Mrs. Bush Raises Press Freedom on Russia Trip

[bloom]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=564&e=17&u=/nm/20031001/ts_nm/bush_laura_dc_24


"With Lyudmila Putin looking on, Mrs. Bush told students, "this festival is...a celebration of freedom, the freedom to write what we want, to write and read the books that we want to read."

The comments reflected U.S. concerns over what Washington says is government pressure on the Russian media and a concentration of ownership, a senior U.S. official traveling with Mrs. Bush said.

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"As you all know, the president doesn't like leaks to come out of the White House...he expects the very highest ethics from everyone who works at the White House," she said."


Maybe she could give the media over here some tips....

[thebigidea]

1. coming from the stepford simp who prefers her poetry without politics

sheesh, what a drone

[kimchi]

2. Ooooo, that IS rich!

Concentration of ownership? You mean like what the repiggies are trying to do in America?

Buy a clue, girlfriend.

[benfranklin1776]

3. Perchance she should extol the virtues of such freedoms to her hubby...

...and his manservant JohnBOY Aschcroft. As I recall Ms. librarian saw no problem with the provisions of the (UN)Patriot(IC) Act allowing access to one's library records without having to demonstrate probable cause of their relationship to criminal activity.

As for the leak part that is hysterically funny. I realize she was just reading the preplanned script but that is in itself funny. Had she been candid she would have said that "No leaks are to be tolerated except those which are deliberately planned for my husband's own beneficial political purposes."

[helleborient]

7. Recognize Laura Bush's specific library background...

As a school librarian - unfortunately, many school libraries in this country are bastions of censorship.

It is mostly public and academic (college, graduate school) libraries that are leading the charge against the Patriot Act. I'm a public librarian.

[Tempest]

4. What about freedom of the press over in Iraq?

The U.S. controlled council shut down two Arab stations in Iraq last week.

[benfranklin1776]

6. Ah yes the council's practicing of freedom to suppress.

Paving the way for a no bid media monopoly contract to Fox News Iraq no doubt!

[helleborient]

8. Good good question...

[bif]

5. "government pressure on the Russian media"

Unlike here where the press writes whatever it wants, eh?

[cap]

9. trying to do a Hillary....

but poorly...

[rocktivity]

10. Why does she TALK like that?

Mrs. Bush told students, "this festival is...a celebration of freedom, the freedom to write what we want, to write and read the books that we want to read."

Doesn't she realize she sounds like she's on barbituates, or an eight-year old reading? I hope she doesn't SOUND as bad.


rocknation

[schultzee]

11. What about hubby's attempt to censor people in the US Laura?

Poor Laura, she is married to George.