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SpankMe

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8. Then there's this:

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Thu Sep 18, 2025, 03:58 PM

Thursday

The anchor shows FCC chief Carr's hardcore free speech rants of the past where he says the government has no business censoring speech, where Carr called government censorship "the authoritarian's dream", where he said "the government does not have a roving mandate to police speech in the name of the "public interest"". Plus, other choice Carr quotes that most of us agree with.

If Dems ever gain power again, this guy should be arrested for violating the constitution.

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Sen. Schumer demands FCC Chair Carr resign for pressuring Disney-owned ABC to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show [View all] bigtree Thursday OP

I remember when these calls to resign made by members of either party actually meant something. sop Thursday #1

this one comes behind actual legislation bigtree Thursday #2

Totally agree Carr should go or muzzled. But why "demand" something that you know won't happen, it's kind of like drawin Silent Type Thursday #3

that goes against advocacy and activism, itself bigtree Thursday #4

Fine, keep demanding and report back when it's effective. Silent Type Thursday #5

wow bigtree Thursday #6

Schumer's demands are embarrassingly weak, honestly. I take no pleasure in saying that, but it's true. Silent Type Thursday #7

it's backed up by actual legislation. It's public advocacy from the elevation of his high office bigtree Thursday #9

THAT'S YOUR OPIION. THE DEMS ARE Cha Thursday #10

Yeah, let's continue the same old ineffective things. Silent Type Thursday #11

What would be effective with respect to Carr? onenote Friday #20

And here we go mcar Friday #14

Personally, I don't care what they do to rally those that voted for Democrats. What matters is attracting some Silent Type Friday #15

Exactly, mcar... TY for Pointing That Cha Friday #17

And the insults make no sense, Cha mcar Friday #18

Yes, that's what's So Frustrating. Cha Friday #22

We wouldn't be on this sinking ship mcar Friday #24

Precisely. That's the Irrefutable Bottom Line. Cha Friday #25

Then there's this: SpankMe Thursday #8

A lot more then him need to be arrested when the Democratic Party tinymontgomery Thursday #12

FCC Chair Carr should be removed from office--- Jack Valentino Thursday #13

How do you suggest we make that happen? onenote Friday #23

Will he get a Day of Remembrance when he's gone? leftstreet Friday #16

K&R spanone Friday #19

K&R UTUSN Friday #21