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In the discussion thread: Newsweek Cover-- WTF? [View all]

Sun Aug 19, 2012, 11:36 PM

jberryhill (30,170 posts)

33. Can you remind us...

...when was the last time the US government "banned" a magazine.

I realize that there are people who believe the US government has become some sort of dictatorship. These people never seem to notice that this dictatorship is doing lousy job of locking up its critics.

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Newsweek Cover-- WTF? [View all]	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	OP
No, it's just that neocon douche Niall Ferguson.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#1
What are their circulation numbers?	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#7
Pretty sad lately.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#11
Well TIME got a lot of attention from a big-ass kid slurping a MILF's nip-nips	Blue_Tires	Aug 2012	#73
There is a reason Newsweek was sold for a dollar.	Dawson Leery	Aug 2012	#2
Sidney Harman didn't have any change.	hay rick	Aug 2012	#10
Sidney was a good guy! I don't know if he intended to push Newsweek to the left	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#12
THAT IS DAMNED FUNNY !!!	russspeakeasy	Aug 2012	#14
Stooping low with teh stupid	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#3
Guess its payback for the Mitt Romney WIMP cover, I guess.	JaneyVee	Aug 2012	#4
what i need to know	wilt the stilt	Aug 2012	#5
A Redcoat Imperialist Tory pig	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#8
It's a part of Tina Brown's jobs program	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#9
I see Highlights for Children far more often than Newsweek in today's waiting rooms	Tom Ripley	Aug 2012	#6
can the DOJ ban the cover.	Dkc05	Aug 2012	#13
Can the DOJ do that?	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#15
No, and they should not try.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#16
i dont see the issue they published trash	Dkc05	Aug 2012	#17
"Trash" is protected speech according to the Constitution.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#18
Can't the Justice department	Khan	Aug 2012	#77
No! The DOJ has no authority to do anything like that.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#78
Yes. That's all part of the sooooper-secret Obama Plan. It's why we faked Teh Barf Cartipricat.	Warren DeMontague	Aug 2012	#79
Can you remind us...	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#33
Well,	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#38
No, for several reasons:	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#42
Uh, no	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#43
Yeah, I knew the FD was no longer with us	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#44
I doubt you will find much support on DU	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#46
I think you're mistaken or you were reading a post from one of the many temporary trolls	Tunkamerica	Aug 2012	#55
There are trolls on DU?	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#59
I know it's a stretch, but I read a rumor that it happens...	Tunkamerica	Aug 2012	#80
Very scary suggestion.	Skip Intro	Aug 2012	#19
Thank you.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#20
Niall Ferguson is entitled to his views, even if he is wrong. We shouldn't demonize him	LuckyTheDog	Aug 2012	#21
we might lose because of a lie!	Dkc05	Aug 2012	#70
Nice try.	2ndAmForComputers	Aug 2012	#22
+1	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#47
I'm glad somene said it. nt	NYC Liberal	Aug 2012	#52
+2	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#64
Dear god...	Gidney N Cloyd	Aug 2012	#25
LOL	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#31
This isn't the dumbest thing I've seen here today only because I read Akin first. (nt)	Posteritatis	Aug 2012	#35
If the DoJ had the right to do that,	Yo_Mama	Aug 2012	#49
They should just drone-kill the author.	woo me with science	Aug 2012	#81
i think you have the solution	Dkc05	Aug 2012	#82
Doesn't the American constitution's First Amendment preclude such actions?	LeftishBrit	Aug 2012	#86
WE? Niall Ferguson isn't even a U.S. citizen.	JaneyVee	Aug 2012	#23
from krugman to newsweek....	spanone	Aug 2012	#24
They can't fact check...	Kalidurga	Aug 2012	#28
Krugman hates Ferguson and vise versa	Major Nikon	Aug 2012	#32
I haven't read Newsweek for over a decade. You just reminded me why? /nt	still_one	Aug 2012	#26
Niall Ferguson is an atheist	BOG PERSON	Aug 2012	#27
Hmm, ok...	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#36
So?	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#39
So am I. Did you have a point?	tkmorris	Aug 2012	#48
All atheists don't need God because they think they are God, have no ethics or morals, since that	progree	Aug 2012	#50
Well, at least he's not, you know, one of "them"	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#60
WTF does that have to do with the price of tea in China?	MadrasT	Aug 2012	#72
What has that got to do with the price of tea in China?	LeftishBrit	Aug 2012	#88
I wish the Secret Service sold that logo watch	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#29
That is a nice watch.	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#34
It's an okay watch	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#37
Not a huge fan of the big dials, either.	Spaldeen	Aug 2012	#40
Obama is a long time leather band guy...	jberryhill	Aug 2012	#41
Niall Ferguson is their	KT2000	Aug 2012	#30
Romney: The Wimp Factor - Is He Just Too Insecure To Be President? Newsweek Cover Story 2 weeks ago	progree	Aug 2012	#45
Thanks I just posted this on a WingNuts FB page that was all happy about the Obama Cover LOL	Heather MC	Aug 2012	#56
After selling to Obama's supporters two weeks ago...	Amonester	Aug 2012	#51
It's in the MSM's interest to keep the GOP alive.	lpbk2713	Aug 2012	#53
Glad I had already dumped my subscription.	CanonRay	Aug 2012	#54
Newsweek, you are dead to me	Laura PourMeADrink	Aug 2012	#57
I'll dump mine tomorrow.	demosincebirth	Aug 2012	#63
I have to admit, I've never had a subscription	renate	Aug 2012	#67
Krugman refuting in NYT	Laura PourMeADrink	Aug 2012	#58
And we should replace Barack Obama with Mitt Romney - is this guy high?	jillan	Aug 2012	#61
...	YvonneCa	Aug 2012	#62
On the plus side he's still mighty handsome	flamingdem	Aug 2012	#65
Is this the Libbrul media the radical right is always whining about? n/t	DFW	Aug 2012	#66
Tweet found on	Cha	Aug 2012	#68
This can't be payback for the romney cover because this surpasses the 'wimp factor' they're saying	craigmatic	Aug 2012	#69
I remember their cover with Newt Gingrich	Catherine Vincent	Aug 2012	#71
This post was hidden by jury decision.	Usuk	Aug 2012	#74
Oddly the photo is pretty good	treestar	Aug 2012	#75
Beat them with the facts	Khan	Aug 2012	#76
This post was hidden by jury decision.	George_M	Aug 2012	#83
AGW?	Ruby the Liberal	Aug 2012	#84
what is AGW and who is the "AGW idol"?	hlthe2b	Aug 2012	#85
Anthropogenic Global Warming. Don't know who the 'AGW idol' is, however.	LeftishBrit	Aug 2012	#89
Argh. Niall Ferguson is a disgusting man.	LeftishBrit	Aug 2012	#87

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