Spot on. Tara Palmeri of Politico is getting blasted for saying something obviously true.
Saagar and Krystal nail it with their commentary.
“Normal” is unethical in a country that ostensibly values vigorous use of the First Amendment.
“Normal” is Unethical in the White House Briefing Room
- Post author:Erich Vieth
- Post published:February 7, 2021
- Post category:Censorship / Communication / Debate / hypocrisy / Secrecy / Silence
- Post comments:2 Comments
Erich Vieth
Erich Vieth is an attorney focusing on civil rights (including First Amendment), consumer law litigation and appellate practice. At this website often writes about censorship, corporate news media corruption and cognitive science. He is also a working musician, artist and a writer, having founded Dangerous Intersection in 2006. Erich lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his two daughters.
It’s the biggest fear. The pendulum swings so far the other direction, that the Democrats become guilty of the very thing they claim to oppose. Add that to the new staged presidential weekly addresses and I feel manipulated.
All people in power are intensely cognizant that they need to excel at the manipulation of information, as a primary task, in order to freely exercise power. This is a thing for all Presidents, as Saagar and Kristal point out. I had the same gut feeling as Saagar–I felt his emotion in my belly–this is an issue where reality doesn’t jibe with the things children are taught in the classes about government. BTW, I look to “The Hill,” with Saagar and Kristal as one of the few places where I can get balanced and self-critical information.