Benjamin Wittes
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But the, you know... If we're going to commit lawfare.
But the, you know... If we're going to commit lawfare.
This is my frustration that one, the law firms haven't banded together to that the press, the traditional press. I mean, you know, I've just I'm absolutely appalled by the the folks that are running traditional media companies not standing by AP because they're about the only the only option you have is collective action to at least make a point.
This is my frustration that one, the law firms haven't banded together to that the press, the traditional press. I mean, you know, I've just I'm absolutely appalled by the the folks that are running traditional media companies not standing by AP because they're about the only the only option you have is collective action to at least make a point.
This is my frustration that one, the law firms haven't banded together to that the press, the traditional press. I mean, you know, I've just I'm absolutely appalled by the the folks that are running traditional media companies not standing by AP because they're about the only the only option you have is collective action to at least make a point.
I'm not saying it might not work, but if you can't stand up for your basic constitutional rights, The First Amendment, if you're a member of the press, frankly, the Fourth Amendment, if you're a law firm, you know, or, you know, just the then what are you in this? What are you even doing here?
I'm not saying it might not work, but if you can't stand up for your basic constitutional rights, The First Amendment, if you're a member of the press, frankly, the Fourth Amendment, if you're a law firm, you know, or, you know, just the then what are you in this? What are you even doing here?
I'm not saying it might not work, but if you can't stand up for your basic constitutional rights, The First Amendment, if you're a member of the press, frankly, the Fourth Amendment, if you're a law firm, you know, or, you know, just the then what are you in this? What are you even doing here?
I mean, that that's my I just I'm so angry about the press aspect of this because I was one of the people who stood up, who we stood up to Obama and said, you can't do that to Fox. And we refuse to participate in their pool unless they included Fox. And the inability of collective action, because we know what's happening.
I mean, that that's my I just I'm so angry about the press aspect of this because I was one of the people who stood up, who we stood up to Obama and said, you can't do that to Fox. And we refuse to participate in their pool unless they included Fox. And the inability of collective action, because we know what's happening.
I mean, that that's my I just I'm so angry about the press aspect of this because I was one of the people who stood up, who we stood up to Obama and said, you can't do that to Fox. And we refuse to participate in their pool unless they included Fox. And the inability of collective action, because we know what's happening.
The media executives who are not journalists have chosen to abide by their bosses who have said, please don't pick a fight right now. And I understand that from a fiduciary standpoint, right, from a business standpoint. But this is the slippery slope, and we're now watching it in real time.
The media executives who are not journalists have chosen to abide by their bosses who have said, please don't pick a fight right now. And I understand that from a fiduciary standpoint, right, from a business standpoint. But this is the slippery slope, and we're now watching it in real time.
The media executives who are not journalists have chosen to abide by their bosses who have said, please don't pick a fight right now. And I understand that from a fiduciary standpoint, right, from a business standpoint. But this is the slippery slope, and we're now watching it in real time.
That's right.
That's right.
That's right.
But why are they behaving as if they are?
But why are they behaving as if they are?
But why are they behaving as if they are?