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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
SO much for the whole "restoring integrity to the White House" business. Who knew we were getting such a cynical crowd? I still think they'd put the President and the country above their own self-interest.
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I would hope they would, but this is Washington and not many do.
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It's not pressure. He's not a prosecutor.
Look, when Clarke's book came out, the White House released transcripts of background briefings that Clarke gave to the press when he was in the White House, putatively to embarrass him with contradictions, although there weren't any. I don't recall you saying that the White House was threatening the First Amendment then.* All they have to do is the same thing -- tell Clarke that the "on the background" protection is revoked.
* You said the White House was "stupid" to fan the story, but you didn't say anything about the First Amendment.
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I think you need to use a different standard when dealing with the press.
