audioguru

The question here is what to think and do about public media being used for ridiculously incorrect statements. Statements that the GOP will fabricate before information is available, and not change one bit after good reliable data is available.

When foul is called and discussions of regulating misinformation are surfacing the GOP mantra becomes all about the constitution and freedom of speech.

The public, especially religiously oriented middle aged people, has been raised to believe in institutions such as the medical community and doctors, our government, and the culpability of the news media to have to provide accurate and well validated stories. If they see it on TV it has to be true or it wouldn't be there. As soon as a politician wants to invoke rhetoric like trickle down economy, drilling for more oil, or erroneous tax and financial numbers these people are geared to believe it, believe in it and back it to the hilt exactly like they back their religion.

So, if people believe public media has to be accurately presented, the information really does have to be accurate. If it's not, misrepresentation becomes fraud because those knowingly perpetrating misinformation are deceiving their people that they know how to manipulate and deceive.

Now take a politician claims he was ignorantly misrepresenting erroneous facts, okay fine, you are then too stupid and ignorant to do the job you were elected to do. Elected office is the highest trust that can be placed on people in this country. They are charged with honestly representing the best wishes of their constituents, not deceiving them into the best interests of wealthy corporations.

Misinformation needs to be stopped hard. We have a country that is rapidly dividing between a well informed side, and an irresponsibly misinformed side.

And while we are on the subject of freedom of speech, the line of disrespect and treason against the President of this country has been trashed by Republicans who are designed to balance government. Whether one party's side has a president or not it is their job to support the office and administration as their job warrants, as a working part of government and good change. Instead Republicans by blatant disrespect and criticism as a strategy support change and taking over, taking back our government. It is represented as the office of president being a hostile takeover meant to destroy the country. There is a line that when crossed should be grounds for immediate removal from office. It is treasonous to obstruct and incite taking over a legally elected administration. A minority of self labeled patriots taking over the president elected by the majority has to be dealt with, so do those politicians openly undermining an administration.