Senator Lindsey Graham Apparently Not Sure If Bloggers Deserve 'First Amendment Protection'

Since this directly affects me, I'll retort in kind:  Senator Lindsay Graham is a fascist.

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130606/04161823338/senator-lindsey-graham-apparently-not-sure-if-bloggers-deserve-first-amendment-protection.shtml

Because when the government can magically decide that this kind of journalism is protected, while that kind of journalism which embarrasses the government is not protected, then you no longer have freedom of the press. At all.

NJ Supreme Court: Online posters don’t have same source protections as mainstream journalists

I knew this day would come.  Expect my blogs to be nothing more than links from now on (with minor editorial content).  This blog was headed that direction anyway, as our country's massive economic and financial problems are becoming more "observable."  So long, independent thought...I'm about to join the throngs of cheerleaders. 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/nj-supreme-court-online-posters-dont-have-same-source-protections-as-mainstream-journalists/2011/06/07/AGM349KH_story.html

Fed economist: bloggers are stupid

Right, and the Fed has such a good track record on forecasting economic cycles and financial crises.

http://brucekrasting.blogspot.com/2010/06/fed-economist-bloggers-are-stupid.html