tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post7369065601820998412..comments2023-06-27T03:48:28.039-05:00Comments on of mule dung and ash: Why you can call the President names and get away with itMule Breathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-73931919959522071842009-09-25T09:29:30.900-05:002009-09-25T09:29:30.900-05:00I think the press should target, mercilessly, any ...<i>I think the press should target, mercilessly, any political figure who lies or otherwise betrays the public trust, regardless of which end of the political spectrum in which they reside.</i><br /><br />That certainly is the best we could hope from the media, but it has never been that way. Regardless of if we like it, the media we have today is all we likely will ever have. It is up to an Mule Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-354942466482880142009-09-25T00:45:55.841-05:002009-09-25T00:45:55.841-05:00I think the press should target, mercilessly, any ...I think the press should target, mercilessly, <i>any</i> political figure who lies or otherwise betrays the public trust, regardless of which end of the political spectrum in which they reside.<br /><br />And when there is no obvious wrongdoing to expose, then they should <i>objectively and impartially</i> report the facts of an issue, and let the readers/listeners/viewers decide.<br /><br />But Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175419709184526342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-19305302632033254602009-09-24T00:15:36.638-05:002009-09-24T00:15:36.638-05:00In the days of Rosa Parks, Montgomery was run by a...In the days of Rosa Parks, Montgomery was run by a bunch of (D)'s who were behaving badly... so the press took note and the Court took action... then Johnson poked a stick in the anthill by signing the voting rights act. Those (D)'s changed hats and continued their behavior. (R)'s have had great success in the south over the past 40 years or so.<br /><br />I suppose it is an Mule Breathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586696064321854554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7990876628413018080.post-32755248727526111662009-09-23T23:41:44.286-05:002009-09-23T23:41:44.286-05:00"an American press virile enough to publish u..."an American press virile enough to publish unpopular views on public affairs and bold enough to criticize the conduct of public officials."<br /><br />Too bad that is no longer the case. Unless of course, the pol being criticized has an (R) after their name...<br /><br />But you're right. The freedom to criticize our government is important enough that the bar for proving libel or Ambulance Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10175419709184526342noreply@blogger.com