Bush calls himself a first amendment guy....

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Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:19:36 -0700 (PDT)

Bush calls himself a " first amendment guy " ....

 

 

 

 

G... <g.... wrote:

 

Interesting - Bush calls himself a " first amendment guy " , but

then again everyone knows what a liar this guy is. -G

 

 

http://broadcastengineering.com/newsletters/eng_update/20050613/#

 

 

 

Bush meets with RTNDA board

 

Jun 13, 2005 8:00 AM, ENG Update e-newsletter

 

 

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President George W. Bush tells RTNDA board members that in a good

society information flows to the people. White House photo courtesy

Paul Morse.

 

 

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Proclaiming himself to be a " First Amendment guy, " President

George W. Bush articulated his view of the importance of free speech

in an open society while meeting June 1 with the board of directors of

the Radio-Television News Directors Association.

 

 

 

" A free society is where people feel free without retribution to

speak, " he told the RTNDA board in a conference room in the Old

Executive Office Building next to the White House. " A good society is

one where information flows to the people, " he said.

 

 

 

" There is a struggle between what the public should know and what

should be kept secret, particularly with regard to national security, "

he told the board. " There's some information which could damage our

ability to collect information, and that's where the real rub has been

so far from my perspective, " he said.

 

 

 

Despite the president's expressed support for First Amendment

freedoms, he declined to endorse the Free Flow of Information Act, a

bill before Congress that would protect journalists from being

compelled in federal court to disclose an unnamed source.

 

 

 

The president also acknowledged the importance of the local news

outlets during the meeting. " In all due respect to the national

`Pooh-Bahs,' " Bush said, " most people get their news from local news.

And if you're trying to influence opinion, the best way to do it is to

travel hard across the country and give the people their dues. "

 

 

 

The interview with the president was the first for an RTNDA board

of directors since 1977 when it met with President Jimmy Carter.