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Thread #141183   Message #3248444
Posted By: Bill D
01-Nov-11 - 11:10 AM
Thread Name: BS: New rules for FOIA
Subject: RE: BS: New rules for FOIA
Bruce... to me, it's not whether there is a possible clause in the proposed regulation(s) that 'might' be considered as 'weakening the FOIA', but rather another example of your formulaic argument that "liberals would have, or did have, a fit when/if Bush et al did something vaguely similar."

Either the editorial stands on its own, or it doesn't. Either the proposed regulation is a problem, or it isn't....it is not necessary to begin a discussion with baiting remarks like: "Now, why do I expect a deafening silence from most here? Could it be a further example of a double standard, where conservatives are dumped on for the things that liberals get a pass on?????"
   I could find many examples on Fox of '..a double standard, where liberals are dumped on for the things that conservatives get a pass on.', but that muddies the discussion from the start.


...ummm...I also find, as several have noted, that one interpretation of the situation from an obviously biased source is as convincing as a review or two from several 'general' news or analysis sources.