Susan Estrich: "Constitution Protects Reporters' Right to Publish Top Secret Info"

Fox News | 6/23/06

[pabianice]

Susan Estrich just summed-up the Left's attitude toward today's NY Times' publishing top secret info on the Justice Department's bank record monitoring of terrorists' financing:

'The US Constitution absolutely protects a reporter's and a paper's right to publish top secret military information.' Further: 'One of the reasons Bush is low in the polls is that the president has lost the respect of the press.'

This is the party that plans to retake Congress. Utterly clueless and angry enough to destroy us for spite.

[ansel12]

If my memory is correct, during the Reagan years the media actually reported movement by the Army Rangers, by reporting their mysterious departures, speculating that somewhere on the globe something would hit the fan soon.

[PhillyRepublican]

During the Civil War General Sherman said reporters were spies and he treated them as such. Some things never change.

[John Lenin]

The biggest reason Bush is down in the polls has little to do with the media and evrything to do with gas prices.

[nikos1121]

Susan,

You may be right, but don't we the American taxpayer have a right to know the source of the leek? I'd like to know who gave the paper(s) the story.

PS-Oh and BTW lest we forget...your opinions continue to be irrelevant..

[rvoitier]

did Susan reply saying "duty, honor, culture"?

Yes.

[Bahbah]

'One of the reasons Bush is low in the polls is that the president has lost the respect of the press.'

I heard that. I couldn't believe it. Her point, to the extent she had one, seemed to be that the President asked the almighty press not to publish top secret stuff the first time and they published it anyway, and then he asked them again and they published it anyway, and THIS is what she says has lost the PRESIDENT credibility.

Ollie North was on earlier and said people should just not buy the NYT and the LAT. If any of you ever think of buying these papers, stop yourself.

[MizSterious]

I think I'll refrain to comments about her sanity or sobriety--let's face it, sober or not, sane or not, she'd say the same thing. This is what the liberals DO. Natalie Maines said it best when she asked who cares about patriotism, and the other questions about patriotism's worth. To the liberals, all that matters is their power, putting their candidate in office, taking over the country--patriotism be d*mned.

[rhombus]

The US Constitution absolutely protects a reporter's and a paper's right to publish top secret military information.'

Perhaps it's time to test that in the Supreme Court. Alberto, where are you?

[Sooth2222]

[rvoitier]

FWIW, I think W's down in the polls because of his stance on immigration and the loss of support from the base. But, what do I know?

[Rummyfan]

'The US Constitution absolutely protects a reporter's and a paper's right to publish top secret military information.' Further: 'One of the reasons Bush is low in the polls is that the president has lost the respect of the press.'

Estrich must be hitting the bottle again! Hell, the President has never ever ever had the respect of the press!

[RandallFlagg]

How long before she goes back on the air and attempts to, "Re-phrase," this? I'll give it a week.

[AntiGovernment]

Perhaps it's time to test that in the Supreme Court. Alberto, where are you?

Isn't that already tested? The Nixon White House could not prevent the NYT from publishing the Pentagon Papers, even though it went all the way to the Supreme Court.

[theDentist]

A horse is a horse of course of course...

[frogjerk]

I scrolled down because I knew this picture would be posted. It was a sure thing.

[contemplator]

'One of the reasons Bush is low in the polls is that the president has lost the respect of the press.'

This is one of those statements which makes you shake your head in disbelief. It shows a belief/admission in the idea that the press controls/spins/determines the outcome of polls. True or not, I can't believe someone would admit to it.

[edzo4]

if we are already wiretapping everyones phone in the US as the MSM claims it should not be too hard to see what numbers from the capitol call which numbers in the media...

leak plugged...

[weegee]

The Constitution specifically cites the offense of TREASON. Providing aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war.

It is NOT protected "speech". It is espionage.

[John Lenin]

I think if you tracked the run up in gas prices after Katrina and W's poll numbers you would see what I mean. Immigration is the icing on the cake.

[weegee]

You forget the first step. Let her get convicted first.

We have done it in the past, just not often (enough).