"No one believes in our First Amendment civil liberties more than this administration."
?Attorney General John Ashcroft in a speech to the National Restaurant Association, Sept. 15
"I have not seen the actual transcript of the show itself. But assuming the press reports are right, it's a terrible thing to say, and it's unfortunate. And that's why?there was an earlier question about has the president said anything to people in his own party?they're reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do."
?Ari Fleischer, at that time the Bush White House spokesman, on Sept. 26, 2001. Fleischer was answering a question about comedian Bill Maher's post-9/11 quip on ABC's Politically Incorrect, "We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly." ABC cancelled Politically Incorrect a few months later.
"We can live with a healthy debate as long as it is as elevated as possible and as civil as possible."
?Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Sept. 8, 2003. Rumsfeld was answering a reporter's question about whether criticism of his war planning in Iraq compromised the war on terrorism.
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?Attorney General John Ashcroft in a speech to the National Restaurant Association, Sept. 15
"I have not seen the actual transcript of the show itself. But assuming the press reports are right, it's a terrible thing to say, and it's unfortunate. And that's why?there was an earlier question about has the president said anything to people in his own party?they're reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do."
?Ari Fleischer, at that time the Bush White House spokesman, on Sept. 26, 2001. Fleischer was answering a question about comedian Bill Maher's post-9/11 quip on ABC's Politically Incorrect, "We have been the cowards lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly." ABC cancelled Politically Incorrect a few months later.
"We can live with a healthy debate as long as it is as elevated as possible and as civil as possible."
?Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Sept. 8, 2003. Rumsfeld was answering a reporter's question about whether criticism of his war planning in Iraq compromised the war on terrorism.
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