Talk About A Chilling Thought--FCC Might Regulate Websites For Political Content!

FCC COMMISSIONER: GOVERNMENT MAY REGULATE WEBSITES BASED ON POLITICAL CONTENT

May 7th, 2015

1ST AMENDMENT

A member of the Federal Communications Commission who previously opposed the so-called “net neutrality” regulations recently adopted by bureaucrats – and already under court challenge like too many previous related rules – says he foresees a future where rule-makers will want to regulate websites based on political content.

Comments from FCC member Ajit Pai were reported by CNS News and came from his appearance at an annual “Right Online” conference in Washington D.C.

He said the changes reclassify Internet providers as “utilities” and make them subject to all related regulations. Because of these proposed changes, Pai says the future may not be pretty.

“I could easily see this migrating over the to the direction of content… What you’re seeing now is an impulse not just to regulate the roads over which traffic goes, but the traffic itself,” Pai warned. “It is conceivable to me to see the government saying, ‘We think the Drudge Report is having a disproportionate effect on our political discourse. He doesn’t have to file anything with the FEC. The FCC doesn’t have the ability to regulate anything he says, and we want to start tamping down on websites like that.'”

Net Neutrality has been passed twice before by the FCC, and both times it was struck down by federal courts. There’s a very good chance that it will be struck down again by federal judges.

However, it’s a chilling thought to consider that the government could overrule our First Amendment rights of free speech. Do you think the latest version of “Net Neutrality” has a realistic chance of becoming law, or is it just another liberal pipe dream?

NFL Teams Had To Be Bribed With Taxpayer Dollars To Honor Military. Disgusting!

14 NFL teams took tax dollars for patriotic pregame displays

Posted by Darin Gantt on May 11, 2015, 8:12 AM EDT

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The Jets are just as patriotic as anybody else, I’m sure.

But it’s easier to wave the red, white and blue when it comes with a healthy dose of green.

According to Christopher Baxter and Jonathan Salant of NJ.com, the New Jersey Army National Guard and the Department of Defensepaid the Jets a total of $377,000 from 2011 to 2014 for the salutes and other advertising, citing federal contracts.

While the heartfelt salutes to military members seems like a win-win (good for the league’s image, high-visibility advertising for the military), the reality that it’s as much of an ad as the ones for beer and trucks does make it a bit distasteful, not to mention expensive.

According to their documents, the Defense Department has paid 14 NFL teams $5.4 million over the past four seasons for the patriotic displays.

“Those of us go to sporting events and see them honoring the heroes,” U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) said. “You get a good feeling in your heart. Then to find out they’re doing it because they’re compensated for it, it leaves you underwhelmed. It seems a little unseemly. . . .

“They realize the public believes they’re doing it as a public service or a sense of patriotism,” Flake said. “It leaves a bad taste in your mouth.”

The deals include segments saluting “Hometown Heroes,” and other advertising and marketing.

The Jets weren’t the only team accepting tax dollars in exchange for access to football, as the Falcons, Ravens, Bills, Bengals, Browns, Cowboys, Packers, Colts, Chiefs, Dolphins, Vikings, Steelers and Rams have also accepted the money.

Your money, that is.

One Person's View Of Tom Brady. Did The Punishment Fit The Crime?

Muslims Have No Problem Drawing Comics Of NON_Muslims But You Darn Better Not Draw One of Muhammad! A Bit Hypocritical?

This Cartoon 

Sums Up the 

Hypocrisy of 

Muslims Being 

Offended by 

Drawings of 

Mohammed 

PERFECTLY

Michael Cantrell
May 11, 2015 11:59 am

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Ever since the Charlie Hebdo shooting —
 and now with the incident that took place
 in Garland, Texas over a week ago — it’s
 become clear that the fastest way to make
a radical Islamist lose their mind is to draw
 a picture of the prophet Mohammed, the
founder of their religion.

People have been shot to death over these
 drawings, with angry radicals claiming they
were just so darn mad by how “offensive”
these images were, they just couldn’t help
but slaughter innocent people for their
artistic expressions.

Of course, the same courtesy and respect
Muslims demand is rarely — okay, practically
 never — extends to anyone else’s religious
beliefs or iconic figures, particularly if you’re
 a Jew or Christian.

In fact, this little cartoon here sums up the
hypocrisy perfectly.

That pretty much says it all doesn’t it?

It’s okay for angry radicals to misrepresent
and mischaracterize an entire group of people,
 but heaven forbid if someone should draw a
picture of Mohammed.

How amazing is it that these nuts don’t seem
 to see the inherent hypocrisy of their own
actions?

You truly have to be brainwashed and blinded
to reality not to see it, because buddy, it’s
glaringly obvious to anyone with a brain.

Freedom of expression is a bedrock principle
of a thriving society, and the fact Sharia law
stifles artistic endeavors is part of the reason
why societies under Islamic rule stop growing
and advancing.

Maybe one day this fact will actually sink in
and cause people to abandon this system of
oppressive laws and principles, opting for
freedom and personal responsibility instead.

Full Scale Race Riots Are Coming This Summer As Black Leaders And The Administration Keep Up The Pressure. The Difference Between What Is Coming And Ferguson And Baltimore Is That These Riots Will Be In White Neighborhoods!

ALERT: Black Muslim NBA Player Makes Chilling Announcement to Blacks Across America

In the wake of the recent protests and riots that rocked Baltimore, the conversation regarding institutional racism and oppression of black Americans has been sparked once again.

Though most decry the riots, it seems like some have tried to justify the violence, citing long-standing grievances many black Americans view as still unaddressed.

Former NBA superstar and black Muslim Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recently weighed in on the situation in Baltimore, writing an op-ed for Time magazine.

Abdul-Jabbar, like others, maintained that what happened in Baltimore is bigger than just the death of Freddie Gray or allegations of localized police brutality or negligence.

Rather, Abdul-Jabbar pointed to a litany of grievances from the black community, while making note of the history of protest, sometimes violent, that he called necessary to effect major change in this nation.

Abdul-Jabbar then seemingly warned — or threatened, depending upon one’s point of view — of protests and riots spreading across the country if these grievances aren’t properly addressed by the nation, meaning white Americans (H/T WZ).

“I suggest we all pay attention to what’s happening in Baltimore,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote, “because it’s very likely that unless the economic and injustice issues raised there are addressed in a meaningful way across the country, we will be seeing many more Baltimores throughout the election season.”

Abdul-Jabbar is not the first to suggest this, and the cynical person might think there were already plans for protests and riots in cities around the country, pointing to statements and actions from race baiters like Al Sharpton or the fact that many of the same groups involved in Ferguson have been found in Baltimore and other cities.

Could this all be part of the “fundamental transformation” that President Barack Obama has foisted upon this country, ratcheting up racial tension to bring about chaos, causing the general public to cry out to the government for a solution to a problem it helped create?

Perhaps we will find out this summer.