Sen. Leahy speech on worldwide press freedom 2018

[xyz]

It's not only about the US, but it does go into Trump's attacks on journalists. It's about the state of journalism in the whole world today.

He says America should protect press freedom, I agree, as it is in the Bill of Rights.

 

[WillowTree]

So the press can attack Trump 24/7 but Trump cannot fight back? Why ezzzactly?

 

[WillowTree]

Leahy’s is trying to take trump’s free speech away!

 

[Oddball]

This is the same fossilized statist asshole who rationalized his vote in favor of the grossly unpatriotic Patriot Act, by invoking the Franklin quote admonishing against doing what he just did.

A one-way helicopter ride is too good for that creepy skid mark.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

The Press is supposed to be the watchdog for the citizens.
But the American Press is the guard-dog for the Corrupt Democratic Party.
Leahy never complained when Obammy used the NSA to spy on reporters.
CNN and MSNBC..... just cultivate left wing hate and spread dumb liberal lies.
Trump has a valid point about Press bias.
Press bias is threat to democracy.
After observing Leahy for decades it has become obvious that he's just a typical angry anti-wasp bigot Democrat.

 

[DGS49]

Here's the thing: The essence of "Freedom of the Press" is the freedom to criticize the Government, and high-level government officials, without fear of official reprisals (e.g., being killed, injured, or sent to prison). Any American journalist who states that s/he thinks American freedom of the press is in danger is so out of touch with reality as to be dysfunctional.

Many media outlets do NOTHING BUT criticize the President...and they feel THREATENED when he complains about it?

Un.

Fucking.

Believable.

 

[WillowTree]

The Democrats had this reporter imprisoned!


Reporter jailed for refusal to name leak source