tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post6648546990060509509..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: Postcard to Pennsylvania Ave.Richard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-34580469135972625202017-02-07T08:23:32.689-05:002017-02-07T08:23:32.689-05:00Postcards as Protest:
http://www.usatoday.com/stor...Postcards as Protest:<br />http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/02/07/postcards-to-bannon-critics--president-bannon-trump/97579950/<br /><br />I wonder where they got that idea?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686778189040071330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-60292009367567510572017-02-05T21:21:47.682-05:002017-02-05T21:21:47.682-05:00Excellent, thanks.Excellent, thanks.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-84097801472532208852017-02-05T21:11:07.190-05:002017-02-05T21:11:07.190-05:00I AM INI AM INAbby Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07308867435349991656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-23607025427562929432017-01-29T17:23:49.142-05:002017-01-29T17:23:49.142-05:00Thanks! This little movement should unite everyone...Thanks! This little movement should unite everyone who cares about freedom of the press.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-57767883480266421992017-01-29T17:22:18.733-05:002017-01-29T17:22:18.733-05:00I will pass out postcards at the next Tucson Type-...I will pass out postcards at the next Tucson Type-In. Solidarity!Linus Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888039677962026818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-64688549244482396412017-01-29T14:41:36.224-05:002017-01-29T14:41:36.224-05:00Great!Great!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-89347975484836142062017-01-29T02:14:16.518-05:002017-01-29T02:14:16.518-05:00Mailed my postcard today. -Citizen R.Mailed my postcard today. -Citizen R.Rolf Boonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14487399545064851235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-44892131785487390232017-01-28T19:46:46.579-05:002017-01-28T19:46:46.579-05:00The freedom of the press is one of the most sacred...The freedom of the press is one of the most sacred principles we have, as it gives the people a forum for the communication of ideas and information. I couldn't care less if the media tells the truth or not, it's their right to spin information however they want based upon the natural bias they will have, quite often due to being owned by someone with said bias. A reporter wont be a reporter very long at a firm if he doesn't write what the boss wants of him. It is the duty of the citizen to consider the information which is presented, and discern the logical truth from it. <br /><br />In conjunction with that, the desires of the government do not always align with the desires of the people. In that regard, a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has no place in attempting to restrain the flow of information. While I chalk Mr. Bannons comment to simply being a blurb by a politician that has a grudge against the general media, I will say that it will be interesting to see what the new administration will attempt to do, if anything, to curtail the ability of the media to say whatever they choose (since it's been made quite clear they don't like the media in even the slightest). <br /><br />In the end, if we allow the government even the slightest bit of power to determine what is lawfully protected under the notion of free speech and what is not, erosion of that first amendment commences.Words are Wingedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427885896085053444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-71530648569434793672017-01-28T08:33:12.336-05:002017-01-28T08:33:12.336-05:00Touché!Touché!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-49862776593950018512017-01-28T08:31:46.271-05:002017-01-28T08:31:46.271-05:00I certainly wouldn't dare to attempt matching ...I certainly wouldn't dare to attempt matching philosophical wits with this blog's author and his well-stated reply. But I'd only add this practical observation: Considering the "news" organization that Mr. Bannon recently led, he has a lot of nerve now complaining about press bias.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686778189040071330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-14108973576787430572017-01-28T08:14:33.484-05:002017-01-28T08:14:33.484-05:00Thanks, Taylor. There's certainly a lot of spi...Thanks, Taylor. There's certainly a lot of spin in the news media—and I think that perfect objectivity is only an ideal. But I would point out that "news organizations" is a very broad category including left and right, balanced and biased, professional and amateur, responsible and propagandistic. We shouldn't paint them all with the same brush. <br /><br />Furthermore, in the current context, Bannon was objecting to reporting that focuses on questions that are about as factual as they can get: How many people attended the inauguration? Was there widespread voter fraud? To say, at this moment, that the media should shut up, is to try bully everyone in the world into accepting whatever those in power want to be the case. <br /><br />At a recent political gathering in Cincinnati, I saw a sign: "Objective Truth Exists." How sad that we need to assert such a thing, but we do. The American idea is that the only chance for that truth to emerge is for all voices to be free, and to engage in debate. I hear no respect for this principle in Mr. Bannon's utterances, or in our new president's. Neither of them has the right to tell the press what it needs to do, or to decree what counts as spin.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-79923818690488001342017-01-28T07:37:44.560-05:002017-01-28T07:37:44.560-05:00I might be painting a target on my back, but here ...I might be painting a target on my back, but here goes. What I want to believe, what I hope Mr. Bannon meant, is that news organizations need to quit spinning information in an effort to shape reality. Their coverage of the election was hardly the kind of balanced reporting I want in a free society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-86613743400882290342017-01-27T21:47:17.743-05:002017-01-27T21:47:17.743-05:00Oh, yeah! Specially, considering the fact he is gi...Oh, yeah! Specially, considering the fact he is giving our crude oil, fuel and petrol to foreign enterprises abroad. Ah, and remembering his shamefuls attempts to speak English and his suppressive acts. :P<br /><br />Yes, he reminds me of Donald Duck. xDRobin Heilschild 【蓋面】https://www.blogger.com/profile/03429820251341371094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-86348771019416545172017-01-27T21:02:28.288-05:002017-01-27T21:02:28.288-05:00Ah yes, Henry Stone Grandson. I think I'd pref...Ah yes, Henry Stone Grandson. I think I'd prefer him to El Pato Donald!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-29858920707538241082017-01-27T20:47:04.910-05:002017-01-27T20:47:04.910-05:00Of course, I do! It happens that, for me, it's...Of course, I do! It happens that, for me, it's too rare, too strange, too weird seeing white Americans marching and protesting against certain government's character and what that character does and makes. It's as if white Americans were going to go Mexicans. xD<br /><br />For us, Mexicans, marching a protesting against our actual president (Henry Stone) and his foolish acts is very common. xDRobin Heilschild 【蓋面】https://www.blogger.com/profile/03429820251341371094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-5368151624527036362017-01-27T18:52:23.897-05:002017-01-27T18:52:23.897-05:00There are many white Americans actively opposed to...There are many white Americans actively opposed to Mr. Bannon and his ilk, Joshua. You just don't hear as much about us in the news. :)Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342814580471172993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-73019804190413461952017-01-27T15:38:48.283-05:002017-01-27T15:38:48.283-05:00At least certain portions of the Constitution itse...At least certain portions of the Constitution itself can fit on a postcard, and can conveniently be sent to whoever you think needs a reminder. Not just Mr. Bannon, of course.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-27535152773344070752017-01-27T15:25:03.770-05:002017-01-27T15:25:03.770-05:00(I am from Mexico) It's the first time in my w...(I am from Mexico) It's the first time in my whole, entire life that I see such a kind of activism from (white) Americans. I am amazed and astonished. Indeed, I don't know what to say you (all) this time! :DRobin Heilschild 【蓋面】https://www.blogger.com/profile/03429820251341371094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-82228417103314749472017-01-27T15:06:24.623-05:002017-01-27T15:06:24.623-05:00Yes, it does.Yes, it does.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-64573267174512380942017-01-27T15:06:16.650-05:002017-01-27T15:06:16.650-05:00Go for it!Go for it!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-3640347930781829762017-01-27T15:06:08.520-05:002017-01-27T15:06:08.520-05:00At this sad juncture in the history of US-Mexico r...At this sad juncture in the history of US-Mexico relations, I think what will be most effective is messages from US citizens who are standing up for what is right.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-49717367206960164202017-01-27T15:05:10.741-05:002017-01-27T15:05:10.741-05:00We are legion! Or at least two.We are legion! Or at least two.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-6857991982522380892017-01-27T13:56:34.785-05:002017-01-27T13:56:34.785-05:00I do not know if all my remarks about the disrega...I do not know if all my remarks about the disregard for the Constitution can fit on a postcard. Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-77412515198958460062017-01-27T13:19:33.096-05:002017-01-27T13:19:33.096-05:00Love it! "This machine kills fascists."Love it! "This machine kills fascists."Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15342814580471172993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-6276994658767026142017-01-27T12:03:09.398-05:002017-01-27T12:03:09.398-05:00Excellent, I am getting my postcards today! Excellent, I am getting my postcards today! 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