Biden Staffer Decides First Amendment Doesn't Exist Around Gaffe-Prone Important People
Yes, disgustingly, this is an aide to the Vice President of this country acting like the Constitution goes away around Important People.
Biden gave a speech at a university, Jonathan Turley blogs:
A Biden aide proceeded to threaten a student journalist about taking pictures of Biden and [Biden staffer] Dana Rosenzweig proceeded to demand that the student delete his pictures and show her his cellphone. While the Biden office has apologized to the university, it is unclear why this staffer still has a job after such a thuggish confrontation with a journalist....It was not until a formal complaint was lodged by the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism's dean, Lucy A. Dalglish that Biden's office responded. Dalglish rightfully called the incident "pure intimidation."
Barkoff later insisted to Dalglish (still not making any public comment) that the incident was a "total miscommunication." Miscommunication? A miscommunication is sending press to the wrong bus. Forcing the deletion of photos and search a journalist's iPhone is a bit more than a miscommunication. It is an act of intimidation and abuse. So why is there no confirmation of Rosenzweig being disciplined? Even if this reporter was sitting in the non-press section, he identified himself. Moreover, I would be equally upset with citizens being treated in this fashion.
I hope the student recorded the 'miscommunication' and put it on Youtube.
nonegiven at March 17, 2013 8:47 AM
I don't care where they were sitting. If they aren't disrupting the event, and even if they are disrupting the event with a valid protest -- there is a reason why the First Amendment says:
So as soon as a VP staffer interrogates someone for "Who are you? What are you doing taking pictures? You need to delete them!" they are already off the reservation and into illegal territory.
Biden, the staffer and everyone else can go fuck off.
Jim P. at March 17, 2013 10:36 AM
Where do you think the burden of proof lies?
With those making the claim.
The pot smokes claim it sooth what ails them, they provided proof by saying it soothed what ailed them
Claim/proof
You claimed they were lying, you provided no proof
As to why there has been no momentum, lets play what if . . .
What if a company did spend billions on research created a pill and got it approved for sale. Anyone with half a brain could argue that if the pill were safe, it should be safe enough to consume the raw, unconcentrated product.
Who would buy a pill for 10/100's of dollars when you could grow your own in the flower bed?
There is no upside for the pharma corperations to invest in a product that people can grow for free and damn near no labor if they were to develop anything from it
lujlp at March 17, 2013 4:32 PM
Wrong thread, sorry
lujlp at March 17, 2013 4:33 PM
Gee, luj, good shit, huh?
Radwaste at March 19, 2013 5:18 AM
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