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2005-11-17 Home Front: WoT

Judge Finds Post WaPo Reporter in Contempt

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Posted by Steve White 2005-11-17 11:15|| || Front Page|| [11127 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bob! Help me Bob!

Posted by Walter Pincus 2005-11-17 11:31|| 2005-11-17 11:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

Posted by Walter Pincus 2005-11-17 12:04|| 2005-11-17 12:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Sorry, Walt. I don't seemed to recollect knowing you.

Posted by Bob Woodward 2005-11-17 12:06|| 2005-11-17 12:06|| Front Page Top

#4 "The transcendent importance of a free press is that reporters can report the news and express opinions without fear of government oppression or interference," Collyer wrote. "The right to keep confidential an anonymous source is not 'transcendent' in the same sense; this is clear because the privilege is qualified even under the stirring language of the Constitution."

Weirdest thing. I can't find ANY language in the Constitution -- stirring or otherwise -- that grants journalists any privileges at all.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-17 12:08|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-17 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Or filibusters or privacy or...

Posted by .com 2005-11-17 12:16|| 2005-11-17 12:16|| Front Page Top

#6 Ultimately the Constitution is suppose the protect the life and liberty of the individual citizen. When the pursuit of profits by rich entertainment media corporations trash the rights of the individual to his fundamental protection of a fair trial and due process as specifically written in that Constitution, its time those who played hot and fast over those rights pay the piper. They appear to miss out on who really was the 'victim' here. And it ain't the reporters.

Posted by Snineper Hupereck1825 2005-11-17 12:23|| 2005-11-17 12:23|| Front Page Top

#7 So, he is protecting a source in re: a Chinese spy, and will spend jail time for not talking...

He should reconsider...

If the situation was reversed...

Chinese Punishment : Bullet to the back of the head in the middle of a packed soccer stadium.

He is lucky he is here...

US Punishment : Cozy cell. 3-meals a day. Friendly 300-lb "Bubba" ready & willing to give him a daily "massage".

So, he should consider talking anyway...

Posted by BigEd 2005-11-17 15:04|| 2005-11-17 15:04|| Front Page Top

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