Matt Welch Discusses Reason's Gag Order on CNN's Reliable Sources

CNN's long-running program about the news media, Reliable Sources, interviewed me on June 26 about Reason's free-speech tangle with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Breaking news during the program's June 28 and July 5 broadcasts bumped my segment, so the producers have now posted it online:

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[Spencer]

I read that as "interviewed me on June 26 about Reason's free-speech tangle with the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York."

I thought that would have been the best interview ever.

[SusanM]

Get the hat, Matt.

[Paul.]

Only two comments? Tell me speech hasn't been chilled.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Hurly-burly? Well, I never!

[Trshmnstr, Eau de Toilet]

I do have to say that I dig the NASA engineer look. It makes you look smarter than the other talking heads.

[GILMORE, LVL20 Blowhard]

Actually, that requires a white shirt, buzz cut, dark tie, and a pocket protector. A tie clip helps too.

[Fist of Etiquette]

The Poindexter glasses is all he's going by.

[GILMORE, LVL20 Blowhard]

He has a point, though. I call it, "the 1957 Young Republican", which is damn close to 1960s NASA engineer.

[R C Dean]

Haven't seen the vid. Somebody fill me in:

Does Welch do the Ritual Denunciation of the Commentariat (Postrel Be Upon Him), or does he say "Fuck that. Whether I approve or not of someone, or of their speech, is completely irrelevant to whether US Attorney Preet whateverhisname his should be putting on his shiniest jackboots to come after us."

[Paul.]

The latter. For the most part. Mild denunciation, but lacking in the vigor that the rest of the media enjoyed.