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December 7, 2009
Senate Moves to Protect Establishment Media
Posted by Dave Blount at December 7, 2009 7:20 AM
In light of the James O'Keefe/Hannah Giles ACORN exposés, you knew it was only a matter of time before Democrats started to put the squeeze on citizen journalism. Here it comes:
The Senate is currently considering a new press shield law sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter, D-Pa. The bill would "maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media." Except that Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Cal., and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., want to ensure that any new journalistic protections would only apply to professional journalists and not regular citizens.
Thus the New York Times and the leftist crooks running DC can continue to scratch each other's backs, while anyone who isn't a charter member of the Establishment gets the shaft. Even moonbat blogs are outraged, but at this point, Big Government seems to realize that if we were going to rebel, we'd already be doing it.
On tips from Anonymous Countermoonbat and Rod of Daytona Beach, FL.
