Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Biden: ‘Journalists Can Tell People the Truth’ or ‘Tell People What is Not the Truth’
Cybercast News Service ^ | May 2, 2014 - 3:15 PM | Penny Starr

Posted on 05/03/2014 11:33:18 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Vice President Joe Biden told people at a conference on Friday that freedom of the press includes allowing journalists to “tell people the truth, and even tell people what is not the truth.”

Biden was the featured speaker on Friday at the Motion Picture Association of America, a lobbying group headed by former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), which held its second annual Creativity Conference at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. […]

“Of course, each society is different and some are fundamentally different,” said Biden. “But there’s certain common ingredients that make up success: Basic liberties so citizens can think and speak freely and journalists can tell people the truth, and even tell people what is not the truth.” …

(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Society
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; biden; freedomofthepress; mpaa
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021 last
To: Olog-hai

Anymore, Biden is kind of a side character, like “Johnny” in the movie Airplane!

“This? Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl...”

“Auntie Em, Uncle Henry, Toto! It’s a twister! It’s a twister!”

“The tower, the tower! Rapunzel, Rapunzel!”


21 posted on 05/04/2014 10:47:18 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (WoT News: Rantburg.com)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson