Capitol Hill hearing targets
Fox News and lays the
groundwork for government censorship
American Thinker,
by
Peter Barry Chowka
Original Article
Posted By: Magnante,
2/25/2021 4:57:54 AM
One of the most chilling examples in modern times of the accelerating full-spectrum assault on free speech and the First Amendment took place yesterday on Capitol Hill, courtesy of a subcommittee of the Democrat-controlled House Committee on Energy and Commerce. For over three hours on Wednesday afternoon, the subcommittee held a virtual hearing titled Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media. The target was conservative media in general and Fox News in particular. (snip) The tone of the hearing was set early on by one of the witnesses, the self-identified “Latinx. Queer” Kristin Danielle Urquiza,
Reply 1 - Posted by:
shredmaster 2/25/2021 5:51:43 AM (No. 707515)
This is an object lesson in how the Left will even treat those who support them. Fox News helped get Biteme elected, but yet the Left is still going after them.
60 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 2/25/2021 6:22:40 AM (No. 707527)
The Constitution is no longer even a living document - it is a dead document which has become just another piece of paper written long ago by a bunch of racist white guys....don’t think we’ve seen anything yet. President Trump was our last chance and they are in the process of crucifying him for putting America first. No one to stop them now. We truly are doomed.
45 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 2/25/2021 6:26:47 AM (No. 707530)
Yep, just rearranging the deck chairs...
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Rinktum 2/25/2021 6:46:31 AM (No. 707544)
Agree #2 & 3. Where do we go from here? I would like to think we can pull this out, but realistically, I cannot think of a way. Democrats control it all from SCOTUS on down. When your own party turns and runs, what now? There is no fight in the Republican Party. They just do not have the stomach to confront the thieves and liars on the left. I am still in disbelief. This betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow because it revealed Republican cowardice on a level I could never have imagined. Clearly, they do not represent the will of the people. How do we fight a media locked in on censoring conservative thought? If you see a way, please enlighten me.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Pearson365 2/25/2021 7:08:14 AM (No. 707564)
One has to believe that the 5 conservatives on the Supreme Court would rule that such a blatant attempt to censor FNC is unconstitutional and thus illegal. Although I could see the Supremes declining to hear FNC’s appeal by bizarrely ruling that this cable provider lacks “standing” in trying to escape censorship. Only Alito and Thomas would try to uphold FNC’s 1st Amendment rights.
In just 5 weeks Biden’s leftists are discovering that they don’t have to pack the SC. Instead, they can focus on appointing their bottom of tne barrel leftists to every leadership position in the huge and growing federal bureaucracy.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Saryden 2/25/2021 7:24:12 AM (No. 707582)
It is difficult to not lose hope, but our true President Trump has set up office and is starting to implement steps to fight this terrible Marxist (Biden) / Islamist (Obama) assault on our freedom and our future. Time to keep calling and reminding your Congressional employees (reps and sens) that you want their total support for Trump.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Venturer 2/25/2021 8:08:51 AM (No. 707638)
Surprise Surprise.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
bpl40 2/25/2021 8:32:25 AM (No. 707670)
Any day now... I am waiting for the Reichstag Fire!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
wakeupcall 2/25/2021 8:37:33 AM (No. 707677)
These are the Marxist Communists warned of by, General of The Army - Douglas MacArthur warned he had found in America upon his return to his homeland 'America' from the Pacific after WW2 and Korea.
https://spectator.org/four-stages-of-marxist-takeover-the-accuracy-of-yuri-bezmenov/
Joe Biden isn’t Vladimir Lenin. Biden is Alexander Kerensky, the Russian politician who served as the vessel for the revolutionaries to overthrow the old guard in 1917 and then, once he had proven himself useful toward that end, was shuffled aside so the real power could assume control. And as in Kerensky’s case, what comes after will bring the end of all that we know.
They’re not even trying to hide this anymore. Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrice Cullors repeatedly says “We are trained Marxists.” Antifa’s imagery, dogma, public statements — all straight from the Marxist playbook. The bleatings of the Democrat Socialist crowd, including AOC, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and the rest — unabashedly Marxist. What do you think every one of these “community organizing” outfits catching oversized checks from the Soroses of the world are teaching to their new recruits? Where do you think critical race theory, repressive tolerance, and intersectionalism, the tools of the cultural revolutionaries setting fire to all our traditions and institutions, came from? They came from the Frankfurt School, all of whom were Marxists.
26 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 2/25/2021 8:52:28 AM (No. 707694)
There are writings in the literature that describe the eight stages in the rise and fall of civilizations. Are we in the eighth and final stage? Sure looks like it. Can we reverse it? Sure we can. But, Divine Intervention would sure come in handy about now. God, our almighty Savior, can you please give us a hand.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/25/2021 9:04:36 AM (No. 707711)
Fox News is already on your side you treasonous morons, what do you want to do, lose some of the media support that you already have? Question Juan, Donna and Chris and you will get compliant, leftist answers every time.
15 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Yuban 2/25/2021 9:06:06 AM (No. 707712)
Turn out the lights..........
4 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Strike3 2/25/2021 9:10:53 AM (No. 707720)
In answer to the question of how do we fight, the answer is that there are no rules. Now that the Constitution has been declared invalid, it means that the country has no laws, we can do as we please. Our perceived weakness is nothing but past values that we have been holding. Surely seventy five million Americans can think of a way to defeat these Marxist Munchkins. Three percent of able-bodied fighting men won the Revolutionary War. Now is not the time to look to the French for guidance.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
stablemoney 2/25/2021 9:19:26 AM (No. 707738)
The Republicans cannot target CNN, MSNBC, all the alphabet networks, NYTs, WaPo? Are the Republicans just completely incapable of returning fire? It is amazing that the Republicans have no lawyers. None anywhere.
11 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
ArizonaGal 2/25/2021 9:21:38 AM (No. 707741)
The most galling betrayal comes from the feckless Supreme Court. I was so proud of President Trump's appointment of Coney-Barrett and and Kavanaugh and now I think they are an utter disgrace. Unfortunately, there seems no way to send feedback to the Supremes, but I would sure like to tell them they need to vote exactly the way Clarence Thomas votes. To think that we are stuck with these two worthless members for their lifetime. Maybe we should put term limits on the Supremes.
22 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 2/25/2021 9:25:56 AM (No. 707751)
The Marxist are trampling the First Amendment are we going to let them destroy the Second Amendment. We are now reaching critical mass as a poster said the land has become lawless everyone doing what they want do we stand by and take it?
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Zigrid 2/25/2021 9:30:46 AM (No. 707757)
Fox is being taught a valuable lesson...the Washington media is not your friend... and the two wimps that run fox are of no use... because they are whipped by their wives and told what to do...good friends with crooked hillary has been their mantra... so now... you got what you prayed for...now live with it... blacklisting Newsman and OAN won't work...Dershowitz and Turley are right.. it's illegal... and till you can break the constitution... it will not happen...then all that's left is pandering to the socialists for votes...
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
dst4life 2/25/2021 9:32:03 AM (No. 707760)
#4, I'm with you. Something horrible is coming down the pike. It's inevitable. I was listening to an Ash Wednesday sermon this morning on youtube by Fr. James Altman. Other LDotters should check him out. He was featured recently on Newsmax. He called climate change a hoax and said it was a means to bring about communism. He said we are headed for martyrdom.
I believe him. God wins in the end, however. Martyrdoms have the power to bring about conversions.
May we stand strong in Jesus' name. Amen.
16 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
ArizonaGal 2/25/2021 10:20:55 AM (No. 707814)
If we can't get rid of Dominion voting machines it is over for us. Now they have the gall to sue Mike Lindell to drain him financially so he will retract his revelations about their fraud in the election. Even Joe Biden's admission of the corrupt results is ignored. And by the Supreme court, too!
9 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
MDConservative 2/25/2021 10:23:10 AM (No. 707815)
So Congress goes nuts...the burningng question is whether such jurists as Brett Kavenaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Comey Barrett are what they were sold as...bonefide "Originalists" with a love and respect for law and our Constitution. So far...highly doubtful. They have so far performed like those three iconic chimps not seeing, hearing or speaking. Classic bait 'n switch by Mitch and the UNIPARTY...always just one justice away from a conservative court.
15 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
gone2pot 2/25/2021 11:02:06 AM (No. 707854)
Watch and learn. Search for Yuri Bezmenov's interview done in 1984 and watch it. Listen to what he says about the sleight of hand with military, cold war, etc ruses. That wasn't the real war. All of it was the head fake and we took it so seriously, even up to the wall coming down in East Germany. We thought tearing down this wall meant victory when it actually meant nothing. The real war was via education; entertainment; Quisling and actual Marxist politicians; law; and bureaucracies. In addition, education and entertainment's job was to make all lies believed as facts. That was the war and they won it handily while we (and so many times rightfully so) fought ONLY on the front of the Cold War. He helped design the entire structure during his time in the KGB and KNEW then we would be here by design and warned us...in 1984. Any questions? Watch the video.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Chuzzles 2/25/2021 11:15:47 AM (No. 707869)
Are you happy now Faux News/Paul Ryan? I have never seen such a rush to destruction like I am seeing at Faux News.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Speedy2 2/25/2021 11:18:11 AM (No. 707874)
Joe Bama at work.
0 people like this.
Reply 24 - Posted by:
Mike6 2/25/2021 11:21:32 AM (No. 707883)
The NYT and CNN remind me of Pravda Newspaper.
However, the Pravda reporters were all educated people.
They had all read Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky.
The CNN and NYT reporters have read nothing.
They know nothing.
They just repeat the silly Obama, Hillary and Lenin propaganda.
12 people like this.
The Murdochs and Fox made this bed. Let them lie in it.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
anniebc 2/25/2021 11:28:22 AM (No. 707892)
Aww faux, you sold out for nothing.
2 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
Cindiana 2/25/2021 11:58:36 AM (No. 707936)
Will Paul "Turncoat" Ryan be offering testimony to the committee? Which side will he be taking?
2 people like this.
#8, we've had the Reichstag fire... it was the 'Capitol Insurrection' on January 6th...
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 2/25/2021 12:13:49 PM (No. 707960)
Lubricate your firearms and dust off the ammunition stores. The Tree of Liberty needs a drink.
4 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
ldb51 2/25/2021 12:15:35 PM (No. 707962)
Re #8 - that is what happened on January 6.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 2/25/2021 12:33:49 PM (No. 707989)
I don't think Fox News is an unwitting "victim" of this witch hunt. They are part of the blue team and have been for a very long time. The Fox News inquisition is the equivalent of a sacrifice fly in baseball. Get their least useful player out of the game to advance their offensive strategy. Fox News became The Place for conservatives to get their news. Fox and conservatives are synonymous to the public, even though the management and many commentators were/are traitors on the inside. Fox News is the perfect "victim" of the first of the show trials. They know the screenplay and will not fight. They will accept all the approbation heaped upon them because they are the symbol, the stand-in, for all righteous patriotic Americans. They don't need to put us on trial, only our recognized "news" agency. The smear and the precedent will be set, "Hey, you rugged individual type, if a national news channel can be canceled we don't really have to cancel each one of you." Fox News will be presented as the modern reincarnation of the KKK and, therefore, each viewer is a Klansman. They hope to take us all out by cancelling Fox News. They sacrifice a symbol to get all of us in one action. Easy-peasy, LeeMon pie.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
RedWhite&Blue2 2/25/2021 12:53:00 PM (No. 708003)
Most Americans are good people
There has to be a “backlash” to all this..
SOON......
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Penney 2/25/2021 12:58:57 PM (No. 708013)
Dem pols are annoyingly theatrical in their hearings, especially when they create a problem so they can, 'fix it.' This is how they fabricate & introduce policies to damage both the Constitution and the country. The dems' agenda is one big power grab for themselves as their socialist policies steal Rights from we the people! Americans will be safer and more free when such lefty pols are voted out of responsible leadership positions, ...and their devious unelected staff critters too.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
MDConservative 2/25/2021 1:46:20 PM (No. 708060)
#29 - Let me know where you and the patriots are mustering. I want to see this "watering" of the Tree of Liberty when the red coats show up.
Support the troops! Back the Blue!!
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
bobn.t 2/25/2021 2:37:13 PM (No. 708102)
Adios to the 1st and 2nd amendments.
All the others ill fall too.
Then no civil liberties.
Then socialism and Marxism.
Then the war starts.
I predict the shooting starts the day after elections in 2022.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
hershey 2/25/2021 3:56:49 PM (No. 708163)
Guess us conservatives are gonna have to fall back on hand delivered messages passed from person to person...kind of like being in prison .....
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