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CNN's Jim Acosta has press pass suspended by White House

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by MojoMan, Nov 7, 2018.

  1. NewRoxFan

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    Since trump's action didn't have anything to do with the size of the room, the number of people in the room, your analogy won't hold any water in court. Especially since Acosta was in the room at the time. Instead, CNN will be able to demonstrate animosity from trump towards Acosta. Then eye witness testimony, and the White House Correspondents president. They will then be able to introduce the doctored video. I suspect Ted Olson is looking forward to trying this case. I wonder what documents (including electronic) that Olson will be able to subpoena?

    As I mentioned, trump will back down. he is a fake tough guy, and fake tough guys always back down.
     
  2. Os Trigonum

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    if you say so . . . like I said, this will be fun to watch
     
  3. NewRoxFan

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    natl republican committee head gets shot down in a lie...

     
  4. NewRoxFan

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    fox news legal expert thinks cnn has a good case, expects trump to settle or CNN will win...

     
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    Kinda this. But Acosta was out of line too.
     
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    Saying that Acosta was out of line means the hundreds of other times a reporter pushed to ask follow up questions were out of line. In a closed off bubble with never seeing a single White House press conference before, yes, I guess it can seem "disruptive". But when taking into context the hundred plus years of reporters in a White House press conference, this was completely normal on Acosta's part.

    So the issue here is the TYPE of question that is being asked that bothers Trump, not the decorum.
     
  7. Granville

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    Not handing over the mic when asked was out of line.
     
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    No he wasn't, he was waiting for the president's temper tantrum to be over. There is only one way to view this situation.
     
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    You obviously haven't attended a press conference or watched past presidential press conferences. Everyone asks additional questions. Especially when the person doesn't answer the question.
     
  10. Astrodome

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    If trump praised acosta the left would turn on him quick just like Pelosi.
     
  11. Granville

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    There is just one.... not the one you chose to align yourself with.


    What are your thoughts on trying to exclude an entire Network not just a reporter making an ass of himself.

     
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    what ever happen to WH's original claim,

    that Acosta was out of line cos he had touched the female intern ?​
     
  13. NewRoxFan

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    This isn't even an accurate description of what happened. The Obama admin was going to ban a fox reporter from reporter pool for interviews with an Obama cabinet member. And CNN reporters spoke out against it at the time.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/26/opin...r-banned-press-united-cupp-opinion/index.html
     
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  14. Astrodome

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    Acosta been doing this stuff for years...

     
  15. NewRoxFan

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    *sigh* You really should research the stuff you post. Snopes is your friend, or perhaps, not your friends here.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/obama-reporter-press-conference/
     
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    That is not a reporter or a press conference.
     
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    This is why your credibility is nill.
     
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    On what grounds?
     
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    Bob Woodward criticizes CNN's Acosta lawsuit, says media's 'emotionally unhinged' about Trump

    Speaking at the Global Financial Leadership Conference in Naples, Florida, Woodward said "the remedy [isn’t suing the administration]. ... It’s more serious reporting about what he’s doing.” NBC reporter Dylan Byers first flagged Woodward's comments.

    “In the news media there has been an emotional reaction to Trump,” Woodward said. “Too many people for Trump or against Trump have become emotionally unhinged about this.”

    Woodward added that CNN was taking Trump's "bait" by enlisting high-profile lawyer Ted Olson to pursue a federal case. "This is a negative," Woodward said. "Trump is sitting around saying, ‘This is great.'”

    That sentiment was echoed in a piece in Rolling Stone on Tuesday by Ryan Bort titled, "CNN Has Played Right Into Trump's Hands."
     
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    Good grief. That makes no sense at all, with all due respect.
     

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