is a real

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Maureen
The made-up stuff is what they create as red herrings to divert attention from the real problems, which they either have no idea how to solve, or the puppet masters don't want solved. On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:35 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson jmi...@gmail.com wrote: And there is plenty of there

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:47 PM, Maureen mamamaur...@gmail.com wrote: The made-up stuff is what they create as red herrings to divert attention from the real problems, which they either have no idea how to solve, or the puppet masters don't want solved. And that's where my brain goes to

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Maureen
Politicians have always been bought and sold. The propaganda machine has always existed and has only worsened with the advent of the 24 hour cable news cycle. As Eisenhower stated many years ago: In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence,

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Judah McAuley
I don't think that it is a conspiracy if no one is hiding it. Your analysis seems spot on to me. The media is controlled by an increasingly small number of increasingly larger companies. Larger companies tend to be in bed with the government and other major companies because they can influence

Re: Political Thread: Operation Choke Point

2014-05-29 Thread Jerry Milo Johnson
I don't see tin-foil hat plots in the news. Unfortunately, I see pin-striped suits and marketing geeks named Chip. They write the stories (and keep pumping the stories) that generate the eyeballs, which generate the dollars. It is no accident there are cat videos on large national news sites.