post hidden by Discussionist Conservative children/zealots - this is ridiculous

[Bill USA]

here is the post that was hidden (4 to 3) by Dis' Cons. THey can't stand up to debate of issues or even recounting of facts. so they hide what they don't want talked about.

message of jury decision: http://www.discussionist.com/1015497422 (the link to the actual post with links to articles is in the jury decision message)

Post hidden:

Media Silent On Exposé of Bush's Questionable Business Deals - Media Matters

Follows Dominating Coverage Of NY Times' Faulty Allegation Of Hillary Clinton's Ties To Uranium Deal

Evening news programs on cable and broadcast news channels were completely silent in the immediate aftermath of a Washington Post story about business dealings by Jeb Bush "that raised questions about his judgment and exposed him to reputational risk." Their complete lack of coverage stands in stark contrast to the nearly three hours of coverage by cable and broadcast evening news programs devoted to The New York Times' faulty allegation that Hillary Clinton's State Department was influenced by Clinton Foundation donors when it signed off on the purchase of Uranium One the same day the story came out.

Accusations That Hillary Clinton Doled Out Favors To Clinton Foundation Donors Dominated The News Cycle The Day The New York Times' Story Appeared

The New York Times Alleged Clinton Foundation Donors Influenced Hillary Clinton's State Department's Decision To Sign Off On Uranium One. An April 23 piece by The New York Times suggested that donations to the Clinton Foundation may have influenced Hillary Clinton's State Department, which signed off on the sale of Uranium One, a Canadian company with uranium mining claims in the U.S., to Rosatom, a Russian atomic energy agency. The Times alleged that Clinton Foundation donors may have benefited from the deal. (The New York Times, 4/23/15)



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Nightly Broadcast News Programs Devoted Significant Time To Allegations That Clinton Foundation Donors Influenced Uranium One Deal. According to Media Matters' count, broadcast news networks spent a combined 4 minutes and 53 seconds covering the Times' allegations the day the story ran. ABC World News devoted nearly two minutes to the story, while NBC Nightly News devoted nearly three minutes. CBS Evening News did not cover the allegations.

Media Are Silent After The Washington Post Published A Report Detailing Jeb Bush's Questionable Business Dealings

Washington Post: Jeb Bush "Dogged By Decades Of Questions" About His Involvement With Moving Water Industries. On June 28, The Washington Post published an article asserting that Jeb Bush "often benefited from his family connections and repeatedly put himself in situations that raised questions about his judgment and exposed him to reputational risk." The Post revealed that, in 1989, Bush was retained to help Moving Water Industries (MWI) secure an $80 million business deal in Nigeria, after which, "MWI was found to have made dozens of false claims to the U.S. government about its dealings in Nigeria, according to a civil jury verdict in a case brought by the Justice Department":

[div class="excerpt" style="border: 1px solid #000000;"]Today, as he works toward his run at the White House, Bush touts his business experience as a strength that gives him the skills and savvy to serve as the nation's chief executive. He has said he "worked my tail off" to succeed. As an announced candidate, Bush soon will be making financial disclosures that will reveal recent business successes and show a substantial increase in his wealth since he left office as Florida governor in 2007, individuals close to the candidate told The Post.

But records, lawsuits, interviews and newspaper accounts stretching back more than three decades present a picture of a man who, before he was elected Florida governor in 1998, often benefited from his family connections and repeatedly put himself in situations that raised questions about his judgment and exposed him to reputational risk.

Years after Bush's visit to Nigeria, MWI was found to have made dozens of false claims to the U.S. government about its dealings in Nigeria, according to a civil jury verdict in a case brought by the Justice Department. MWI has denied the allegations and appealed the verdict. Bush was not a party to the lawsuit.

Five of his business associates have been convicted of crimes; one remains an international fugitive on fraud charges. In each case, Bush said he had no knowledge of any wrongdoing and said some of the people he met as a businessman in Florida took advantage of his naiveté. (The Washington Post, 6/30/15)

the TP-GOPers of Dis' have shown that they are not equipped to deal with open discussion of issues if they vote to hide an article that just recounts facts and compares media coverage of HRC and the Clinton foundation to the coverage of Jeb Bush's questionable business dealings.

I posted a criticism of this action saying that anybody who votes to hide a post which is comprised of excerpts from legitimate media sources which themselves site documented facts --- should be deprived of his right to vote on the appropriateness of anybody's posts or comments. Otherwise, how can you have open discussion of matters of public policy and legitimacy of actions of political figures and political parties?


Another approach is to make sure we have enough adults on that site to keep the children and zealots from doing any more of this shit.

[KamaAina]

1. I thought the whole point of Disgustingist was freewheeling discourse.

[Bill USA]

21. That's right. But TP-GOPers, being zealots or children don't understand what open discourse, limited

by reasonable standards of conduct (in this case verbal expression) is. They can't seem to drop their strong tendency to not permit things they do not want discussed to even be seen by others. But then, without that, they wouldn't be Conservatives would they?

It's the digital equivalent of book burning.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

2. Fuck it. Post it again and again. nt

[Romeo.lima333]

13. i was gonna do that when i got home, just keep posting it

that and the story,bush creates disabled vets then charges them to speak in front of them

[Autumn]

18. So who is Starbux you or BillUSA ?

[Bill USA]

22. "charges them to speak in front of them"??? oh Jesus!

[geek tragedy]

3. that site still exists?

Dude, stop wasting your time with Team Neanderthal.

DI is a failed science experiment.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

7. That was going to be my question.

Damn you!

[Bill USA]

23. I had pretty much lost interest in trying to talk to the willfully insane over there. when I saw

my hidden Post, it was about 3 weeks since I had been on there. there is one guy who posts some really good political cartoons and I stopped in to see what he had posted. Then I saw that my last post had been hidden. Because the hide was clear evidence of the TP-Cons aversion to open discussion or presentation of facts they don't like, I took them to task for the "Hide". It was a teachable moment.

I agree, the Cons on that site are profoundly and diliberately insane or stuck in childhood, with a large dose of stubborn ignorance.

[MohRokTah]

4. I've got no reason to even click on a link to that cesspool. eom

[randys1]

5. Hell, are we even discussing this here? Hillary sends an email about her workout routine

and the world has to stop and talk about it, Jebbie and klan conduct endless crimes and not a word, not even here at DU

How did we miss this?

Excellent to push the bigot racist fucks at DU, I cant post there, I have been banned.

[Romeo.lima333]

10. you can still get back in if you want to

[randys1]

11. I dont have other email addresses and cant figure out how to create new ones

well I can but it is a pain, especially on yahoo

[Romeo.lima333]

15. create a gmail account from your computer then create an account at di with the new email

sometimes they get your ip and block that so you may have to use a different computer/tablet or library computer.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Most of what is in the corporate media should be questioned and most hidden.

[Trajan]

8. I had no idea that place still existed ...

Never ever go there ... No reason whatsoever ...

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

9. That's what happens when you build a community with known fascists

These people watch FOX Snooze 24/7. Their feeble minds can't handle the truth that the Bush family is dirty as hell.

[Le Taz Hot]

12. There's a reason most DUers don't want anything to do with that board.

Not real thrilled that you're this shit in here. Is that even allowed (and no, I'm not alerting)?

[Skittles]

14. you haven't figured out that Discussionist is a sewer?

[boston bean]

16. That place is a blight on the entire internet. Don't sweat it.

[Gothmog]

17. It has been tough on that board lately

The conservatives are getting really cranky over there

[rhett o rick]

19. This is another example of the baggage that H. Clinton would carry into the general. Nominate Sen

Sanders and we won't have to worry about that baggage.

The Bernie Bounce

[Gothmog]

20. I was a three different juries on DI yesterday

There was a great deal of alerting on that board and some really bad hides