REHEARSAL FOR THE "FAIRNESS" DOCTRINE
So an MSNBC reporter took a cheap shot at Chelsea Clinton: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8UMAS3O0&show_article=1
But she IS an adult and choosing to be part of the political discourse. The comment may have been distasteful, but is it right for the network to crack down? No. This is not the underage little girl of the Clinton era. Politics is rough and tumble, as everyone knows. She's on the campaign trail and fair game, right or wrong. This is America, after all, with First Amendment rights. Why the special reaction? Testing the waters for a broader silencing of opposing opinion? And this from the people who pride themselves in the defense of "free speech"? This is a rehearsal of worse things in the wings. If we let it happen.
But she IS an adult and choosing to be part of the political discourse. The comment may have been distasteful, but is it right for the network to crack down? No. This is not the underage little girl of the Clinton era. Politics is rough and tumble, as everyone knows. She's on the campaign trail and fair game, right or wrong. This is America, after all, with First Amendment rights. Why the special reaction? Testing the waters for a broader silencing of opposing opinion? And this from the people who pride themselves in the defense of "free speech"? This is a rehearsal of worse things in the wings. If we let it happen.
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