HTownAg98 said:
Yet again, you are misconstruing what I'm saying, and it's getting to the point that I'm wondering why I should even bother.
The AP does not have any special privilege to be in the AF1 or Oval Office press pools outside of what the WHCA decides. The White House has traditionally left who gets those spots up to the WHCA, and yes, the WHCA does not have any authority that exceeds the White House in that determination. The whole point of the AP's lawsuit is that they were kicked out by the White House for "clear viewpoint discrimination" according to Judge McFadden, and I'm not the only one on this thread that believes the AP was going to prevail in the pending lawsuit.
Now, you can say that the White House was wanting to grant more access to a wider pool of journalists, but I find it incredibly convenient that was decided the day after Judge McFadden fired a shot across their bow. We'll see how this all works out. I'm hoping it does, but I'm going to bet they manage to somehow screw it up.
Me not agreeing with you is not me "misconstruing" what you are saying.
I am clearly saying you are wrong on this both in facts and theory. That is my opinion of course but I have a pretty strong record of being right, so confidence is high.
To be clear, the WHCA certainly does not have authority that exceeds that of the White House. In fact, they have NO authority whatsoever.
The AP will not prevail on this. You can bookmark and check back later.
The AP is misreporting and propagating a factual error. In the United States, it is the Gulf of America. Period. That is not a "viewpoint" or being critical of policy, it is a factual error for them to keep calling it Gulf of Mexico.
Their sole reason for doing so is "Orange Man Bad". All maps, electronic and printed, all official communication, what is taught in school, and how it should be referred to in the news should follow the law of the land, which Trump renamed it Gulf of America.
The AP throwing a tantrum on the sole basis of trying to embarrass POTUS is pathetic and sophomoric. Their contention that telling them to report accurately or they will not be allowed to the "extra-special access" of the Oval / AF1 is does not, even in a land of fairy dust and unicorn rainbow farts, rise to the level of "severely impedes the public's access to independent news.
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"It is alarming that the Trump administration would punish AP for its independent journalism," Pace said in a statement. "Limiting our access to the Oval Office based on the content of AP's speech not only severely impedes the public's access to independent news, it plainly violates the First Amendment."
