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Title: Trump threatens 'Saturday Night Live' with federal investigation and charges comedy show as an 'an advertisement without consequences' for mocking him
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Daily Mail
URL Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar ... unday-morning-tweet-storm.html
Published: Mar 18, 2019
Author: Emily Goodin
Post Date: 2019-03-18 06:40:50 by IbJensen
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Views: 2750
Comments: 29
President Trump began his Sunday morning venting about 'Saturday Night Live' He complained about the show's parody of him, charging them as 'an advertisement without consequences' to help Democrats He suggested federal regulators should investigate 'Saturday Night's Live' brand of satire is considered protected speech under the first amendment Trump has often been mocked by the show with Alec Baldwin portraying him as bumbling commander in chief Hillary Clinton was mocked by the program during the 2016 election President Donald Trump began his Sunday morning venting about 'Saturday Night Live,' complaining the show should be investigated by federal regulators for mocking him but not Democrats. The president complained their treatment of him was 'like an advertisement without consequences' and a boost to help Democrats. 'It's truly incredible that shows like Saturday Night Live, not funny/no talent, can spend all of their time knocking the same person (me), over & over, without so much of a mention of 'the other side.' Like an advertisement without consequences. Same with Late Night Shows,' he wrote on Twitter. " a="a" actor="Actor" added:="added:" additionally,="Additionally," against="against" alec="Alec" also="also" also,="Also," am="am" and="And" and,="and," and/or="and/or" apply="apply" approval="Approval" are="are" as="as" bag.="bag." baldwin="Baldwin" be="be" been="been" before.="before." believe="believe" books.="books." both="both" but="But" by="by" campaign="campaign" campaign.="campaign." candidate="candidate" chief.="chief." clinton="Clinton" collusion="Collusion" comedy="comedy" commander="commander" commission="Commission" communications="Communications" contributions="contributions" course,="course," coverage,="coverage," currently="currently" declaring="declaring" democrats="Democrats" discontinued="discontinued" distributing="distributing" doctrine="doctrine" doesn't="doesn't" during="during" elected="elected" election="Election" eofyj=500 episode="episode" equal="equal" examines="examines" fairness="fairness" fake="Fake" fcc="FCC" featured="featured" fec="FEC" federal="Federal" former="former" found="found" free="free" frequently="frequently" fumbling,="fumbling," give="give" habit="habit" had="had" hard="Hard" has="has" he="he" he's="He's" hillary="Hillary" him="him" his="his" however="However" i="I" if="if" imagining="imagining" improper="improper" in="in" incompetent="incompetent" into="into" investigate.="investigate." is="is" it="it" items="items" its="its" kate="Kate" lampoons="lampoons" late="late" licenses,="licenses," life="life" life'="Life'" like="like" live'="Live'" long="long" longer="longer" look="look" march="March" matter="matter" mckinnon="McKinnon" media="media" media's="media's" method="method" mocked="mocked" most="most" must="must" never="never" new="new" news="news" news.="News." news.'="news.'" night="night" night's="night's" no="no" not="not" of="of" officials.="officials." often="often" on="on" one="one" or="or" originated="originated" parodied="parodied" parody="parody" party,="party," playing="playing" president="president" president.="president." presidential="presidential" presidents,="presidents," program="program" program.="program." protected="protected" punching="punching" questioned="questioned" radio="radio" railed="railed" rating="Rating" regulation="regulation" repeat="repeat" repeats="repeats" republicans.="Republicans." requires="requires" returning="returning" russia!="Russia!" satire="satire" saturday="Saturday" should="should" show="show" shown="shown" sided="sided" sides.="sides." sketch-comedy="sketch-comedy" sorry!="Sorry!" speech.="speech." src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/02/17/14/9924224-6714353-image-m-
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Poster Comment: There's only so much of this ridiculousness from the media that a person could take no matter who it is. Problem with his theory is you'd have to go after every late night talk show as well.
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#1. To: IbJensen (#0)
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Oh for crying out loud Donald - grow a thicker skin! 'Question is, how do the Networks get away with these total Republican hit jobs without retribution? How do Limbaugh and FOX News get away with 24/7 sucking up to Trump? The Fairness Doctrine was revoked in 1987 The fairness doctrine of the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), introduced in 1949, was a policy that required the holders of broadcast licenses both to present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was—in the FCC's view—honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated the policy in 1987 and removed the rule that implemented the policy from the Federal Register in August 2011. What Trump should do instead of whine is to try and get that re-instated. It's unclear if so-called "comedy" shows were covered in the Fairness Doctrine. It required broadcasters to devote some of their airtime to discussing controversial matters of public interest, and to air contrasting views regarding those matters. Stations were given wide latitude as to how to provide contrasting views: It could be done through news segments, public affairs shows, or editorials. The doctrine did not require equal time for opposing views but required that contrasting viewpoints be presented. I agree with Trump that the MSM networks are adamantly against him - but his demand is not the right way to go about making the networks more balanced. His constant whining about it simply makes him appear undignified and petty.
But He Fights. Trump's objective may be merely to call out the SNL crew and media bias in general and to create a little Twitter shitstorm about it between Left and Right with Big Media caught in the middle. There's good reason to think this is his motivation since he undoubtedly has good lawyers at the WH and DOJ who will tell him that he can't win in court. His objective might also be to set the stage to exclude NBC, for instance, from the WH press pool or to instruct his press secretary to take almost no questions from any NBC reporter or to maybe demote them from the front rows of the press briefing room to the back row, as Tony Snow once did to Helen Thomas (which largely ended her prominence before her career came to an abrupt end over some minor antisemitic comment she made after she was demoted from the WH press pool's front row). A president doesn't have to win in court to score a victory in rallying public opinion or manipulating elements of the libmedia. Isn't it a little too late to worry about that? LOL
But He Fights. You believe that his tweeting every inane thought that pops into his head is "fighting"? Twitter is for teenagers and millenials - Trump only makes himself appear childish with these twitterized diatribes. No one over 25 should be on twitter.
But is it effective in rallying his supporters, in intimidating libmedia, in changing the debate over him to one about how libmedia treats him? Trump may be more accurately assessing his own political strategy than you are. I don't disagree with you. I just think Trump is more media-savvy than he is given credit for. No doubt, a lot of his Tweeting is just inane or embarrassing to hear. But just because you and I are couple of conventional GOP snobs doesn't mean that it isn't effective media strategy for Trump with indy voters or others that Trump needs to win in 2020. Keep in mind that hateful PR slogan that is notorious in NYC: there is no such thing as bad press. Trump exploits this marketing principle like a master of public relations. He misses as much as he hits but his wins score much higher with Trump's key demographics than any of his misses. So such a strategy could pay off for him. After all, how many Republicans or conservative-leaning Republicans will decide to vote for a Dem in 2020 because of yet another shitstorm started by the Tweeter-In-Chief? Just about zero. Trump is crazy like a fox on media strategy. It's how he got where he is.
I've got two words to say about that, President Beto.
Even the Dims are dishing out on Beto in a major way. He'll have big problems. As with many of these contests, you have to ask if what they are really running for is a shot at being the VP candidate. For candidates young enough, that can give them a shot later at running for prez. Like GWB running as Reagan's running mate or Gore coming within a hair's breadth of winning in 2000 or Hitlery almost winning in 2016. VP has often been a path to the nomination in the modern era, even though GHW Bush was the first VP elected later as prez in about 150 years. But since then, VP has been a good stepping stone to getting a presidential nomination. Others who may be running for VP are figures like Corey Booker (a good running mate for Warren or Sanders or Beto). Kamala Harris would like the top billing but she might also consider a VP slot if offered. The same can be said for a number of these Dem VP candidates, some from states like Florida or Ohio or WI/MI/MN (Klobuchar, etc.). But Beto's stock has really taken a nosedive. That stuff he wrote about running down children, his drunk driving record, his status as a white man of extreme privilege (his father left him a $5 million apartment complex, his mother gave him a $9 million shopping center, and he married the daughter of a Dem billionaire whose wealth is estimated at $20 billion), these are not so appealing to the Dems of 2018 (and 2020). Not the guy they are looking for. At least Biden and Sanders are not part of the 1% of the 1% which Beto clearly is. And no matter how far Left Beto might go politically, his bio weighs against him with many Dems. Beto also lacks the easy charismatic appeal to crowds that Xlinton and 0bama had. Beto makes more sense as floating himself as a VP candidate for the eventual 2020 Dem nominee than getting the nomination himself in 2020.
Donald was born with a silver spoon in his mouth too, and is also at least as obnoxious as Beto. He's got a good shot, I tell ya! The biggest ahole wins. It's the current trend in politics.
The GOP doesn't hate the rich the way the Dems do. Look at their trickle-down tax cuts over the years. Dems always against, GOPs always for. So The Donald as GOP nominee is not at all comparable to Beto as the 2020 Dem nominee. BTW, Beto's silver spoon may be bigger than Trump's. He married the only daughter of a real estate developer whose wealth was estimated by Forbes as upward of $20 billion. More recent estimates say that Beto's daddy-in-law only managed a $20 billion real estate portfolio and that his real worth was only $500 million in 2018 (Wikipedia). What is Donald really worth, his claimed $10 billion? At most? Maybe only half that in reality. Or maybe a lot less if he actually tried to liquidate into cash holdings. No way the Dems embrace a white man of such privilege in the era of AOC and Sanders and the rest of the hard Left. They'll pick him to pieces, like the media is already starting to do. He's a very rich weirdo from a very privileged background and so is his very wealthy wife. He would be wealthier than, say, John Lurch Kerry was as Dem nominee in 2004. Or McCain's wife, Cindy, who was worth over $200 million when he was GOP nominee in 2008.
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#2. To: Deckard, IbJensen (#1)
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I agree with Trump that the MSM networks are adamantly against him - but his demand is not the right way to go about making the networks more balanced.
His constant whining about it simply makes him appear undignified and petty.
#3. To: Tooconservative (#2)
I agree with Trump that the MSM networks are adamantly against him - but his demand is not the right way to go about making the networks more balanced.
#12. To: Deckard, hondo68 (#3)
You believe that his tweeting every inane thought that pops into his head is "fighting"? Twitter is for teenagers and millenials - Trump only makes himself appear childish with these twitterized diatribes.
#13. To: Tooconservative (#12)
Trump is crazy like a fox on media strategy.
#14. To: hondo68 (#13)
#15. To: Tooconservative, *2020 The Likely Suspects* (#14)
his status as a white man of extreme privilege (his father left him a $5 million apartment complex, his mother gave him a $9 million shopping center
#18. To: hondo68 (#15)
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Donald was born with a silver spoon in his mouth too, and is also at least as obnoxious as Beto.
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