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Submitted by Scott Cleland on Fri, 2009-10-02 17:14
FreePress' standard gameplan is to avoid engaging issues on the merits by constantly attacking opponents as biased corporate "shils" or "astroturf" that no one should listen to. I have long been up front that I represent broadband interests. FreePress, and their supporters, however, do not live up to the transparency standard that they demand of others. For example, FreePress' urged Washington Post reporter Cecilia Kang to post that The Washington Post editorial opposing net neutrality "The FCC's Heavy Hand" should have disclosed the Post's ownership of cable properties. On that basic point of transparency/disclosure I agree. However, when it comes to the news, Ms. Kang appears to have failed to disclose her increasingly obvious bias for promoting FreePress and their net neutrality agenda.
People should ask why is FreePress so intent on distracting people from focusing on FreePress' lack of transparency? What is FreePress hiding? Take their deceptive brand -- "FreePress." They claim to stand for freedom of the press, but not the "free press" most Americans understand or the freedom of the press in the First Amendment. A real "free press" is one that is not limited by Government. Ironically, FreePress is an activist proponent of the opposite -- more government control of the press! (Am I the only one that sees the irony that the press is often unwittingly advancing FreePress's agenda to take away true freedom of the press?)
In short, it amazes me how people who constantly listen to FreePress demand transparency for its opponents, aren't interested in demanding the same transparency from FreePress. What is FreePress hiding?
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