National Public Radio’s morning report about Chinese President Hu Jintao‘s visit to the White House yesterday included President Bush‘s remarks urging more freedom in China.

”I’ll continue to discuss with President Hu the importance of respecting human rights and freedoms of the Chinese people,” Bush said in the NPR clip from the South Lawn ceremony. ”China has become successful because the Chinese people experience the freedom to buy and to sell and to produce, and China can grow even more successful by allowing the Chinese people the freedom to assemble, to speak freely, and to worship.”

Advertisement

But then, later in the report, there was a reference to the woman who briefly interrupted the ceremony to scream her protest to the prosecution of Falun Gong. The reporter said that in addition to the standard disorderly conduct charge, the Secret Service is considering adding additional, more serious federal charges of intimidating or disrupting a foreign official.

You do not question the Maximum Leader! (Or interrupt his stage-managed media events!)

Advertisement

Arkansas Times: Your voice in the fight

Are you tired of watered-down news and biased reporting? The Arkansas Times has been fighting for truth and justice for 50 years. As an alternative newspaper in Little Rock, we are tough, determined, and unafraid to take on powerful forces. With over 63,000 Facebook followers, 58,000 Twitter followers, 35,000 Arkansas blog followers, and 70,000 daily email blasts, we are making a difference. But we can't do it without you. Join the 3,400 paid subscribers who support our great journalism and help us hire more writers. Sign up for a subscription today or make a donation of as little as $1 and help keep the Arkansas Times feisty for years to come.

Previous article Killer bees coming to Arkansas Next article Literary Festival weekend is here