President Trump Calls for Canceling AT&T DirecTV After Newsmax Dropped

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  1. cd8ed

    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I would love to see him run in 2024 and maybe even 2028 — after that point I think there will be enough gen y & z to finally silence the BS.
     
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    yeah, we’ve had enough insanity from the left side of the table lately. Maybe if the pubs and independent folks find some happy middle ground we can move forward and knock off the childishness we’ve seeing now.
     
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    I don't watch Newsmax so I don't see the need to cancel DirectTV. IMHO, it's AT&T's choice, but people who are inconvenienced by their decision should make their voices known, and cancelling a service has always been an effective way of doing it. I don't see anything wrong with what Trump suggests. I remember when the House Democrats lobbied to cancel, NewsMax. OANN and even Fox News stating that they were a destabilizing threat to America.

    There's that double standard again. Cancel Culture for House Democrats but not for Trump.
     
  4. XXJefferson#51

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    And AT&T has acted by canceling OAN and NewsMax on their behalf as they asked
     
  5. cd8ed

    cd8ed Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I really don’t have anything polite to say if you believe the Republican Party — the one that plasters memes and bumper sticker slogans everywhere — isn’t the childish one.

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    Oh, but that was OKAY... We can cut their double standard with a dull butter knife. :lol:
     
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    They are not inconvenienced if they have a smart phone. They will download the app and get the news that way or visit them on the world wide web.
     
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    Aren't OANN and Newsmax facing multi-billion dollar lawsuits? That's typically not someone companies want to get involved with.
     
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    Who lobbied to “cancel” those entities? What does that even mean?
     
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    I am over Trump, he is a ****ing loser but no one should be silenced
     
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    Just what I said. The House Democrats. Google it.
     
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    Should other cable companies be forced to carry NewsMax? Should we start treating them as public utilities?
     
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    That sounds really made up
     
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    Anyone who carries MSNBC, shouldn’t have a problem with Newsmax.
    Property owners can disallow the installation of a Direct TV antenna on their buildings/property.
     
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    Well, maybe a profit driven business is able to make a profit with MSNBC. The three viewers of Newsmax don’t make it seem like it would bring in advertising dollars
     
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    Not to make an argument for leftists here, but Bloomberg was dropped from DirecTV about a year ago due to contract disputes. I was livid! It was off for a month or so then they came to an agreement. Hopefully newsmax comes back.

    You see leftists. That is called honesty without partisan bullshit and obfuscation.
     
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    NewsMax is also free on their website. Why pay for something when people get it for free on the channel's own website?
     
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    I am going to guess most Newsmax viewers are still on dial-up
     
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    Conservatives are going to do battle with the well known-to-be-liberal bastion of [checks notes] AT&T?
    Mercy!
     
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    Not every pub is a far right nut job. But there’s very few rational dems out there in office.
     
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    I disagree — so does most polling and data analytics showing how partisan each side has gotten.

    Let’s see how voters feel in the next few elections
     
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    :truce:Yes, I accept your concession.
     

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