Mon, 02/15/2010 - 11:47am — lambert
My goodness, I don't have any idea -- other than that they're following the administration's lead -- but that's what they're doing. Check these screen dumps:
1. Do the entry:
2. Submit the comment. Nada!
3. Test another URL:
4. It works!
So, links to http://pnhp.org are being censored. Why? Hey, try it for yourself!
NOTE Big hat tip to DCBlogger for finding this.
UPDATE Think Progress boss John Podesta thinks the American political system "sucks". Via Bowers. Thanks to both of you for your help making the system what it is!
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They're dirty.
As in, compromised by a hidden agenda. (Isn't that what cops say of crooked cops?)
Anybody got Podesta's email?
I fired this off to:
So we'll see what comes of it.
I'd like to mail Podesta, just in case there's a policy issue involved here, but his email address isn't on the site. Readers?
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi
A little history
In the 1950s, the CI lying A ran an operation called "Operation Mockingbird." Totally against the law, their charter and any known presidential memos. Paid "news" paper reporters and commentators to flat lie about the CI lying A involvement in some truly screwed up operations. Paid big time authors to write books favorable to the US and it's government, somewhere between 500 and 1500 books.
This is all documented wholly and precisely by the documents that the Church commission in the 1970s could get their hands on from the executive and legislative branches, with some CI lying A little stuff added in. The FB lying I had a field day.
"Deep Throat" who gave the Watergate breakin story to the Washington Post and ratted out Richard Nixon for taping all of his Whitehouse conversations was an FB lying I agent.
Woodward and Bernstein got a wrapped package, they were not investigative reporters, they were stenographers.
If you think that big blog commentators are not susceptible to a little cash incentive, you have a much higher trust than I do of anyone. Go find the big black conservative radio commentator that received something like $400,000 in cash to support the criminals' wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Self exile
Any possibility there's an innocent explanation? n/t
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Well, carelessness of some sort...
But that would mean to me that management isn't checking the blacklist (whether they manage it internally, or outsource it). But when Kos goes through, and HCAN goes through, and PNHP doesn't... WTF
? Which is why I ask the question, "Why?"
Anyhow, they've got mail now that will allow them to rectify the situation. Hopefully, they'll act on it. (And, as I point out, it's not like we don't have precedent for this sprt of thing.)
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi
seems unlikely
HCAN't's links for thru.
I tried as well.
Tried to link Healthcare-NOW's website. Still in moderation since last night.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Can you try again and take some screen dumps?
Just like I did?
One single payer site censored could be an accident. Two? That looks more like a trend.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi
Sure, but not now.
I'm at school at the moment. I'll do it when I get home a little later this afternoon.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
posted comment 12/15 @1342...am still being "moderated"
here's the link (hope it works)..going nitey: http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/02/13/anthem-hikes/
"Rule number one: pay attention"-Ded Bob
i didn't find contact info for podesta
but there's an email address for faiz shakir here. shakir and igor volsky [the wonk room's health care blogger] are the co-authors of howard dean's book on health care reform.
co-authors eh?
well well well
Yup, Healthcare-NOW! also being censored (or moderated anyway)
I did not put in corrente's url just in case they are censoring that (why would they? :>) and I only put in one link, just in case multiple links trigger moderation:
Type in my comment. Very innocuous and informative, no?
Then hit preview:
Then submit my comment and get put in moderation:
I'm waiting for a reasonable explanation. But if one isn't forthcoming, I just may turn into the Incredible Hulk.
We can't afford not to have single-payer!
I'm tempted to try other single-payer advocacy sites
But I'm tired, and have other work that needs doing, and it's occurred to me that their "excuse" may be that the comments are OT to the post, so I'd like to craft something that couldn't possibly be considered OT or else search for another post to comment on, but I'm too bored, annoyed, and busy to do that now.
But if anyone else wants to try, how about Labor for Single Payer? Just for one. Big conference coming up in March.
We can't afford not to have single-payer!
wonkroom's let our comments out of moderation
some of them, anyway. Is this all of them, folks?
No explanation (that I have found) of why they were put there to begin with.
CORRENTE POWER! (hee hee)
We can't afford not to have single-payer!
Heh
Any explanation?
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi
my pnhp link hasn't made it out yet
but then, i didn't even get a warning message that it was in moderation, it just plain disappeared into the ether when i clicked on submit comment. the cna/nnoc link went through without any moderation at all.
One wonders how we can overcome the blackout on single-payer.
Since the access bloggers are the ones who get invited to the talk shows while we don't, how can we change that? Who among us can get on the air and present the case that what the American people really want, single-payer, is being deliberately swept under the rug by the very activists who are supposed to be fighting for it on America's behalf?
Another example of single payer censorship
Apple.
Forgot about that one.
First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Mahatma Gandhi