Army Tried To Ban Press From Palin's Visit To Base

[FarCenter]

Erin Geiger Smith | Nov. 20, 2009, 10:04 AM

Sarah Palin is bringing her Going Rouge tour to Fort Bragg next week. The public is allowed to attend, but the Army tried to keep the press out.

Initially a Fort Bragg spokesman said the media would be banned, "fearing it would turn into political grandstanding against President Barack Obama," the AP reported.

Perhaps realizing the illegality of this -- allowing the public and banning journalists is generally frowned upon in a free press society -- the Army recanted a bit. It is now letting a small pool of reporters "view and document" the event, but no interviews are allowed.

Palin will not be speaking, just signing books.

AP General Counsel Dave Tomlin said these restrictions are still "unlawful and unacceptable," the report said.

<snip>http://www.businessinsider.com/army-tried-to-ban-press-from-palins-visit-to-base-2009-11

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1. a private citizen's book signing on a military base????

since when?

[HipChick]

2. using your federal tax dollars to promote SP's book..

[arcadian]

3. We need some bloggers to get down there.

Hissyspit is in Carolina isn't he?

[nc4bo]

5. I think he said he'd be out of town Monday.

I'm here but I've got to take my mom to a doctor's appt. so I'm out too.

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Why the special treatment?

Because once she was only 8½ million votes & a heartbeat away from the presidency? Well, she resigned as governor of Alaska, and AFAIC she's just a private citizen like the rest of us. I want to know why she's granted a visit to a military installation - speech or no speech!