Stick with me on this one. We had @PressSec at a Playbook Live event in December where he addressed this issue directly. Here’s what he said
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We have a respect for the press when it comes to the govt. That is something you can’t ban an entity from. Conservative liberal or otherwise
This is @presssec in December…but the real amazing quote is this: “That’s what makes a democracy a democracy versus a dictatorship"
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@PressSec on banning reporters from WH. He said he wouldn’t do it in dec. a bit different, but worth watching http://cs.pn/2mg7ceV -
Still think the press corps should turn their backs on him & still film shills. Breitbart readers don't matter
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so where are we now? democracy? dictatorship? somewhere in the middle?
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Transition phase. This exactly how Putin did it. Slow shift of who attended. Then opposing views removed
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fledgling dictatorship!
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Hypocrite!
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DICTATORSHIP IT IS.
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