WakeForestRanger
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without defending Ms. Lightfoot's decision here - how does banning the ability to ask a question violate the journalist or paper's first amendment rights
Wouldn't forcing her to give an interview to the Daily Caller violate her right to free speech?
Her problem with that decision was stating it out loud. I don't think as Mayor she has any requirements she has to grant interviews, so if she only wanted to grant ones to reporters of color, it would've been easy for her office to call around asking one if they wanted a 1 on 1 interview, vs. just stating I'm not granting interviews to white journalist.
I have no idea of the case law on something like that, but it was clearly politically stupid saying it out loud.
Dems saying the quiet parts out loud is seldom a good idea.
I'm not even a Democrat, I'm a registered Republican, though I do vote straight Democratic at the moment because the Republican party has gone completely insane.
I don't think what she did was correct, but I honestly don't care too much either. I don't live in Chicago and don't care who interviews their mayor. But my point is still correct, the reason she's having an issue with this at all is she was stupid enough to say it out loud. Politicians can pick and choose who to give interviews to, just don't say out loud if you are going to intentionally discriminate.
What if the recklessness was the point?
What if the recklessness was the point?
I read somewhere, juice, that her office "later clarified" it only pertained to anniversary interviews.