In 1799, Thomas Jefferson wrote the following to friend and former student, Archibald Stuart: "Our citizens may be deceived for awhile, and have been deceived; but as long as the presses can be protected, we may trust to them for light."
So what might the mighty punditry (jernalistsss) of today say?
Limbaugh: That Jefferson, he was a Democrat Racist, he owned S-L-A-V-E-S. How typical of the liberal democrat operatives to be slaveholders and want a free press, and that's what we are folks, here at the Rush Limbaugh Show, a free press in the tradition of Thomas Jefferson without the slaves.
O'Reilly: It's a outrage. Show me an unfree press, and I'll quit. All you media-loving crybabies make me sick.
Savage Weiner: You hate my country Thomas Jefferson. I'm a man, a mighty A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N man and I don't have time to listen to crap like that from you. Come to the west coast, when it's been discovered and I'll beat the crap out of you. Free Press, sunshine. Goddam Hippie.
Coulter: Obviously a liberal who should be killed as an example to other liberals. The Free Press should be used to make them live in abject fear and despair.
Dubya: Poor People aren't killers. What was the question again? Thomas Jefferson, he had a kite, right?
