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John Kerry: Media Has "Responsibility" To "Not Give Equal Time" To Tea Party
2011-08-05
Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" on Friday that the media has the responsibility to not give equal time or credence to the Tea Party's views:
SEN. JOHN KERRY: "And I have to tell you, I say this to you politely. The media in America has a bigger responsibility than it's exercising today. The media has got to begin to not give equal time or equal balance to an absolutely absurd notion just because somebody asserts it or simply because somebody says something which everybody knows is not factual."

"It doesn't deserve the same credit as a legitimate idea about what you do. And the problem is everything is put into this tit-for-tat equal battle and America is losing any sense of what's real, of who's accountable, of who is not accountable, of who's real, who isn't, who's serious, who isn't?"
Posted by:Beavis

#11  You know, I hear a lot of crap on TV etc. which I do not agree with, such as this new narrative that money is government's until said otherwise, but I have never, never thought that shit should be banned.

Its quite telling, a mere person given the responsibility and oath to defend the Constitution of the United States, to blow off the 1st Ammendment. The 1st Ammendment.

This living breathing document stuff is crap. I cannot go to the bank and change my loan contract with them, and they cannot change it either. There is a process for the Constitution to live and breath as they say it, but the lords of congress avoid Ammendments altogether yet claim certain rights. Health insurance a right, just like freedom of speech, hokey dokey lets get it ratified. No? Then shut the fuck up - a suggestion, no goon squads to make you.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-08-05 22:22  

#10  Epic Douchebag confirms his status
Posted by: Frank G   2011-08-05 20:30  

#9  He's probably still pissed they nailed him for the sailboat...
Posted by: tu3031   2011-08-05 17:57  

#8  BTW, Gigolo Jawn assumes the position and reaches around.
Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165   2011-08-05 17:31  

#7  Hence: No wonder he missed.
Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165   2011-08-05 17:28  

#6  Actually Jawn threw someone else's metals over the fence.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-08-05 17:26  

#5  It's real clear to me:

"I don't think the media should cover points of view that I don't agree with. Keep that in mind the next time that a mass media company wants to come to Capitol Hill for a tax break."

A dictatorial monster who would blow his nose on the Constitution he once swore to defend.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2011-08-05 17:26  

#4  Is that how Jawn Cary threw his medals over the White House fence? No wonder he missed.
Posted by: Eohippus Phater7165   2011-08-05 17:13  

#3  I thought they were in favor of the "Fairness Doctrine"?

Oh right... it is about controlling the message to the plebes.

Fuck you John.
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-08-05 16:57  

#2  Crap - that's harder to parse then one of Joe's comments and not nearly as insightfull. What the hell has Jawn been drinking lately?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-08-05 16:48  

#1  Ummmmmm...what did he say?
Posted by: tu3031   2011-08-05 16:41  

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