Make No Mistake, Risen Case Is a Direct Attack on the Press

[msanthrope]

16. As one of the site's identified paid shills (tm) I get paid piecework, not hourly.

Seriously, I wish this counted as billable hours, because I am in my typical summer employment lull.

Yes--some jurisdictions offer varying levels of journalistic shield--remember, the Constitution is a floor, only, when it comes to civil rights. The states may and can grant their citizens greater protections. This is why it is so important for people to vote in very single election--those most responsible for your rights are often your local electors.

We have protected confidentiality--spouses (to a limit) clergy, doctors, shrinks, and of course, attorneys. Personally, I think extending that type of confidentiality to reporters is bad news because of the fluid medium of journalism.

Obama can't fucking win. He just can't with either the far left, or the far right.