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Old Nov 24, 2010 | 10:44 am
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Originally Posted by JoeBas
Any reporter worth his salt would have simply said "Please... PLEASE confiscate my phone. Please. I know my rights, and I will be all over EVERY CABLE NEWS CHANNEL in the country before the day ends. I'm a reporter, and I want to improve my visibility in the market, so do me a favor and PLEASE take my phone. I. Dare. You."
You assume too much about the values and instincts of top-level media figures. They're more afraid of losing their tickets to the White House Christmas Party than of challenging The System.
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