Dearest A,
Perhaps the Republican vice-presidential candidate has been reading some crit theory in her spare time, but isn't she echoing some left-wing thoughts about the First Amendment here:
"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations," Palin told host Chris Plante, "then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media."
Legal realists have a similar theory, arguing that the "marketplace of ideas" is actually a sham because the megaphones wielded by powerful interests -- like the media -- are able to shout down everyone else.
Maybe Georgetown Law should hire her.
Love,
Sammy
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