Trump, our next president, promised to block AT&T/Time Warner merger

Post by rndgermandude » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 4:44 AM UTC

giarc wrote: post #52

JumpCrisscross wrote: post #4

> But Trump's promise to block the merger won't necessarily be fulfilled. Cop-out in the subtitle followed by thirty paragraphs of navel gazing.

My wife and I were discussing issues like this tonight. We spoke about the fact that when most politicians make promises, you can point to specific votes or speeches during non campaign times to say "Yes, it seems like he/she is really against this." With Trump though, we have no comparison, he's never served any office before. The only thing we have is campaign promises and they mean so little. So journalists probab…

Post by interpol_p » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 5:08 AM UTC

pasquinelli wrote: post #41

feelix wrote: post #32

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I'm not even pro trump, it's just an observation of overt bias.

speaking of observations of overt bias, i've noticed that any time i question what i see as overt male chauvinism here i get downvoted without any explanation. i even got hellbanned once about it. this is only something i run into here, but the only other place i really comment is jezebel.

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 5:24 AM UTC

fny wrote: post #62

fisherjeff wrote: post #53

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I have serious doubts. I think the one thing that this election has proven is that fact-checking is dead. PolitiFact rated 70% of Trump's reviewed statements as at least "mostly false" and there were basically zero consequences. The next election cycle is going to be brutal.

> there were basically zero consequences 50%+ of the country voted against him. It's up to us hold his feet to the fire and wake up the other 50%.

Post by rangibaby » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 5:28 AM UTC

tootie wrote: post #75

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I think, despite political affiliation, it's our obligation to hold him to the promises we believe in and galvanize his fired-up base to do so as well. I voted for Clinton and volunteered for the campaign, but I'll gladly push him to keep his word on this promise and the others that I believe will benefit our country.

I'm desperately hoping he breaks 90% of his promises. A media merger is the absolute least of our concerns when he's promised to end net neutrality and force companies to give up encryption keys.

Post by Bombthecat » Thu, Nov 10, 2016, 6:00 AM UTC

fny wrote: post #47

r00fus wrote: post #36

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Concur wholeheartedly. Just not very optimistic. But who knows?

If he doesn't keep his word we'll have ammo to oust him in 4 years, perhaps impeach him sooner, perhaps revise congress in 2 years. Otherwise, we get the change we want.