Dear Keith: Getting up-to-the-minute news on a broad range of important topics is a media ideal seldom met. Fox News does an excellent job of covering the “consensus” important news that is in general discussion throughout the media. But the latitude of topics covered is usually better in the scroll of news shown at the bottom of the screen. Shepard Smith spent nearly two hours covering that helium balloon blowing in the Colorado wind that could have been holding a young boy. Fox News interviewed Representative Ron Paul and his son, Dr. Rand Paul, a senatorial candidate, about health care reform and philosophical issues. Ron decried that any congressman needs to become a “half Democrat” in order to appeal to the voters. And he said that “third party” candidates have little chance of winning, let alone being included in the discussions and debates.
Ron Paul would have had an excellent chance of becoming President if he had said to-hell with Congress and embraced the necessity of our ratifying a New Constitution—as I explained to him in emails. Unfortunately, Ron has been neutered by the pomp and circumstance in Washington. He’s probably even looking forward to having his son elected to Congress, even though the Senate, prima facie, is the anti- thesis of the democratic ideals and principles of fair play that caused the USA to be formed in the first place. Fox News is impotent, because it “sees” the serious problems and does nothing about them. Suppose that an asteroid is determined to crash into the USA within, say, the next month. Fox would dutifully cover the ineffectual plans coming from Washington and our military establishment. But Fox would be unlikely to cover the ideas of an independent scientist who had pondered a solution to this same problem years ago, and now only needs to have his ideas be heard. There is such a thing as fiduciary responsibility. It used to be that in order to have broadcast licenses renewed that stations had to show that their news coverage is good or excellent, and that their commitment to the public welfare is evident in their programming. The general public would be invited to send in comments to be considered in the FCC reviews. My New Constitution includes important constraints regarding how the media can go about its business in the future. Those in the media, particularly, should read the following expanded 1st Amendment: “… 1st Amendment: No law shall be made regarding the establishment of peaceable religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, but government, its campaigns, processes, slogans, and disbursements shall be secular. No law nor private or civil action shall abridge: the freedom of speech; the freedom of a fair and pro-democracy press or other medium; the right of People to peaceably assemble; and the right of any Citizen or group to petition government or any of its branches or departments for redress of grievances. Citizens so petitioning government shall receive appropriate, relevant, timely, comprehensive, helpful and just responses from proper authorities who have thoroughly read, understood, and addressed each salient aspect of the grievances or requests for directions or clarifications. Failure to so respond to a rightful petition for redress of a grievance shall, on a single provable instance, terminate the apt one’s employment, especially those in management or public office—including judges and justices—who ignore, frustrate or give the run-around to any competent Citizen who has been diligent in having a grievance properly addressed, or in having his or her civil rights fully upheld. No judge or justice shall presume that by performing the above required duties, that they in any way might be compromising their objectivity or fairness in court; justice be not “blind”, but well informed. Freedom of the press or other medium mandates that there be reasonable truthfulness in reporting. Wanton distortion of the truth, or deliberate omission of the truth—except in cases of obvious fiction or satire—is prohibited. Stating or implying that a particular news medium has a collective voice (we) or position on any issue is prohibited, as for example via: anonymous editorials; regularly occurring accompanying comments; commentary programs financed by, or ideologically screened by, the same news medium; editorials named as being authored by management; editorial comments by others that are in any way ideologically censored, omitted or screened; or by comments occurring at specific times or designated locations that most would come to associate with the management of that medium, even if such are innocuous. No medium shall be a forum for promoting the ideology of its management or owners, nor shall they employ anyone who uses such job to hawk their personal political preferences—at risk of lose of license or closure of the business. Flagrantly editing news to promote the ideology of management is a felony. No medium shall analyze, assess, summarize, or make subjective judgments about any pending election or referendum. Nor shall they invite others outside of the media to do so. But factual, thorough coverage of the candidates or referenda issues—on an as occurs basis—is allowed, provided there are no comments, nor actions, as above, and provided the same unbiased coverage is given to all of the candidates or to all of the referenda issues. It shall be a 10 year felony to repress truthful news reporting in any medium by threatening legal action. No medium can be sued for libel for presenting material authored by others, but if a person is harmed by the medium’s content, they shall be allowed to reply—without editing—in that medium. Each medium shall respond to breaking news without considering the response of any other medium. Injuries due to improper news coverage or non coverage shall not be excused by the media response. A medium reporting on government shall do so thoroughly, objectively, and with detachment— being neither laudatory nor critical by form, and not repressing thoughtful dissent nor its coverage. Every medium shall favor the truth over supposition, without parity nor bias. False or deceptive commercial advertising is prohibited. Deliberate use by any candidate, their staffs or election committees, of false or deceptive campaign speeches, slogans, advertisements, humor, or innuendo is a felony. No organization, nor part of the media, nor any special interest group(s) shall in any way endorse a slate of candidates for public office; flagrant violation is a felony. No medium shall display active public records without the free consent of the apt parties.” — John A. Armistead — > On Nov 8, 7:36 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello NoEinstein, > > With all due respect, FOX News is a news organization. I don't want FOX > News, or any other news organization doing anything more than what it is > that they do.....Report the news. Act as a check on government by reporting > the news, and finally, putting good looking women on as anchors. > > Again, with all due respect, (and I mean that sincerely) Jesse "The Body" > Ventura, the former "Voice Of The Tampa Bay Buccaneers"; is an idiot. > "The Body" has never, ever had a "pragmatic, independent thought" in his > lifetime, and to make matters worse, "The Body" is a "conspiratorialist"; > believing nonsensical theoretical conspiracies with no foundation. > > > > On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:14 PM, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > WHY IS FOX NEWS SO IMPOTENT? > > > As more and more thinking Americans look to Fox News for information > > on world events, it is becoming increasingly clear that Fox is more > > motivated by its increasingly high ratings than by any potential that > > such network has to help improve the world condition. High ratings > > pique the egos of Bill O'Reilly, Shawn Hannity, Glenn Beck and the > > rest of the anchors of the ‘opinion’ shows that are so offensive to > > the White House. But while this country sinks closer and closer to > > its Obama / Democrat-driven demise, Fox seems contented to just belly- > > ache about the problems, while doing not a single constructive thing > > to help allay the threats caused by our Federal Government, that’s > > clearly out-of-control. > > > A decade ago, I was already well into the writing of my New > > Constitution. Jesse Ventura was showing the sort of pragmatic, > > independent thinking that impressed me that he might be able to… take- > > on-Washington and win. So, I wrote to him explaining about my run-in > > with Strom Thurmond and how those experiences had given me important > > insights needed to know how to correct our errant government. I got > > no reply from Ventura… But I observed that in guest appearances he > > was hinting that changes are on-the-wind in Washington. > > > Always a man of candor, Jesse was a frequent guest on Larry King Live, > > and other talk shows. Probably because of his popularity, he was > > offered his own talk show. But about that same time, Jesse began > > implying that he would be seeking public office himself. One could > > easy imagine that he would spend much of his program time talking > > about his own political aspirations. The latter would be like… free > > campaign air time. So, his TV show never materialized. Though I’m > > sure that such a show would have attracted many viewers. > > > I’m mentioning the Jesse Ventura situation, because there is another > > well-known person who has a one hour weekly show on Fox, who probably > > has political aspirations, too. That man is Governor Mike Huckabee. > > Bill O’Reilly has a list of four people that he polls regarding which > > person would be the best candidate for President in 2012. At the > > start of each show, Huckabee does an excellent job of summarizing the > > failings of the Obama / Democratic administration. But his remaining > > show looses its teeth. It’s just another ‘be nice’ interview show by > > a man who doesn’t appear to wish to make-the-waves necessary to start > > positive changes. As hard as I listen, I’ve never heard a note or > > cord of sound from Huckabee’s… ‘air-guitar’. If holding that lame > > instrument in his hands appeals to would-be voters, perhaps Fox should > > fire Huckabee for campaigning on their time. Senator Robert Byrd of > > West Virginia regularly campaigned with a fiddle. But at least the > > latter instrument made sounds! > > > Shawn Hannity’s show is one of the more pro Republican. But Hannity > > is a rather shallow intellect—as is hinted by his poor understanding > > of the proofs of global warming. Apparently there have been seventeen > > years of cooler temperatures in the UK. Hannity considers such fact > > to be proof positive that global warming isn’t happening. And if the > > polar bear populations are increasing, does ‘that’ suggest that such > > species is in danger of extinction? Hannity laughs at anything that > > might show Al Gore to be wrong. But, Hannity is only showing how > > narrow-minded he is. And no glued-to-his-forehead toupee will > > legitimize his intellect. > > > Time was that Alan Colmes shared air time with Hannity. Colmes is a > > pathological Democrat who smiles, inappropriately, at every rightful > > put-down of Democrats. It would be far better to be a stupid > > Republican, like Hannity, than to be a blind and fanatical Democrat, > > like Colmes, bent on bringing down our Republic. At least Hannity has > > the economic issues correct! > > > Because Fox is headquartered in New York; NY representatives and > > senators get more air time than others. Their arguments for health > > care must either be the delusions of morons, or they are the too-often- > > repeated lies as keep streaming from the animatronic mouth of House > > Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Only Barack Obama—as in his Rose Garden speech, > > yesterday—has a higher percentage of lies per word spoken. > > > Judge Andrew Napolitano is doing a good job of filling-in for Glenn > > Beck, who is recovering from appendix surgery. Andrew should > > understand the many shortcomings of our Constitution, that too often > > require the involvement of the courts to… write our laws. He’s often > > seen in the audiences of some of Beck’s “enlighten America” shows. > > > It’s a near certainty that most, if not all, of the hosts of Fox’s > > news commentary shows know… : “That a man in SC has pinned and > > polished a New Constitution of the United States of America.” While > > Republicans reel at the unrelenting disregard by Democrats for sound > > economic principles—as well as their non responsiveness to the > > American voting public—not one person at Fox has had the wisdom to > > even mention that ratifying a new and better constitution is the > > quickest way to correct this country’s problems. Instead, there is > > this “game mentality” that Republicans will “make inroads” against > > Democrats in 2010, such that needed changes will, magically, start > > getting made. 1/3 of the Senate will be up for re election. That > > means that, at best, ten or fifteen new face senators will get > > neutered within the first 90 days, by… the rules, and the seniority, > > and the political party clearing houses. “Government is both broken > > and broke.” The only ‘repair’ is to kick out 100% of the senators, > > immediately. And to “retire” all of the existing representatives > > within four years. When the American People say “Jump!”, those in > > government should ask: “How high?”! > > > It is considered ‘news’ that a young boy might be drifting away in a > > saucer-shaped, helium balloon. But when will it ever be considered > > NEWS that a New Constitution has been written that can quickly SAVE > > the entire USA from economic and social ruin? Is there some code > > within the media that nothing POSITIVE can ever be covered as news? > > The many excerpts that I’ve given from my New Constitution should > > point out to most readers that such document is both real and > > qualified. While concerned citizens attend Washington rallies > > shouting: “Kill the bill!”, Congress keeps going its merry way. > > Instead of pleading with Congress to do anything, Congress should, > > instead, be put on notice that it is about to be neutered. > > > Readers are urged to follow the thread to link to excerpts from my New > > Constitution. The need for the latter should be evident if all > > objective Americans would simply answer the following five questions: > > > (1.) Is government responsive to the Will of the People? > > (2.) Is government honest and trustworthy? > > (3.) Does government consider who must pay the costs? > > (4.) Should lobbyists have more influence on government than… the > > People? > > (5.) Can the needed changes be made by voting-in better congressmen? > > > When most Americans can answer each of those questions with a NO, then > > the resolve will have been reached to ratify my New Constitution of > > the United States of America. Please tell your friends, relatives and > > associates that a South Carolina man has penned and polished a New > > Constitution to finally put the People at the top of the pecking-order > > in this country! — John A. Armistead — > > > On Sep 13, 10:08 am, NoEinstein <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Grass Roots Level Survival for the USA is well-hinted by the emerging > > > involvement of millions of patriotic Americans to protest the over- > > > growth of our non-responsive federal government. The unhappiness of > > > the Citizens has recently come-to-light in town hall meetings all > > > across this country. During the so-called August Recess, Democratic > > > members of Congress appeared before their constituents to try to > > > ‘sell’ Obama’s do-or-die health care reform ideas. However, the > > > People were showing up in droves to protest the sudden and mindless > > > expansion of government, and the national debt… seemingly without > > > there being any consideration being given to the will of the governed. > > > > Yesterday, 1/12/09, a rally of several hundred thousand protesting > > > Americans showed up in front of the US Capital waving their expertly > > > worded signs. They were manifesting a unity and new commitment to > > > TAKE BACK CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT from the deaf politicians! Six months > > > ago, Glenn Beck of Fox News proposed that Washington just wasn’t > > > ‘getting it’. From Beck’s suggestion that there be mass rallies has > > > come dozens of Grass Roots efforts to marshal “… all good people to > > > come to the aid of their country.” Apparently, the > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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