Thursday, October 10, 2013

That ALL IMPORTANT Free Speach !!

Today the AP has a very damming report

Oct 10, 10:10 AM EDT

Report: Obama brings chilling effect on journalism



Committee to Protect Journalists: https://www.cpj.org/

The AP story is copyrighted,therefore I will not post any portions.

THIS IS A WORTH THE READ


9 comments:

  1. Building his own little Pravda.ru news organisation..... for those who just have to hear the truth directly from the top with no bias journalists to put their own spin on things.... They just aren't left enough.

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    1. You Bet !

      Just in case people don't understand why his administration has hired so many " Journalists".

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  2. The link to the Committee to Protect Journalists articles is excellent,if your interested in Free Speech and Freedom of the Press.

    I think we have a real problem,” said New York Times national security reporter Scott Shane

    Ho ho....REALLY !

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    1. Two comments in the article are on point to the problem...

      "Other prosecutions followed, targeting some government employees who believed they were whistle-blowers. The administration has rejected whistle-blower claims if they do not involve "waste, fraud or abuse," according to report. So sources exposing questionable or illegal practices are considered leaks."

      "This prosecution demonstrates our deep resolve to hold accountable anyone who would violate their solemn duty to protect our nation's secrets and to prevent future, potentially devastating leaks by those who would wantonly ignore their obligations to safeguard classified information," the Justice Department said last month.

      They just don't talk to much about their solemn duty to protect and defend the constitution of the United States...... That bit is irrelevant.

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  3. From the AP article:

    Leonard Downie Jr., a former executive editor of The Washington Post, wrote the 30-page analysis entitled "The Obama Administration and the Press." The report notes President Barack Obama came into office pledging an open, transparent government after criticizing the Bush administration's secrecy, "but he has fallen short of his promise."

    "In the Obama administration's Washington, government officials are increasingly afraid to talk to the press," wrote Downie, now a journalism professor at Arizona State University. "The administration's war on leaks and other efforts to control information are the most aggressive I've seen since the Nixon administration, when I was one of the editors involved in The Washington Post's investigation of Watergate."


    So, my question is: why don't we have an open access law for the Federal Government like we have in every state? I know, the official answer is "We need to protect national security." Do we really? What do you think?

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    1. Mick The answer to you question is actually very simple,neither side wants open access. Why? Well either side can use this "National Security" excuse to hide behind,or rather cover their own asses.
      Our government would much rather keep the public in the dark as much as possible otherwise we all might get sick or fed up.

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  4. Mick.... its not just the FEDs.... ever closer to an all inclusive police state.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/11/utah-refuses-to-disclose-_n_4086224.html?1381520123

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    1. No police state as long as we can vote them out (or in ) as we see fit. However, I will point out that Florida, among others, has no recall provision,
      therefore elected officials are in for their full term unless they are convicted of a felony or die. We can't vote them out early, which may be good or bad, depending on who you ask. Many say that recall elections are too expensive. However Florida does have a voter initiative law similar to California.

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    2. Well, I would have to say then that Americans are quite happy with the governments that they have because it never ceases to amaze me just how many incumbents get re-elected while performing, what to me is a really crappy job... but then again, my priorities are different as I don't want the government to keep buying and promising things when they have no money and I don't believe in an infinitely powerful military and the debt that goes with it..... My whole theme is the debt and the constitution.... nobody except 'crazies and loonies' care about the debt... and anyone who thinks the constitution is in fact the basis for all law in this country is now somehow a terrorist or subversive....

      And... I would have to say that you have blinders on if you don't see the militarization and overreach of our government and 'law enforcement'

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