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Mr. Ected

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18. Wonder if the Founding Fathers envisioned the First Amendment to be applied with a profit motive

Reply to Va Lefty (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 12:21 PM

Feb 2018

I sincerely doubt it.

I also don't recall a single mention of the word "capitalism" in our Constitution, or the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights.

Just sayin'.

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The media deserve an F for failing to report on the consequences of the gop's inability to govern [View all] Va Lefty Feb 2018 OP

K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Feb 2018 #1

K&R dewsgirl Feb 2018 #2

The Main media has become an extension of politics combined with reality TV. Guilded Lilly Feb 2018 #3

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It is going to make a great history in review of Trump's administration. Baitball Blogger Feb 2018 #5

About the media DownriverDem Feb 2018 #6

K&R! gademocrat7 Feb 2018 #7

While not in any way defending the media... JayhawkSD Feb 2018 #8

What are you talking about? Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2018 #9

Okay, I will satnd partillly corrected. JayhawkSD Feb 2018 #11

The Senate DID pass a bipartisan immigration reform bill in 2013 Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2018 #16

It is amnesty, and amnesty is not a dirty word. JayhawkSD Feb 2018 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author JayhawkSD Feb 2018 #12

Covering the story is one thing Va Lefty Feb 2018 #15

Preamble? What Preamble? Eyeball_Kid Feb 2018 #10

Too Often, the MSM Resembles Cats Chasing a Laser Pointer dlk Feb 2018 #13

Bingo zipplewrath Feb 2018 #27

Also for not reporting how many people without security clearance randr Feb 2018 #14

How did you learn there were people without security clearances? brooklynite Feb 2018 #23

Do you mean when did I learn? randr Feb 2018 #24

No, I mean HOW did you learn it? From what source? brooklynite Feb 2018 #25

Probably NPR randr Feb 2018 #28

So, you're blaming the media for not reporting a story you heard on the media... brooklynite Feb 2018 #29

I thing the level of discourse on the subject has just now risen to the level it requires randr Feb 2018 #30

Corporate owners of the media not fooled Feb 2018 #17

What corporate media are you watching/reading? JayhawkSD Feb 2018 #22

Wonder if the Founding Fathers envisioned the First Amendment to be applied with a profit motive Mr. Ected Feb 2018 #18

The entitled media live in a safe bubble.. or think they do NRaleighLiberal Feb 2018 #20

One explanation for their not covering these things in more detail Ligyron Feb 2018 #21

he denies climate change and wants to defund the Weather Service Skittles Feb 2018 #26