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This commentary originally appeared in the Kansas Reflector.

Governments don’t like their secrets being exposed — whether totalitarian governments or the so-called free democracies.

Governments don’t like their secrets being exposed — whether totalitarian governments or the so-called free democracies.

 

Remember what the the said. thats interesting on its face but it is also interesting because one senior member is senator dick durbin whos been steadfast of his account of the presidents words last week, yes, hes said it and i was there and if hes denying it, hes lying. >> senator durbin and the homeland security were in the room. senator durbin will ask her about that and about her memory. thatll be another uncomfortable moment around the squirmest mla holiday, being uncomfortable of whats happ...

Disobedien disobedience. thoughts on todays mlk day on news anchor and the author of "what runites us." mr. dan rather, thank you for being with us. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> i want to ask you on your thoughts today and about your, how you think we should absorb what just happened with the latest racial controversy involving the president and his remarks are source of contention and in terms of whether or not it was racist as it seemed, how do you absorb this new news? >> i am...

Appreciating him as a full, in the fullness of his being. you publicized this portion of "what yunites us today." >> i am not sure this holiday looks by as time goes on. as a national holiday, the fact that the president of the united states, he did not pay service to it, i think going forward to keep it to be a true national holiday is going to require a continued struggle. i hope i am wrong about that. >> dan rather, the host of the big interview of access tv and the author of "what unites us....

Saying the press was the enemy but it was picked up in the recordings. this guy is saying outside to the world, the press is the enemy of the american people. thats annesslation when you say the press is enemy. thats unamerican. dan, what do you make of this --s more than a flap. i dont think you have a white house that says that. >> president nixon says the inference was the present is the enemy of us. the nixon administration. its a major -- to say the press is an enemy of the people. we need ...

We women not anticipate in closed door briefings in the future. lets listen to sean spicer defending todays action. >> i think we have shown an abun den dance of accessibility. every time every single person cant get their questions answered, we have gone above and beyond in making our seem more accessible than any prior administration. you can take that to the bank. >> im joined by glenn, and bob, and dan rathers. i want to start with glenn, youre in there. this decision to segregate out journa...

Off television which has not been going entirely his way. he has an audience of one. we know for a fact that the president watches him every day and critiques him. he trying to divide and conquer us. to have those excluded to get ingri for knows who were in the briefing. the last thing that they want us to do is whine about it so they get to say we are the media elites being denied our privileges. i dont think its going to work this time. its not about the press, its not about us, its about thes...