in passing TV : "you tube and others harassing politicians like Allen"

[Lerkfish]

Sorry I don't know which station this early a.m. as I was passing through the room and my wife was flipping through.
the gist I overheard was that they were blaming people who posted Allen's "macaca" moment as harassing and interfering with the political process.
They weren't worried about the statements themselves and what they revealed, just that they were getting caught on film and then (from the tone of the anchor) inappropriately broadcasting when the politician "messes up".

I found that an interesting angle. Its the fault of whoever catches the politician making embarrasing statements.

weird.

we are truly through the looking glass at this point.

[Elidor]

1. I'm gonna go out on a limb here

And guess that the station was Fox.

[Lerkfish]

2. could have been, I'm not going to say because I was passing through

it was a female anchor, though, and they used the example of the macaca moment and another politician who said something like "black people aren't known for their ability to swim" or something like that.

My wife was flipping by on her way to another nonnews channel, so she doesn't recall either. Sorry not to have definitive info.

[Arugula Latte]

3. How DARE regular people find our information that we don't approve of!

The pundits, the mainstream media -- they are losing power. They're pissed. It's showing. Obsolescence is nipping at their heels, and they can feel the saliva droplets hitting their ankles.

[AnnieBW]

4. Oh, Please

YouTube itself does not harass people. Individuals post things onto YouTube, and they are viewed by other individuals.