Democrats Censor GOP Mail

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Is this borderline chicken shit or what? ...........*** 'Frank' Democrats censor GOP mail
Jim Brown - OneNewsNow - 8/25/2009 8:00:00 AM
An Arizona congressman says liberals on the "Franking Commission" have deliberately tried to censor mail that conservative Republican House members are attempting to send out to their constituents.

Democrats on the bipartisan Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards have been blocking Republicans from sending out franked mailings to constituents that refer to the cap-and-trade bill as "cap and tax," the stimulus bill as the "so-called stimulus," and the healthcare reform bill as "socialized medicine."

Representative Trent Franks (R-Arizona) says the Franking Commission even told him to stop using the phrase "Democratic majority" in his newsletters, and to use "majority" instead.

"For instance, I can say 'the Speaker,' but I can't say 'Speaker Pelosi' because that's too inflammatory. Well, you know, I understand their problem -- they don't want people to really identify the Democratic Party with Nancy Pelosi," he notes. "But the point is, we are forced to change our vernacular and how we say things in order to comport with their attitudes and their way of believing [how] we should say it."



Another Republican member of the House, John Carter of Texas, told Human Events last month the Franking Commission informed him he could not say: "House Democrats unveiled a government-run healthcare plan" -- but instead must use: "The House majority unveiled a public option healthcare plan." That, stated Carter, is "Pelosi-speak."



According to Franks, an honest and open debate would put Democrats' agenda "in dire straits."

"Ironically, we found franked mail sent from Nancy Pelosi that has exactly the same phrases in it, only from the Democrat side when she was in the minority -- exactly the same that she never was censored for," he adds. "But now that they're in the majority, they're censoring the Republican mail."

Franks says for the first time in decades, Republicans have not been able to offer amendments to some of the most critical bills being considered. He points out that Democrats are even trying to create a rule on appropriations bills that would prevent Republicans from offering their amendments.

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Considering he only got one half of the story, I'd say yeah, Jim Brown is a chicken shit.

Guy didn't even try to cover it up by saying he "tried" to get a comment from the other side.

Piss poor reporting.

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Considering he only got one half of the story,

Half the story? The left trying to hide what they're real agenda is is what it sounds like to me.

If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck!

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Considering he only got one half of the story,

Half the story? The left trying to hide what they're real agenda is is what it sounds like to me.

So, when "Child A" comes in and says "Child B" hit him, you take him at his word and don't even ask "Child B" what happened?

Bullshit. That's Journo 101.

Look, Jim Brown works for an unabashed right wing web site. They call it "Christian" but I won't. He's not even attempting to be honest or fair in his coverage. That's chicken shit.

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Bullshit. That's Journo 101.

Hey I just call it the way I see it. The far left know that cannot sell they're bullshit for what it is so they cover it in camo and hope nobody looks really close.

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Hey I just call it the way I see it. The far left know that cannot sell they're bullshit for what it is so they cover it in camo and hope nobody looks really close.

But how do you know the story in the original post is even partly true? You're just taking it as truth because it conforms to what you want to believe, but the "article" offers zero proof of anything and only one "child" whining about others.

All Jim Brown would have to do is go to their web site to find out that most of what he claims seems like standard operating procedure and maybe contact somebody.

Took me just a few seconds to find that. WTF is Jim Brown's problem?

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Do you really think he would get an honest answer from the other side? It would be more likely denial or silence.

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You're just taking it as truth because it conforms to what you want to believe

Man, that's the pot calling the kettle black if I've ever heard it.

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From the Washington Post.. Read the last paragraph. They neither deny or remain silent, they want "compromise"?" Compromise from the left: "Shut-the-fuck-up". quote]By Ben Pershing
The partisan debate over health-care reform has trickled down into one of the more arcane corners of the House -- the committee on free mail, otherwise known as the Franking Commission.

One of the perks of being a member of Congress is that each lawmaker is allowed to send "franked" -- or free -- mail, as long as it is related to official business. Members use that ability to send newsletters and legislative updates to their constituents. To ensure that privilege is not used inappropriately, a majority of the bipartisan six-member Franking Commission must approve each piece to ensure it meets some basic guidelines. Mail is blocked only on rare occasions.

But now the commission has gotten involved in the health-care fight, prohibiting several Republican lawmakers from mailing out reproductions of a colorful, labyrinthine chart that purports to diagram Democrats' reform plan. The controversy was first reported by Roll Call.

The chart was produced by the Republican staff of the Joint Economic Committee and has become a popular visual aide on the minority side of the aisle, as the GOP attempts to convince the public that the majority's plan will be a confusing disaster. But Democrats have argued that the chart is an inaccurate representation of their health-care efforts, and for that reason, the three Democrats on the Franking Commission say the GOP can't use it in official mail. House guidelines say that in franked mail, "Comments critical of policy or legislation should not be partisan, politicized or personalized." But what about information that's inaccurate, or -- arguably -- just misleading?

"We have never before censored anybody's presentation of facts this way," Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) complained in an interview Friday.

Lungren, the top Republican on both the Franking Commission and the House Administration Committee, said the commission has never traditionally played a fact-checking role. He pointed out that Democrats this year have sent out numerous pieces of franked mail touting the number of jobs created by the economic stimulus package, and while Republicans might disagree with those numbers, they've never moved to block the mail from being sent out.

"We let those things go by, even though we don't think it's true," Lungren said, adding that he knows of at least 15 Republicans who have asked to mail out copies of the health-care chart in question. (For some context, Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) explains the chart's purpose here. Ezra Klein mocked the chart here, and includes a chart of Republicans' own health-care "plan." )

The controversy extends beyond the colorful chart. Salley Collins, a spokeswoman for House Administration panel Republicans, said GOP members were also being told by the Franking Commission that they could not refer to "government-run health care" in their mailings, and had to dub it "the public option" instead.

Democrats, led by Franking Commission Chairwoman Susan Davis (Calif.), say they are trying in good faith to negotiate a compromise with Republicans on this subject. If the impasse isn't resolved, watch for the GOP to turn up the volume on the controversy next week.

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Hey I just call it the way I see it. The far left know that cannot sell they're bullshit for what it is so they cover it in camo and hope nobody looks really close.

But how do you know the story in the original post is even partly true? You're just taking it as truth because it conforms to what you want to believe, but the "article" offers zero proof of anything and only one "child" whining about others.

All Jim Brown would have to do is go to their web site to find out that most of what he claims seems like standard operating procedure and maybe contact somebody.

Took me just a few seconds to find that. WTF is Jim Brown's problem?

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the dems want it stopped because they are being named in an unpopular way. It is not the content they are against (imo) but that the rep's are actually putting the responsible people and parties names on the information and the dem's don't want to look bad so they are sensoring.