Friday, October 20, 2017

John McCain first Republican to sign onto Democratic bill to make Facebook ads more transparent.

Courtesy of Politico:

Sen. John McCain has become the first Republican to sign on to a draft bill from Democrats Amy Klobuchar and Mark Warner that would increase the transparency of political advertisements on social media platforms like Facebook. 

The move, announced Wednesday, marks a win for the bill's Democratic authors, who have been working for weeks to secure GOP support. 

The proposed legislation, the Honest Ads Act, is an offshoot of the investigations into Russia's use of Facebook, Twitter and Google to influence the 2016 election. It would create federal disclosure requirements for political ads sold online — including who paid for them — so they are "covered by the same rules as ads sold on TV, radio, and satellite," according to a news release. 

"This is the first substantive bipartisan piece of legislation that’s trying to — with a very light touch, because we don’t want to slow down innovation, or restrict free speech or people’s access to the internet — to deal with the problem that we saw in 2016 in terms of foreign interference in our electoral process," Warner told reporters. 

McCain said he backed the bill “for the same reason I have been for transparency in campaign finance reform for the last 25 years." He said he didn't know if other Republicans would get on board or if GOP leadership supports the proposal.

There have been some reports that John McCain wants his final act on earth to be to sabotage Donald Trump's presidency as much as possible. 

That may well be, and it would be completely understandable given how Trump has treated McCain in the past, however it could also simply be that McCain is getting back in touch with his long dormant patriotism and wants to protect his country from future manipulations by adversarial nations determined to undermine our democracy.

36 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:17 AM

    IF we the people want to correct the problem which is fake news, liars and lousy actors than we must go further than facebook and political ads. Free Speech must not equal free to lie, cheat, harm another. Besides major sweeping improvements to FCC, FEC and several other agencies of the people we need honest employees of security systems and gov employees. Clearly there is a network of corruptions within the 50 states in various areas, elections, commissionors, sheriffs, etc. Focus on improving society and mindset instead of a shiny bandaid.

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  2. Anonymous4:36 AM

    Sorry, johnnie, I will never forgive you for unleashing the Wasilla wombat. She is your legacy, no matter how hard you try to change the subject.

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    1. Anonymous5:02 AM

      +++++++++.

      Yep, just like the media trying to cuddly-up GW's image, this shit won't fly with me. Fuckin' war hawks, the both of 'em.
      Thanks for $ara, and by proxy, dRumpf Johnnie. Still call your wife a 'cunt'? Keep tryin' your wife's $$$ might buy your way into heaven.

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    2. Unless he apologizes for unleashing Palin on us, all his legacy clean up will be tainted. While all this doing the right thing is admirable, he needs to admit to his error in judgment and beg forgiveness for the ensuing fallout. Without Palin in 2008 we never would have had Trump in 2016.

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    3. Anonymous6:47 AM

      Unless he confesses under oath why he was forced to place a useful idiot on the 07 ballot? and why he enabled a liar?

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    4. Anonymous9:47 PM

      without sarah we would not had Obama. i had deep, deep republican friends who voted for Obama because President Sarah Palin was so scary. still is.

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  3. Anonymous4:45 AM

    How about signing on to overturning Citizen United. NO money nor vote in our elections. Next sweep out ALL foreign ownership of mining, ports, infrastructure, and more. Very little property and soil owned by foreignors. It is not just facebook, it is many other areas that need attention now. The sneaky little Russian/canadian uranium one "deal" in 07 will tie to the scandal today. In little dicktater minds they sneak in by owning property and natural resources needed for some reason. Whether is be food, metals, minerals, or URANIUM to make bombs and such. Oil uranium water keeps bullies in business. Cut them off and out of this country. This is whom needs to be removed by homeland security and ice not our friends and family from heritage of south.

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    1. Anonymous5:04 AM

      While I liked your first sentence, you lost me right after that.
      And then the 'heritage of the south' crap. Really? You also say 'kith and kin', too dontcha? Maybe head back to Montana with Richard Spencer. He LOVES that shit.

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    2. Anonymous6:02 AM

      cute and sweet. no sir 5.04, nope montana nor spencer is my cup of tea. nope. I do love montana history. Yes indeed, instead of building walls we build partners. But in the case of Russia? no. Rocket J Squirrel and Bullwinkle said do not ever ever trust a red rosa russian spy that plays chess with short finger bully. Too bad 5.04 you are lost in translation.

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    3. Anonymous6:05 AM

      And spencer? a little boy that needs a huge star spangled spankin from Americans.

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    4. Anonymous6:08 AM

      south of the border. our Hispanic/mexican friends and family.

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  4. Anonymous4:47 AM

    I'm a bit disgusted by all the John McCain love now that the guy is on his last orbit around the sun.
    The guy is and always has been a sleazy man. He has always been entitled. He was bottom of his military academy class. He was reckless with planes. He was white privileged out of trouble by his daddy.
    He was the WORST of the Keating 5. He abandoned his first wife after her accident. His new rich wife actually STOLE opioids from a her own medical charity and NEVER went to jail. More white privilege. Blacks are in jail for WEED offenses for christ's sake people!
    And don't even get me started on his role in
    enabling Palin. Fake birth Palin, with a pimp husband, who absolutely PAVED the way for where we are today with Drumpf. McCAin's team scrubbing the internet about the fake birth. Fuck that. A national disgrace.
    Too little, too late John. Don't lionize this man. I hope when he is dead the truth of his role in Palin hoax comes out. People better talk freely so we can CHANGE!
    Please, no comments on how people can change at the end and that I have no compassion. I have plenty of compassion - towards those who deserve it.
    This is his karma and it took a hell of a long time to catch up with him.
    Too little speaking out too late.
    Fuck you John.

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    1. Anonymous5:06 AM

      I could not have stated it better than you just did.

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    2. Anonymous5:49 AM

      Yep, great post. Thank you.

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    3. Anonymous5:55 AM

      Ditto!!

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    4. Anonymous6:32 AM

      4:47 AM EXCELLENT!!!!

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    5. Anonymous9:42 PM

      do you have any idea what it is like to have cancer? it took my mother a year to die. chemo, surgery, radiation, a morphine pump. i rather get hit by a semi. it's hell. i hate sarah, too. i think she was chosen by some dimwit who thought she was hot."all the women who were dissapointed that Hillary lost will just love and vote for her!" the republican party knows nothing about women, and we are stuck with her blab blab, blab and nonsense. maybe we can drop her in front of a hungry polar bear. i like the fact that McCain stood up to trump, none of the other repubs did. maybe it's a case of you can't do anything to me now, pinhead!

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    6. Anonymous2:34 AM

      9:42
      uhhh yes I do know. Been a cancer nurse going on 33 years. Mother died of cancer.
      So, McCain's karma has caught up with him, like I said.

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  5. Anonymous4:51 AM

    Will he sign onto oversight on private contracts awarded of millions of tax dollars to trump cabinet members families and questionable companies? McCain must do more than sign. He must correct all the years he voted for this mess along with his fellow republicans. They have made a mess and wasted trillions of taxpayer money along with lives.

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    1. Anonymous7:52 AM

      Private contracts are for a gazillionaire's war. Very expensive.

      Trump ended ISIS, he doesn't need to kill them any longer, that is over. He does not need private contractors. It would be a waste of money. Is Trump going to pay for them with a personal check? He needs to be open and clear with the American people.
      No doubt the Russians know more about what he is up to than many Americans.

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  6. Anonymous4:56 AM

    Meanwhile, more fake news from FOX.

    Twodux

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/10/20/retired-navy-seal-praising-trump-on-fox-news-was-a-fake/?utm_term=.a396b8b6532d#comments

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    1. Anonymous7:03 AM

      Is it good for America or good for Russia?

      Fox 'News' Featured Someone Who Fabricated His SEAL Background
      http://crooksandliars.com/2017/10/once-again-fox-news-features-someone-who



      Good for Russia? Fox News Insider uses the fabricated MOH guy time after time.
      http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/05/24/medal-honor-recipient-dakota-meyer-uk-terror-attack-how-fight-isis

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  7. Anonymous5:24 AM

    BREAKING NEWS:

    THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE BULLY IS TELLING AMERICA TO STOP PICKING ON THE WORLD'S NUMBER TWO BULLY


    Rawstory-
    "Putin tells the United States it needs to stop making fun of Donald Trump"

    19 OCT 2017 AT 23:49 ET

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on U.S. citizens to stop disrespecting President Donald Trump, a trend that the Russian leader called a symptom of a poor political system in the U.S.

    https://www.rawstory.com/2017/10/putin-tells-the-united-states-it-needs-to-stop-making-fun-of-donald-trump/

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    1. Anonymous5:51 AM

      So our real president is telling us to stop picking on our faux president.

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    2. Anonymous9:26 PM

      we would have a better system if he would stay out of it.

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  8. Anonymous5:40 AM

    Putin should run for POTUS under the Republican Party banner.....

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    1. Anonymous9:25 PM

      he just might win, too. fingers in every pie......

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  9. Anonymous5:51 AM

    nope

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  10. Anonymous6:25 AM

    FREE SPEECH. Questions and answers.
    https://www.facebook.com/SgtDakotaMeyer/photos/a.366276006745580.86032.253985551307960/1661718723867962/?type=3&theater

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    1. Anonymous8:16 AM

      What is it the un-American patriots are teaching the young? Dakota is their star teacher? Own dash and be like Dakota the happy hard working father and family man with a loving wife? Join the happy military family, also you can end up like the dead in Niger. Who knew we were fighting ISIS in Niger? I thought we wiped out ISIS and that nightmare was over.

      US and Russian TEAM MATES! END OF ISIS NEARS AS FORCES SUPPORTED BY U.S. AND RUSSIA CLOSE IN ON ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND SYRIA
      http://www.newsweek.com/end-isis-near-forces-support-us-islamic-state-585260

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  11. Randall8:26 AM

    Still not my hero, McCain...
    YOU started this insanity by choosing the idiot, Sarah Palin, to be your running mate.

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    1. Anonymous11:50 AM

      Deadman walking

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    2. Anonymous9:24 PM

      i think she was chosen by some one else. he sure didn't seem to like her. i think he knew that she would ruin his run for the White House. look at it this way . sarah the bird brain from Alaska made Obama's run successful. we got a great president in exchange for putting up with the brain dead tramp. is she ever going away? maybe we could do a collection for her on the promise SHE JUST SHUTS UP. her rotten kids,too.

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  12. Anonymous9:43 AM

    FYI-LIE>
    https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-blames-rise-british-crime-islamic-terror-surprising-britain-135222126.html

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  13. Anonymous8:38 PM

    FaceBook should require any entity that purchases a political ad to identify itself. In Alaska all media outlets must show this information within the ad, print or otherwise. And if you receive a call from anyone requesting you answer questions for a survey do not do so until you determine who is paying for the survey. If the person conducting the survey refuses to answer hang up.

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  14. Anonymous9:16 PM

    Senator john McCain has his work cut out for him. i hope he is successful, and the pain you can see in his face will be over soon. a hero in many way. i was so happy to see him stop trumpcare. i think he understands that these days.

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