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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoll: Is it time to end the White House Correspondents' Dinner?
DU that poll:
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/04/poll_is_it_time_to_end_the_whi.html
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)One evening is plenty. I had no idea this dinner ran on for days at a time.
Yes, any of them still eating should finish up dessert and skeedaddle.
Now, onto the local Kiwanis Club... shall we decide when and how they may gather for meals?
Kire
(11,087 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)The fact that it it pissed off so many GOPers and members of the press means it was spot on. If the truth offends you, by all means avoid it.
chillfactor
(7,574 posts)can't get over how may people voted yes.....had to be trumpsters.
Snake Plissken
(4,103 posts)They should have one every weekend
Exotica
(1,461 posts)I simply am astounded at how many people overall, even here, are getting the vapours over this. It must be an age thing. Nobody remotely my age my age (23) that I have talked to or seen elsewhere gives a fucking toss about Wolf's jokes in terms if it being offensive. Hell, she was too nice!
Fuck Trump, fuck any fuck who fucking enables his white nationalist arse. Fuck Sanders, she is a huge piece of shite.
unblock
(52,195 posts)all disobedience must be stamped out.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)I'm not touching it.
Bucky
(53,987 posts)I voted No. We should preserve the institutions that preserve the remains of our democracy until a loyal American is back in charge of the White House.
But I can imagine a fellow DUer disagreeing with me, and that's cool, but we'd just be cancelling out each other's vote
Ive always thought it was a stupid tradition and inconsistent with a free and press. So how am I meant to DU this poll? Jusr because this years event happened to provide a platform for criticising Trump doesnt mean that the tradition should have started in the first place.
zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)It's basically a celebration of celebrity, not journalism.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)What is the DU-acceptable position on that poll?
Kire
(11,087 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)Kire
(11,087 posts)Last edited Sat May 5, 2018, 07:19 PM - Edit history (1)
This is not 4chan.
blue cat
(2,415 posts)Nobody will even know if it still exists if there is no comedian. They should probably continue the award ceremony for scholarships and stuff but nobody will watch. They didn't have the onions to point out first amendment in their statement. They should be screaming about it at every chance just like NRA does about second amendment.
JohnnyRingo
(18,624 posts)..even when the pres is a republican. Hell yes I'll DU that poll.
One night to loosen up and laugh isn't asking much.
Old Vet
(2,001 posts)Any limiting of free speech is just another attack on freedoms of a Democracy, so absolutely no. If others don't want free speech, let them move somewhere else. Free speech , and the free press are bedrocks for our country, and without them it spirals towards corruption quickly, like its done in Russia from Putin. They don't want any accountability for their crimes against the American people.
felt this way all along.
Whatever rationales that people may have for it, the biggest thing is does is strengthen the inside the beltway, elitist mentality.
See - David Gregory doing that stupid dance with Karl Rove.
Orsino
(37,428 posts)For as long as speakers to power are telling uncomfortable truths there, and press and leaders are expected to be there, I think it does some good.
Now, that good might be outweighed by all the coziness and glad-handing among journalists and the people who are supposed to fear journalists. I dunno. Could be we have our answer in the WHCA's apparent willingness to hobble the event with some sort of equal-time apologist for abusers of power.
Next time we will elect a Dem and they will certainly have a sense of humor.
In the meantime continue to let Trump look like a turd in a punch bowl.
Sneederbunk
(14,289 posts)democratisphere
(17,235 posts)Why let drumpf destroy all traditions?! If redumbliCONs can't take a joke, f'em!