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Rep. Peter King On Fox: Prosecute The New York Times Over WikiLeaks

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New York Congressman Peter King believes the Obama Administration has a “liberal ideological bias” that keeps them from protecting the nation by going after the people who do it harm–like The New York Times.

Talking today on Fox News, King said the first priority is to go after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. But after that, King said he’d urge prosecution of the Times.

LEE: Some people look at Julian Assange as a freedom fighter, somebody that’s providing information so people have a way to hold governments accountable. Others describe him as a cyber terrorist. He got this information illegally and he put it out there, but other news organizations like The New York Times, like The Guardian and several other major newspapers around the world have published it as well–some of it in edited versions, but they did publish this stolen information. How do you go after him and not go after them?

KING: Well, in my mind we should go after both. Let’s go after Assange first, but I called four years ago for prosecution of The New York Times when they disclosed the SWIFT program, which was absolutely essential to America’s anti-terrorist efforts. It caused great harm to the war against terrorism, yet The New York Times went ahead and put it on the front page, was totally irresponsible. Same what they did with FISA, and you know going back to the Pentagon Papers case, in that case I believe five of the judges said even though you cannot stop a newspaper from publishing this material, there’s no reason they cannot be prosecuted for violating the Espionage Act. Justice White in particular said he would’ve had no problem at all prosecuting The New York Times. There is a difference between prior restraint and actual prosecution. Again, I think The New York Times acted disgracefully, irresponsibly, and it’s put American lives at risk.

LEE: And some would say they operated in a way that was good journalism and freedom of the press.

Watch the exchange here, from Fox News:

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    If anyone from anonymous is reading this, I think you should make your next target Peter King. I’m going to go and forward this article to some of the various anon sites.

  • Atticus Draco


    MAN!
    Lady Liberty is gettin’ her ass spanked!
    She’s been invaded,, fondled,, breached,, exposed,,
    “Bend over baby”

    “Hell,, she cant even count votes!”
    “They went missin!”

    that brawd is messed up,,, wow!
    lol,,, she’s even been x-rayed!

  • Mista Suny

    C’mon Representative King, there are much more pressing issues Congress needs to deal with.

  • Pablo

    Jon Martin said:
    If anyone from anonymous is reading this, I think you should make your next target Peter King. I’m going to go and forward this article to some of the various anon sites.

    Yeah, hack the Congressman’s website! Put a goatse on the homepage! That will show him!

    Idiot.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    Pablo said:
    Yeah, hack the Congressman’s website! Put a goatse on the homepage! That will show him!

    Idiot.

    You’re pretty naive…

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    and peter king knows all about acting disgracefully and irresponsibly when he voted against health care for the sick rescue workers of 9/11.
    as keith olbermann pointed out on his show last night, now the senate republicans joined peter king in denying health care to these brave americans.
    when these hypocritical cons say they will never forget 9/11, we can say “yes you will, and on 12/9 you proved it”.
    ANY criticism this fraudulent a-hole has on ANYthing is meaningless.

  • Pablo

    Jon Martin said:
    You’re pretty naive…

    You’re pretty silly.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Peter-Engel/752199074 Peter Engel

    I don’t give a damn about the Times thing, but I say shut this self-serving creep up at every opportunity, on the hypocrisy of his 9/11 rescue workers vote. He’s worse than Ghouliani.

  • timzank

    Peter Engel said:
    on the hypocrisy of his 9/11 rescue workers vote

    Learn how votes work in government ya twit, he’s not against the bill itself.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    timzank said:
    Learn how votes work in government ya twit, he’s not against the bill itself.

    votes such as a 2/3 majority so repubs couldn’t force an amendment denying someone health care because, even though they risked their life, they are from another country? is that how government works?
    …ya twit

    oh, and maybe you can enlighten us all on how all these stallworth supporters of the military decided not to fund the troops because they are so homophobic.
    …ya twit

  • timzank

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    votes such as a 2/3 majority so repubs couldn’t force an amendment denying someone health care because, even though they risked their life, they are from another country? is that how government works?…ya twit oh, and maybe you can enlighten us all on how all these stallworth supporters of the military decided not to fund the troops because they are so homophobic.…ya twit

    You too could use a class in how procedural antics leading up to votes actually work, ya twit. It’s a little more complicated than American Idol, ya twit.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    timzank said:
    You too could use a class in how procedural antics leading up to votes actually work, ya twit. It’s a little more complicated than American Idol, ya twit.

    please oh wise and mighty timzank, tell me why these antics which you obviously support are cause for voting against health care for people who risked their life on 9/11. to me, antics are something a 3 year old child does when he doesn’t get what he wants.

  • Just4thefax

    Fact: Why should the government pay for something that the union thugs where in charge of every site of the crews in the clean-up efforts. They had resources to provided for PPE equipment, so when they sent workers out to the sites but instead of providing the PPE equipment. Figure it out butt munch. They pocketed the extra money for the union coffers. So don’t go pushing your chickenshit blame where it doesn’t belong. Have the union fork it back up! I had the link up the other day that you regular assholes didn’t the read it. Those who post daily pull the jug out of your ass take another swig of Kool Aid. Hell face the FACTS you where just too lazy to read it or pull it up. Hey you’re cleaning waste so next time doesn’t hire a dumbshit to do the work that can’t tell I might be in a dangerous situation. Spoon feed the handout fuckers from cradle to grave. Grow some brains or balls for being a dumb shit! Also you should prosecute NYT this isn’t the first time they have pissed on my country!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Jon-Martin/43100610 Jon Martin

    Just4thefax said:
    Fact: Why should the government pay for something that the union thugs where in charge of every site of the crews in the clean-up efforts. They had resources to provided for PPE equipment, so when they sent workers out to the sites but instead of providing the PPE equipment. Figure it out butt munch. They pocketed the extra money for the union coffers. So don’t go pushing your chickenshit blame where it doesn’t belong. Have the union fork it back up! I had the link up the other day that you regular assholes didn’t the read it. Those who post daily pull the jug out of your ass take another swig of Kool Aid. Hell face the FACTS you where just too lazy to read it or pull it up. Hey you’re cleaning waste so next time doesn’t hire a dumbshit to do the work that can’t tell I might be in a dangerous situation. Spoon feed the handout fuckers from cradle to grave. Grow some brains or balls for being a dumb shit! Also you should prosecute NYT this isn’t the first time they have pissed on my country!

    Why do people always say union thugs? People in unions are usually lower/middle class people that try to fight for more benefits and higher wages.

    You call the poorer people thugs but what do you call the corporations? Not elitist? Why not. Aren’t you being elitist by referring to the average working man as a thug?

    It’s going to be really funny when your brain suddenly realizes you’re fighting for all the wrong things because you’ve been brainwashed by GOP talking points and the retard tea bag movement. Just wait.. one day it will all click and you’ll hear some glass shattering, maybe your vision will go blurry… and you’ll say…

    Holy shit the Republicans have no idea what to do and I’ve been supporting them for no reason…

  • dummy123

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    and peter king knows all about acting disgracefully and irresponsibly when he voted against health care for the sick rescue workers of 9/11.
    as keith olbermann pointed out on his show last night, now the senate republicans joined peter king in denying health care to these brave americans.
    when these hypocritical cons say they will never forget 9/11, we can say “yes you will, and on 12/9 you proved it”.
    ANY criticism this fraudulent a-hole has on ANYthing is meaningless.

    Peter King > Weiner & Fat ass

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWuoSWdbv_M

    skip to the 4:20 mark

  • timzank

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    please oh wise and mighty timzank, tell me why these antics which you obviously support are cause for voting against health care for people who risked their life on 9/11. to me, antics are something a 3 year old child does when he doesn’t get what he wants.

    It’s simply the system we have. Either side can make it appear as though you voted against anything through procedural machinations. Harry Reid is a master at it, he just pushed a shitload of bills up front in the last couple of days specifically because republicans stated they wouldn’t allow any votes until the tax vote was completed. What you have is a shitload of bills that republicans techniclly voted to not vote on, not vote “no” on the bill itself or it’s contents. Both sides do it, I don’t like it but it’s the system we have.

  • timzank

    timzank said:
    It’s simply the system we have. Either side can make it appear as though you voted against anything through procedural machinations. Harry Reid is a master at it, he just pushed a shitload of bills up front in the last couple of days specifically because republicans stated they wouldn’t allow any votes until the tax vote was completed. What you have is a shitload of bills that republicans techniclly voted to not vote on, not vote “no” on the bill itself or it’s contents. Both sides do it, I don’t like it but it’s the system we have.

    The 911 bill will come back up gain about 10 more times and it will eventually get passed, both sides agree with the benefits, it’s all the shit they keep attaching to it that sets it aside (over 5 times already)…

    Seriously, it’s the blame on BOTH sides.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    dummy123 said:
    Peter King > Weiner & Fat ass

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWuoSWdbv_M

    skip to the 4:20 mark

    timzank said:
    The 911 bill will come back up gain about 10 more times and it will eventually get passed, both sides agree with the benefits, it’s all the shit they keep attaching to it that sets it aside (over 5 times already)…

    Seriously, it’s the blame on BOTH sides.

    thank you for both your posts and i agree with you timzank and i do understand the political bs that goes on.
    i also withdraw my comment on peter king being a fraudulent a-hole after being reminded of his morning joe appearance and instead think of him as a miserable failure for not getting support from more republicans.

    i just feel that this is too important to play political bs with.

  • juan

    You Betcha, Congressman King!

    Keep up the good work!

  • Socialist

    Lets prosecute YOU Rep. Peter King. Freedom of Speech is Freedom of Speech no matter what. It was the fault of your military personnel, since he leaked the documents, and not the fault of Wikileaks for exposing it. Some people are afraid that the government will take their guns or their freedom of capitalism away… The first thing any Wanttobe totalitarian government would take is the freedom of speech.

  • Nachi

    King & Repugs should be “prosecuted” for gross intellectual ignorance & abstinance.

  • LarryB

    It is hard to believe we as American citizens allow people like Peter King to be in positions of power. Can this guy really be unaware of the Supreme Court’s decision in the 1971 Pentagon Papers case? Someone should inform the poor misguided soul that the Court ruled in favor of the New York Times’ right to publish those secret documents. Maybe he should take time to read the First Amendment. Or maybe he simply would prefer to exist in a country where the government does as it pleases and tells people what to think and what not to say.

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