Things worth reading:

We Are All Sodomites Now, by Andrew Sullivan. A month old, but very relevant.

And:

“Once the news conference got underway, the President did not recognize reporters who raised their hands. Instead, he called their names from a list prepared by news secretary Ari Fleischer, the man who told reporters after Sept. 11 that they should watch what they say. When CNN’s John King attempted to ask a question, the President told him to wait because, the President said, ‘This is scripted.’ Then he called the next name on his list: John King.”

From The Press and Freedom: Some Disturbing Trends, by NPR “Morning Edition” host Bob Edwards. An essential but depressing piece.

This blog is not going to turn into a politics blog — in fact, I will make a non-political post later — but I wanted to point these out.
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