Obama Judge tells the President to reinstate reporters pass
Surprise, surprise - U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a decision yesterday which would grant a preliminary injunction restoring Playboy "correspondent" and CNN analyst Brian Karem's “hard pass” on the grounds that the reporter had no clear notice of the rules governing press behavior!
The audacity of the Obama appointed justices seems to be endless. Brian Karem you may recall got into a testy confrontation with former White House aide Sebastian Gorka in the Rose Garden on the day that the President announced an executive action on the citizenship count. Karem sparked the incident when he commented that the Rose Garden attendees, including conservative social media leaders, were “a group of people that are eager for demonic possession.” Not exactly what we would expect from a "journalist" reporting on a newsworthy event. Sebastian Gorka responded with what many people were probably thinking - "and you’re a journalist, right?” The scene was emblematic of the hostility the liberal media has for this President.
Radio host Sebastian Gorka, yells at Playboy reporter Brian Karem after President Donald Trump spoke about the 2020 census in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon
The strange thing about all this is that the media had been warned about acting like civilized human beings after the White House made those standards clear last November following an incident in which CNN White House reporter Jim Acosta rudely hung on to a microphone as a press aide sought to take it away.
When the White House suspended Karem for 30 days, the White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said Karem’s behavior had violated widely accepted standards of “professionalism” and “decorum”, which she noted were made clear after the Acosta incident. Evidently Judge Contreras dosen't feel the rules on how a human being should conduct themselves were clear enough. I'm not sure what the ruling does? I would think that Karem's 30 day suspension has run it's course and I'm sure the President still reserves the right to hold press conferences. If they are going to be crude partisan attacks on the White House staffers, there is really no sense in having them.
I suppose Contreras simply couldn't resist having the notch in his belt.
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Judge Contreras was nominated by Barak Obama to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in 2011. Contreras was confirmed and assumed office in 2012. In 2016 Chief Justice John Roberts appointed him to the FISA Court. He briefly presided over the Michael Flynn trial before being recused from the case.
The President is part of the topic, but comments which do nothing more than call the President names will be deleted.
That's why Trump needs 4 more years to purge our nation of everything Obama.
Anyone know what courts conservatives ran to when they wanted to contest one of Obama EO's?
Good point!
This President has made some progress. A second term would insure that it was he who changed the trajectory of America.
bwah ha ha, tough shit. conservatives hate the 1st amendment and gorka is a fucking nazi sympathizer.
Oh let's not generalize!
Where's the generalization???? It's the truth. To conservatives/republicans/faux christians the 1st amendment only applies to them
meh, I'm used to being censored by texas teabags when the ass-licking trumpster seeds go sideways.
Good for the Judge, he made the right call.
Sorry LIB - the "honorable" judge doesn't know his butt from a hole in the ground.
Technically, the only "judges" that the WH has to listen too are SCOTUS. The other "judges" don't have jurisdiction over the WH - not even the DC judge.
This is wrong in so many ways. You feel then that if SCOTUS chooses not to hear a case, the Whitehouse can ignore the lower court's ruling???
And what exactly are you an expert on? It is it, "1st Warrior" on "butts", or, "a hole in the ground?"
Good judges, not those appointed by President Trump, make fair decisions based on the law.
Trump's appointees are there to protect "the Donald" from legal consequences.
Prove it!
William Barr's "summary" of Mueller's report is proof. His summary was so far off from the report's conclusion, that Mueller himself had to clarify the facts.
First of all you don't seem to know the difference between a DA and a Judge. Second the summary was fair & factual despite what Weissmann & co thought.
His resume after he had the job?
Read your own comments, you are talking about Trump's appointees.
Or are you trying to move the goalposts again?
Barr stated that the report "exonerated" Trump of collusion and obstruction, while the report specifically stated that it "did not exonerate" Trump. Barr's statement was an obvious lie to try and protect Trump.
So what? Every President gets to appoint the AG!
Or are you trying to move the goalposts again?
In other words you can't prove your ridiculous claim!
Barr stated that the report "exonerated" Trump of collusion and obstruction
Exonerate was Weissmann's word. The report either call for an indictment or it dosent. The shit that Weissmann put in for a democratic House to use was further proof of how fraudulent that bull shit investigation was!
while the report specifically stated that it "did not exonerate" Trump
Prosecutors DON"T EXONERATE!!!!!
Don't make claims you can't prove!
How can one say BS to your continuous Sarcastic postings that some, including you, think make sense???
IDEALLY, all judges are supposed to make fair, judicial decisions based on the law. But, we have seen many of those judges who utilized a scanted version of "based on the law" in which their decisions were totally contrary to the laws and their intents.
This judge, IMHO, is that that realm.
"on the grounds that the reporter had no clear notice of the rules governing press behavior!"
How long has CNN analyst Brian Karem …… been an editor/analyst/Reporter/Journalist ?
I hear he started in the reporting business in '83, so I guess the judge just decided that Karem was ….. JUST PLAIN "STUPID", and did not have any culpability in what he did, due to IGNORANCE !
One would expect Karem's parents would have taught him common decency as a child?
These days....NO REPORTER is "RESPONSIBLE" for their own Idiotic actions. Seems a "Judge" will make sure of that.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the following:
"Injunctions that prohibit the Executive Branch from applying a law or policy against anyone…have become increasingly common. District courts, including the one here, have begun imposing universal injunctions without considering their authority to grant such sweeping relief. These injunctions are beginning to take a toll on the federal court system—preventing legal questions from percolating through the federal courts, encouraging forum shopping, and making every case a national emergency for the courts and for the Executive Branch.
I am skeptical that district courts have the authority to enter universal injunctions. These injunctions did not emerge until a century and a half after the founding. And they appear to be inconsistent with longstanding limits on equitable relief and the power of Article III courts. If their popularity continues, this Court must address their legality . "
Thanks Vic - supports what I said above.
I would love to have seen how the right wing would have reacted if it were a Fox reporter trying to ask questions of Obama and then had an Obama aide try and rip the microphone away from them. I have no doubt the one being called "rude" would not have been the reporter trying to "hang on" to the mic.
As I recall Obama once tried to ban Fox News. I don't ever recall hostility at an Obama press conference, do you?
(You can try and look it up. I'll wait)
"The Democratic president did more than complain. His administration at times took action against the cable network."
And, he also quit having press conferences for a long while.
The "Easy" way "OUT".
Great discussion. Conclusion: Justice Clarence Thomas was right the liberal judges obstruction and it must be addresses legally by the SCOTUS.
Good night all