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Originally posted by sgtclub
I think you are being somewhat naieve.
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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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And if he attempted to pressure Novak, there would be an uprising from the 1st Amendment supporters (including me).
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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.
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said the White House was "stupid" to fan the story, but you didn't say anything about the First Amendment.
