Palin Claims Media Criticism of Her Statements Attacking Obama THREATENS FIRST AMENDMENT

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Oct. 31, 2008 at 8:21 PM

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says media coverage of her attacks on Democrat Barack Obama could threaten free speech.

Palin told Washington radio station WMAL Friday she is concerned that her First Amendment rights could be endangered by what she called "attacks by the mainstream media" in response to her political attacks on the Democratic presidential nominee.

The Alaska governor said her criticism of Obama's associations with such figures as 1960s radical Bill Ayers and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright should not be considered negative attacks, ABC News reported Friday.

"If (the media) convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations," she said, "then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media."

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/10/31/Palin_says_her_free_speech_threatened/UPI-25951225498915/

[mwb970]

1. As KO said, the First Amendment is not to protect the government from the media.

It's to protect the media from the government!

Does this woman know anything about the Constitution?

[Caliman73]

2. She knows very little about very little.

Palin is running on blind ambition and fear mongering. She is a windbag and an empty suit.

[DJ13]

3. .....

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6. and her partner

[NC_Nurse]

4. Nobody stopped her from spewing her shit. You are allowed to disagree with

ANYONE's speech. Should the KKK's hate speech not be labeled as such? Should the media not be allowed to
call negative campaigning what it is?
She is SO full of shit.

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5. can you wrap your head around the depths of her ignorance? It's stunning.

This has to be the most idiotic thing she's said so far.

[NC_Nurse]

7. I don't know, the idiot statements are piling up...it's hard to keep track. This

one has to be one of the top 5 though...

[Libertyfirst]

8. She believes free speech only applies to attacks...

but believes no one has the right to reply to them. She can't see the first amendment from her front porch. For the first time I question the theory of evolution.

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11. heh

It's stunning, isn't it?

[fourvahl]

9. Waaaaaaa

[DireStrike]

10. "without fear of attacks by the mainstream media"

...as the first amendment provides for.

...jeez! Is she really that stupid? Does she expect anyone besides freepers to buy this nonsense?