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In reply to the discussion: TPP TV Blackout [View all]

merrily

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4. The McLaughlin Group brought up TPP briefly during a show I saw yesterday (PBS)
Sat Apr 26, 2014, 03:41 AM
Apr 2014

Not surprisingly, they seem to think it's going to be a good thing to get into that market.

When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Meanwhile, how is the First Amendment doing?

Surveillance chilling speech, including emails and other internet, phones, US mail (maybe private carriers, too?), and mikes that pick up conversations in streets, and in homes. (One of the former SCOTUS Justices, I think Brennan, mentioned the mikes that pick up conversations from insider buildings, so that bit has gone on for many years). Mass surveillance, of course, being a double whammy (at least) 1 & 4

Feinstein and D of J trying to define "publisher" to exclude non-mainstream publishers from protections

Pro establishment mass media that will spin and voluntary refrain from covering leftist things. The time it took for Occupy Wall St. to make media noise compared with the tiny two hour Tea Party parades is but one example. And, then, there was the significant media role in the run up to invading Iraq. Indeed, the media role was a great deal of that run up.

TV blackouts, too?

I'm sure there's more, but I have not had coffee yet, so please excuse the incomplete list.


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TPP TV Blackout [View all] jakeXT Apr 2014 OP
Signed RGinNJ Apr 2014 #1
I signed mwyn8 Apr 2014 #2
OK, signed; but they won't even mention it, 'cuz they can't make it sound good and... dougolat Apr 2014 #3
The McLaughlin Group brought up TPP briefly during a show I saw yesterday (PBS) merrily Apr 2014 #4
++Infinity. newfie11 Apr 2014 #5
+1! Enthusiast Apr 2014 #6
Bushco began infiltrating PBS merrily Apr 2014 #7
It is scary how complete the control is. bvar22 Apr 2014 #8
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