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A journalist asks those involved in the new film, "The Post," some obvious questions:

//For example, he reminded Streep and Spielberg that President Barack Obama flexed his might against journalists via the Espionage Act. Here?s how Jake Tapper put it:

?The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ? more than all previous administrations combined.?

That doesn?t take into account Obama?s war against Fox News or how he spied on Fox News? James Rosen.

How did Streep and Spielberg, hardcore Democrats who supported Obama during his two presidential terms, react? Let?s just say each has a potent political career awaiting them given their fancy footwork.

Here?s Asi?s corker:

?If you look at the numbers, there were more prosecutions under the Espionage Act during the Obama administration than any other administration. Yet no one in Hollywood was urged to say something about it, or do something about it??

How did Spielberg answer?

He didn?t. He dodged the question entirely, rambling on about how Daniel Ellsberg, the key source behind The Pentagon Papers? acquisition, wanted to stop the Vietnam War. Or something. Watch the clip yourself and see if his answer even remotely addresses the question (start at the 7:35 mark).

What about Streep?

The video doesn?t directly connect the question and answer, although given Streep?s response it?s apparent she?s attempting to answer it without actually doing so.

?I think it?s good that that is exposed now. I think we have to hold not only people that we have adversarial political views from to task but I think we also have to hold our friends and our compatriots, people who follow a line of policy that we agree with, we have to hold them to the same standard. I think that?s absolutely valid and important. And that?s sort of what the film is about.?

Asi asked a tough, but fair, question to these A-list stars. He deserves plenty of credit for that ? even if the stars couldn?t fairly fire off a response.//

Full post as published by Lex Communis on December 30, 2017 (boomark / email).