On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote:
> But if a rich idiot throws their money around to get rid of Gawker, what > makes you think someone won't try to go after a media source you approve > of? The First Amendment means you gotta hold your nose when it comes to > some media. I may not like Fox News, but I'd rather see the public decide > that they choose not to watch, instead of some rich schmuck trying to sue > them out of business. > > A quick look at the Gawker homepage and this is the top story: What a Series of Cosmic Evangelical Thrillers Tells Us About Money in America <http://gawker.com/what-a-series-of-cosmic-evangelical-thrillers-tells-us-1779607605>Below that was a link to: Watch A Car Run Over A Motorcycle In This Florida Road Rage <http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/watch-a-car-run-over-a-motorcycle-in-this-florida-road-1779633188>Or how about the post to the right of that: The Best Memorial Day Deals: Laser Printers, Cheap ThinkPad, Golfing Gear, and More <http://deals.kinja.com/the-best-memorial-day-deals-laser-printers-cheap-thin-1779478634> I'm not picking and choosing; just looking at the first items on their homepage. Not news. Not worried if they run out of money and get shut down. The 1st Amendment guarantees the right of the press to say and print whatever they want without government censorship, but it is not a blanket protection against any consequences of what is said or printed. People can be held accountable for their words... as well as their videos of aging wrestler sex. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
