Bobby Jindal and his cronies don't like the 1rst Amendment...
Especially the parts about a free press and freedom of religion.
Reporters Not Allowed to Cover Jindal Speech Unless They Only Report Approved Quotes
Tonight, Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) is scheduled to speak in front of a group of pastors at a dinner in Greenville, S.C. He will likely have things to say that would provide great insight into his mindset as a potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate. Unfortunately, no one will hear them, thanks to a bizarre precondition set by the dinner’s organizers: Reporters can attend, but only if they and Jindal agree on what quotes they can print.
Normally, to prevent reporters from going away from an event with the wrong quotes, the event would be deemed “off the record” or simply “closed to the press.” But according to local paper The Greenville News, the dinner’s organizers, the American Renewal Project, told them: “News reporters aren’t allowed to attend unless they can agree with the candidate on which quotes to report”.
According to the group’s president, the policy is intended to prevent the media from twisting their words:
David Lane, president of the American Renewal Project, told The News he has little to gain from exposure in the news media.
Some reporters, he said, “have agendas” and “don’t even care what the truth is.”
“It’s too bad that’s the way it is, but that’s the way it is,” Lane said.
It is unclear as to whether the Jindal team had any input in creating the press policy.
The American Renewal Project is a right-wing Christian group dedicated to mobilizing pastors across America with the hopes of returning the country to its Judeo-Christian roots. Lane himself is a highly influential conservative activist, with his group and its state offshoots hosting forums and dinners for well-known GOP politicians. (Next week, Jindal and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) will headline a meeting of 200 pastors in Des Moines, Iowa.)
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Srsly, d'ya know where young Piyush Jindal got "Bobby"? From the Brady Bunch!!
