The Obama administration has been more prone than any administration in history in trying to silence and prosecute federal workers.
Jake Tapper, the White House correspondent for ABC News, pointed out that the administration had lauded brave reporting in distant lands... asked, “How does that square with the fact that this administration has been so aggressively trying to stop aggressive journalism in the United States by using the Espionage Act to take whistle-blowers to court?”
The Espionage Act, enacted back in 1917 to punish those who gave aid to our enemies, was used three times in all the prior administrations to bring cases against government officials accused of providing classified information to the media... (and it) has been used six times since the current president took office.[/i]
“I have been following all of these cases, and it’s not like they are instances of government employees leaking the location of secret nuclear sites,” Mr. Tapper said. “These are classic whistle-blower cases that dealt with questionable behavior by government officials or its agents acting in the name of protecting America.”
“The Obama administration has been quite hypocritical about its promises of openness, transparency and accountability... All presidents hate leaks, but pursuing whistle-blowers as spies is heavy-handed and beyond the scope of the law.”
These cases have created a chilly environment between journalists and people who work at the various government agencies. Never mind that the public is entitled to the truth. Obama has no need for the truth, not if it might embarrass the administration.
Wouldn't it be sweet if the press turned on Obama? But I think they are so in the tank for him that they would accept censorship to have Barack re-elected.
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
