OUTRAGEOUS – OVERNIGHT:  The lack of respect by public officials for the glorious freedoms of this country is becoming alarming.  Weren't these people elected to do something else?  From Daily Mail: 

Two Democratic lawmakers sent letters Monday to a dozen cable, satellite and video streaming companies, including Amazon and Hulu, urging them to drop right-leaning news networks they claim pushed 'misinformation' in the 2020 election.

Representatives Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerny, both of whom represent California and sit on the Energy and Commerce Committee, claim it's the responsibility of these companies to address media outlets 'disseminating misinformation to millions' through their airwaves.

In the letters, Eshoo and McNerny accuse the right-leaning outlets Fox News, One America News Network (OANN) and Newsmax of serving as 'misinformation rumor mills and conspiracy theory hotbeds that produce content that leads to real harm.'

Recipients of the letter include Alphabet – the parent company of Google – AT&T, Verizon, Roku, Hulu, Amazon, Apple, Comcast, Charter Communications, DISH and Altice.

In the text of the letter, the California lawmakers claim these cable, streaming and satellite companies played 'a major role in the spread of dangerous misinformation that enabled the insurrection of January 6th and hinders our public health response to the current pandemic.'

The companies have so-far declined to comment or did not respond to messages seeking comment.
Specifically, the letter states that the three aforementioned outlets 'aired misinformation about the November 2020 elections.'

COMMENT:  How sick.  It is becoming clear that an important part of the "woke" movement does not believe in true freedom, only freedom for itself.  Ronald Reagan warned that we're only a generation away from losing our liberties.  Are we in the generation now?  I hope we're not, and I still believe we have a core population that values America and its history, and will not let the country down.  But hopes and beliefs may not turn into reality.  The continued existence of the United States of America is not guaranteed by contract or written in stone.  Two of our most important institutions – our press and our educational system – are already in a state of collapse.  One of our two major political parties is slipping toward socialism, or worse.

February 22, 2021