Perhaps we should question both sources and let our opinions decide. Long Live
Our Biases!
Richard Driscoll
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On Nov 8, 2018, at 2:59 PM, peter altschul <paltschul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Trumpistas are arguing that the deviant journalist is being expelled
because he put his hands on a female intern. The journalist's possie is
claiming that the "putting hands" statement is fake.
Obviously, video footage exists, but as a totally blind person, I need
reasonably unbiased people (audio describers) to tell me what actually
happened.
But I'm having trouble trusting any description based on the obvious biases
of the describers.
Which means I'm tempted to revert to my own biases.
Which are not to trust anything coming out of the mouths of the Trumpistast.
Best, Peter
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. E. Driscoll Sr" <llocsirdsr@xxxxxxx
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Thu, 8 Nov 2018 14:28:03 -0700
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: CNN Reporter suspended from entering the White
House after a heated exchange with Trump
I would conjecture that 'banning admittance' is better than being jailed or
being accused of blasphemy. Nicht Wahr?
Richard Driscoll
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On Nov 8, 2018, at 11:42 AM, Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well Mostafa, Donald Trump has his following. But so do Saints. We
regular folks have the ability to decide which to follow. But what we
are confronted with is not an American People problem. It is simply a
matter of rude, aggressive, arrogance. This man, Donald Trump, was
elected to the office of President of...not just of Donald Trump's
interests, but to represent ***THE PEOPLE!!!
Frankly, he has bungled the job so badly that he should be removed.
But then the door is open to his vice president, who is planning to
serve his Christian God, and not All Americans.
We Americans have only ourselves to blame, however. We are the ones
who opened the door and let the Night crawlers in.
Carl Jarvis
On 11/8/18, Mostafa <ebob824@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Acosta has had his White House credentials revoked after engaging in a
fiery exchange with Donald Trump during a press conference after the
mid-term elections. Acosta asked Trump about immigration and the
latter refused to answer Acosta's questions, repeatedly telling him
to sit down. Acosta initially refused to relinquish the microphone to
a female intern and the White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee
Sanders later tweeted that Acosta had placed his hands on the young
woman. White House suspended the press credentials of CNN reporter Jim
Acosta on Wednesday, hours after President Trump took issue with
questions Acosta asked at a news conference. The move to punish Acosta
by removing his access to the White House is believed to be
unprecedented. The Trump administration barred another CNN reporter
from attending an open media event in July but until now has not gone
as far as removing a credential, known as a "hard pass," which enables
a journalist to enter the White House grounds. Press secretary Sarah
Sanders cited Acosta's brief confrontation with a White House press
aide during Trump's midday news conference as the reason for
suspending his press pass "until further notice." During the
ninety-minute session at the White House, Trump snapped at Acosta
after the reporter asked whether the president had "demonised
immigrants" by calling a caravan of Central American migrants "an
invasion." After a lengthy and tense back-and-forth, a female White
House intern tried to take the microphone from Acosta. Acosta held
onto it and raised an arm to shield it, in the process making contact
with the aide. "Pardon me, ma'am," he told the woman. "You're a very
rude person. That's enough. Sit down.' Trump turns hostile at the
reporter. After their exchange, Trump told Acosta: "CNN should be
ashamed of itself having you working for them. You are a rude,
terrible person. You shouldn't be working for CNN. You're a very rude
person. The way you treat Sarah Huckabee is horrible. And the way you
treat other people are horrible. You shouldn't treat people that way."
On Wednesday night, Sanders accused Acosta of "placing his hands on a
young woman" and said it was on those grounds that Acosta's press pass
was being suspended. "President Trump believes in a free press and
expects and welcomes tough questions of him and his Administration,"
Sanders said in a statement. "We will, however, never tolerate a
reporter placing his hands on a young woman just trying to do her job
as a White House intern. This conduct is absolutely unacceptable. It
is also completely disrespectful to the reporter's colleagues not to
allow them an opportunity to ask a question," Sanders added. This
newsstory was really interesting. After Donald Trump fired his
attorney general, he went with his viciously iniquitous acts,
suppressing and purposefully defaming major rivals. To be quite plain
with everyone reading this, I do not have any problem with Trump
building the southern border wall or stopping people from coming
illegally. I even do not have problem if he wanted to ban people such
as Muslims and other minorities from entering the United States. I
just have problem with Trump imperiously exercising derision, bigotry
and abhorrent psychopathy. I do not tolerate waving military
belligerence toward us in any manner. I do not tolerate this chippy
fashion. I confirm what I decisively stated on multiple occasions. I
do not destine to immigrate to the United States. I am not in favour
of its humiliating system of improperly conducted search and
unreasonable seizure. I urge American politicians to pursue deference
with other nation's sovereignty. I have many strong ties with
respectful individuals in the United States. My friends Sarah, Pia,
pastor Jacob and Kile of Alaska are exceedingly courteous. I do not
rant at anyone with my stridence. I rather represent a moderate
disposal of Muslims. I just despise white supremacists for
deliberately evoking racial disparity. They insistently sustain
hostility with people of colour and accent. I despise forcefully
imposing economic tariffs on China and other nations for essentially
capitalistic interests. That is my problem with America folks. I don't
have problem with your view of freedom, heritage or customs. I have
problem with unconditionally backing Israel. I have problem with
unjustified pride. I have problem with enacting thuggish temperament
as of oppressively imposing sanctions on Turkey. Well at this point, I
summoned all my problems with the United States. I am not here to just
bait Americans. If I were doing so, I would have just been so
arrogant and idiot. Thank you, Mustafa, Cairo Egypt
