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mahatmakanejeeves

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24. It's all or nothing. You can't ban one news network channel and leave all the others in place.

Sun Mar 20, 2022, 08:14 PM

Mar 2022

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Congress or its agents can't pick and choose points of view that it or they find acceptable.

Banning everything isn't practical. The base commander could decide that there wouldn't be any TV sets running in any place of work on the base. ... So what happens if there's a big news event, like one country invades another? Wouldn't it be important to watch a few snippets of that? I can't see how you could say that FOX News would not be an option.

Bowling alley? The PX? Barracks? I don't see how he could ban one channel.

Could he ban the delivery of one newspaper that he didn't like? Say the base commander takes offense at something said in the New York Times or The Wall Street Journal. Should he be able to ban it from the base library? Home delivery on the base?

Is that what you want?

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PLEASE join our effort to get Fox News out of USA's military bases - Easy Contact Form [View all] Pluvious Mar 2022 OP

Great idea! Funtatlaguy Mar 2022 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Mar 2022 #2

Let's get them kicked out! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #3

Rt 💕🐱‍🏍 TY! It's so GD Cruel.. brainwashing our Troops Against America! Cha Mar 2022 #4

Done - Thank you for the great idea FakeNoose Mar 2022 #5

DONE AmBlue Mar 2022 #6

They should just show it on Russian military bases IronLionZion Mar 2022 #7

Done! Excellent project! Thank you! n/t KatK Mar 2022 #8

go one further & stop these jacked up - monkeyman1 Mar 2022 #9

KnR! Hekate Mar 2022 #10

Done, I used the link to sent an email to my Senators and Congressman MLAA Mar 2022 #11

Done and will share. nt tiredtoo Mar 2022 #12

K&R and I pray you succeed. soldierant Mar 2022 #13

You got it.. Kay AND are! trof Mar 2022 #14

Despise FOX, don't even watch to laugh at them. But ain't requesting Hoyt Mar 2022 #15

I agree with your concern about violating free speech ... Pluvious Mar 2022 #19

I'd just prefer we counter/ridicule their BS than trying to remove them. Sorry. Hoyt Mar 2022 #21

"I'm in total support of free speech, but..." Jedi Guy Mar 2022 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #23

It's all or nothing. You can't ban one news network channel and leave all the others in place. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #24

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This message was self-deleted by its author mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #35

Government banning FOX on military bases sure doesn't sound democratic to me. Hoyt Mar 2022 #25

It isn't. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #27

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Thanks for the input. I still like your posts, and I still look forward to reading them. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #34

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I use a GFE (government-furnished equipment) computer at work. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #36

There is no military domestic news service hack89 Mar 2022 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #74

Or we can pick a more reasonable fight hack89 Mar 2022 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #81

Do nothing. Treat the military like adults. Allow them the same rights you enjoy. hack89 Mar 2022 #85

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I agree with hack89 MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #89

Really no need to, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #91

Ok. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #92

I agree also DashOneBravo Mar 2022 #38

This. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #43

Nailed it. MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #45

Exactly! nt Raine Mar 2022 #51

As long as Fox is not the only choice treestar Mar 2022 #57

+1, this should be minimum. Take FAUX NewZ out of the news business and put it were it belongs uponit7771 Mar 2022 #66

There's enough evidence to show FAUX NewZ is tied closely to a US political agenda uponit7771 Mar 2022 #62

To say nothing of the FACT DENVERPOPS Mar 2022 #77

+1, the right NO DOUBT wants to keep that ingrained mindset under raps. At minimum those things uponit7771 Mar 2022 #79

THANK YOU ALL !!! Pluvious Mar 2022 #16

And Limbaugh on Armed Forces radio for decades. Who are they broadcasting now?? Tucks? Evolve Dammit Mar 2022 #17

K&R!!! calimary Mar 2022 #18

Why should our troops be watching The Wizard Mar 2022 #20

No. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #22

+1. Hope everyone reads. Hoyt Mar 2022 #28

Don't thank me; thank the guy after whom my elementary school was named. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #31

+100. 1000! And... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #40

I think it's been taken down. I used to work near the Newseum. On mornings when I took the bus mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #41

I was downtown about a year or a little more ago... reACTIONary Mar 2022 #42

I really, really wish we could individually rec. posts, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #47

TOTALLY agree ... great post! 👍 nt Raine Mar 2022 #50

This is such bullshit! maxrandb Mar 2022 #58

+1, when I see strawman arguments I know a nerve has been hit. FAUX NewZ is AT LEAST tied to uponit7771 Mar 2022 #65

Amen. Wednesdays Mar 2022 #76

You were thinking that this thread is about someone being upset? Permanut Mar 2022 #61

Strawman, the central argument is not about people 'watching something' come on. We know ... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #63

These threads are always so instructive, aren't they? Jedi Guy Mar 2022 #80

Seriously. Disturbing, too. You find out who you can't count on. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #84

Done. Great post, Pluvious. Permanut Mar 2022 #29

Both my senators and my rep are wholly owned by the Koch Bros. Sogo Mar 2022 #33

22 years of service and retired, some thoughts qazplm135 Mar 2022 #37

Well said. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #44

is there a version of this letter to use as a petition we can all sign? SleeplessinSoCal Mar 2022 #39

The link Meowmee Mar 2022 #46

K&R... hwmnbn Mar 2022 #48

What i'd like to know is why the FCC still allows FOX to operate onetexan Mar 2022 #49

Which part of FOX are you talking about? There are several. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2022 #52

I assume you're asking about Faux Nooze? MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #56

+1, FAUX NewZ is *NO DOUBT* tied to the political agenda of a major party in the US. That alone uponit7771 Mar 2022 #64

Precisely, Faux News is what i'm referring to. onetexan Mar 2022 #78

And again, MarineCombatEngineer Mar 2022 #86

Kick and rec!..n/t bluecollar2 Mar 2022 #53

✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ n/t msfiddlestix Mar 2022 #54

K&R Wednesdays Mar 2022 #55

Whole heartedly!! tavernier Mar 2022 #59

Come on New York'ers, there should be daily protests outside their offices KS Toronado Mar 2022 #60

K&R, FAUX NewZ is TIGHTLY associated with the agenda of a political party in the US and not an ... uponit7771 Mar 2022 #67

Agreed and will send out pandr32 Mar 2022 #68

Done. NT birdographer Mar 2022 #69

K&R. Thank you for this. c-rational Mar 2022 #70

A VERY worthy ambition!!! BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #71

k&r n/t Alice Kramden Mar 2022 #73

Kickin' Faux pas Mar 2022 #83