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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Right to know vs. Privacy
	Date:	11/22/2008 10:29:40 AM

I started thinking about this yesterday, when the media kept replaying the tape of the Atty General collapsing while making a speech the other night. Even after he was declared to be okay and released from the hospital, they continued to run the tape of him collapsing.
I'm sure this was very humiliating to the Atty General to have it happen at all, but then to have it replayed and replayed. What has happened to the sense of dignity in this country? Where does the public right to know stop and the privacy of the individual begin? One could argue that he is a public figure and he was making a public speech, but did I really need to see the tape? Back when Bush 41 was President, he had the misfortune to get sick at a dinner for the Japanese. Did we really need to see the tape?

Am I off base here? What do y'all think?

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Right to know vs. Privacy - Talullahhound - 11/22/2008 10:29:40 AM

Right to know vs. Privacy - water_watcher - 11/22/2008 10:56:44 AM

Right to know vs. Privacy - muddauber - 11/22/2008 11:01:41 AM

Then, STOP Watching It.. - Mack - 11/22/2008 6:57:12 PM

Then, STOP Watching It.. - Talullahhound - 11/22/2008 7:04:37 PM

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