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Octafish

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7. Good for you. I side with Freedom of the Press.

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #6)

Fri Aug 28, 2015, 11:31 AM

Aug 2015

As I actually believe in democracy, I don't have to consider journalists the "Enemy" -- especially when they print stuff that embarrasses my government.

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You're surprised to see a directive for employees Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #6

Good for you. I side with Freedom of the Press. Octafish Aug 2015 #7

So everything should be fair game for the press, no matter what? Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #8

Sure- if the gov't isn't doing anything wrong... Hydra Aug 2015 #10

Not necessarily.... Adrahil Aug 2015 #13

Pretty much, that's their job, and we need to let them do it. bemildred Aug 2015 #12

So Glenn is reheating his own two-year-old story Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #5