Friday, October 23, 2009

Fox News and the Freedom of the Press

Whether you like Fox News, and agree with their commentators, or not...you have to be worried about the Obama White House's attempts to shut Fox out because they run stories opposing the President. Even the other news outlets in the White House pool think they have gone too far.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/23/white-house-loses-bid-exclude-fox-news-pay-czar-interview/

Using the power of the Executive Branch to exclude press that questions the President or his policies and to "suggest" that other news organizations also shun them is an assult on the First Ammendment.