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mahatmakanejeeves

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Thu Dec 21, 2017, 12:37 PM Dec 2017

Tom Hanks Wouldn't Screen 'The Post' at the White House, Decries Attacks on First Amendment

Hat tip, Politico:

NYT keeps Thrush — Rolling Stone sells — WaPo raids WSJ — Breitbart looks beyond Roy Moore — Never Trumpers carry on

By MICHAEL CALDERONE 12/21/2017 05:34 AM EST

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— Tom Hanks says he’d turn down a White House invite for screening for “The Post.”

Tom Hanks Wouldn't Screen 'The Post' at the White House, Decries Attacks on First Amendment

6:00 AM PST 12/20/2017 by Stephen Galloway

"We have to decide when we take to the ramparts," the Oscar-winner tells THR, noting that he would not attend a screening of his new film at the White House if invited.

Tom Hanks plays famed newspaper editor Ben Bradlee in Steven Spielberg's upcoming drama The Post. Here, the two-time Oscar winner discusses the man he plays (and also knew); the issues the film raises; and why he would refuse to go to the White House for a screening of his movie.
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Tom Hanks Wouldn't Screen 'The Post' at the White House, Decries Attacks on First Amendment (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2017 OP
Love Tom Hanks and look forward to seeing AmericanActivist Dec 2017 #1
Breaking news! Staph Dec 2017 #2
Good for Tom!! LongTomH Dec 2017 #3
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