I both agree and disagree with a few of the things the judge says;

when he ruled there was no First Amendment protection for reporters to keep their sources confidential, especially in criminal matters.

there is a protection for reporters to keep their sources confidential and the press is not free if a reporter becomes obligated to disclose a watchdogs identity (watchdog please, not whistle blower, it fits better)

however he does disclaim his statement with the second part of the sentence and that part is right on the money

“She was an actor in the commission of a crime,” he said. “She was part of the transfer of information that was a crime.”

that’s the clear difference between a reporters legitimate claims concerning his sources and miller committing treason being a party to uncovering our covert assets

the judge ruins my opinion of him when he makes the claim “there is no first amendment protection of a reporters sources”

that position is dangerous if we are to expect over site from the fourth estate, and if we can even hope watchdogs will find a way to tell us about criminals of the state breaking our law in the secrecy of their position and power

Heavens, when I clicked on the link from digby, I didn’t know he was going to direct me somewhere uncivil.

doing great things here.

appe-fucking-tite works for the English word.

Bon appetit is French. French doesn’t build emphasis into words the way English does. By putting the “fucking” where she did, Jane was able to pun on the French word “petit[e],” small, which sounds like the last two syllables of appetite.

“The independent bookstores are all controlled by leftists, and they’re totalitarians–they will not display conservative books, or if they do, they’ll hide them in the back.” Says Marji Ross: “We have experienced our books being buried or kept in the back room when a store manager or owner opposed their message.”

When the owner opposed their message. Uh huh. So bookstore owners are now hiding their own wares in order to make sure they don’t sell, and thus lose money on effort, lost sales and shelfspace.

Uh huh.

Frickin’ hysterical.

Oh, my.

http://people.umass.edu/tshiny…..xation.pdf