jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agoGOP Rep Sued For Falsely Claiming Man Was Chiefs’ Parade Shooter, ‘Illegal Alien’www.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1241
arrow-up1241external-linkGOP Rep Sued For Falsely Claiming Man Was Chiefs’ Parade Shooter, ‘Illegal Alien’www.thedailybeast.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareitsonlygeorgelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·3 months agoWhen did we decide that politicians can say whatever the fuck they want without consequences? Same goes for “news channels”
minus-squareFenrirIII@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 months agoWhen the fairness doctrine was removed and Republicans took more power in the 90s
minus-squareJoBo@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months ago‘We’ didn’t. Hence his being sued for it.
minus-squareHikermick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoWhen their feet are held to the fire the copypasta response is “I was merely stating my opinion, no reasonable person would think it a fact”
When did we decide that politicians can say whatever the fuck they want without consequences? Same goes for “news channels”
When the fairness doctrine was removed and Republicans took more power in the 90s
THIS.
‘We’ didn’t. Hence his being sued for it.
When their feet are held to the fire the copypasta response is “I was merely stating my opinion, no reasonable person would think it a fact”