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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mao II who wrote (83845)	11/21/2000 5:33:25 PM
From: swisstrader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Precisely right...you can talk in a derogatory fashion about blacks, you can say sexist things about women, you can use vulgarity and libel, but don't dare have an opposing view.

To: Mao II who wrote (83845)	11/21/2000 5:40:56 PM
From: Broken_Clock	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Here is a good example of Clintin/Gore free speech prevention. nationalreview.com 11/21/00 3:45 p.m. An Open Letter to the Blumenthal 25 Advice to those who are about to face interrogation. By Michael Ledeen Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal has called a number of prominent conservatives to testify in his libel suit against cyberjournalist Matt Drudge. In this open letter, Michael Ledeen tells those facing interrogation what they can expect. ear Friends, I thought you might be wondering what Sidney Blumenthal has in mind by calling you to testify in his libel suit against Matt Drudge, and since Barbara and I have already been through it, our experiences will help you prepare. As usual with the bizarre folks that work in the Clinton/Clinton/Gore White House, their announced intentions have very little to do with their real schemes. Yes, you will be asked whether you know the source of Drudge's short-lived story that Sidney beat his wife, but that doesn't take long to answer (we didn't know anything at all about it), and you should expect several more hours of questioning. These subsequent questions will have to do with you, your family, your friends, your associates, and, if you have written or broadcast anything, with your opinions. Remember when Sidney stood on the courthouse steps during the Starr grand-jury investigation into Clinton's lies about Monica? Sidney falsely accused the Starr people of asking him about his conversations with journalists. He piously declaimed that he would never have believed, in this country that so values freedom of the press, that he would be asked about such things. He wasn't. But he's going to ask you about your conversations with journalists (no doubt some of you are on the list of 25 because we "outed" you as journalists with whom we had spoken). And he'll be asking you about anything you ever wrote or said critical of Sidney (with me, he tried to deconstruct the word "consigliere," since I had suggested that Sidney was one of Clinton's consiglieri), as well as your secret thoughts about Sidney. We were both asked if we hated him; I was asked if I thought he was qualified for his White House position (I don't want to put words in your mouth, but my own view is that Sidney is superbly qualified to work for the Clintons). You might wonder why he asks all these outrageous questions. I think he sees this as an opportunity to fill in the details of his favorite fantasy: the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy. You and I know that it's madness, but he really believes it (not for nothing do his cohorts call him "Grassy Knoll Blumenthal"), and you've made his suspect list. That's why he wants to know whom you talk to. Technically, of course, it won't be Sidney himself, it will be his legal mouthpiece, an attorney from Baltimore named McDaniel (although Sidney and his wife were both present for our depositions, and Sidney passed little scribbles to his lawyer from time to time). McDaniel is one of those attorneys who thinks that you can be shaken and intimidated by the asking of nasty questions in an aggressive manner. McDaniel's going to make you as uncomfortable as he can; he wouldn't let Barbara get a glass of water when she got thirsty. Think of it as an opportunity to show the American people what sort of frauds work in the White House nowadays. Sidney poses as a defender of free and open journalism, but his actions show he's just the opposite. I'd be grateful if you all insist that the depositions be open to the public (he refused when we requested it). If he says no, then ask that a pool reporter be permitted to attend (he refused that one, too; hell, he wouldn't even let our children in the room). It's important to get him to respond to these elementary requests. And when you're done, do what we did: Get the transcript from the court stenographer, and post it on the Net. Sidney doesn't want everyone to know what he's really up to; he demanded that the judge forbid any future posting. Don't let him get away with it. Last time I checked the First Amendment was still on the books. Good luck, Michael