By their deeds ye shall know them

Q: Mr. President, you're often speaking about freedom, and about the march to freedom, and about -- freedom. How do you define freedom?

THE PRESIDENT: Freedom, democracy?

Q: Freedom as such.

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I view freedom as where government doesn't dictate.
Government is responsive to the needs of people.
I was asked by a Dutch journalist earlier, was I concerned about some of the social decisions the Dutch government made. And I said, no, the government reflects the will of the people.
That's what freedom -- government is of the people.
We say "of the people, by the people, and for the people." And a free society is one if the people don't like what is going on, they can get new leaders.

And my country had a chance to do so. Fortunately, they chose not to. But nevertheless -- (laughter.) But that's free society; society responsive to people.

Again, I'll repeat to you, my vision of free governments does not reflect -- I recognize they're not going to reflect what America looks like. We're different. But so is each country here different. And the governments will reflect the taste, the culture, the history of the country. But all democracies will reflect the will of the people. And that's how I define it.

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From Roundtable Interview of the President by Foreign Print Media - The White House May 5, 2005
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Why can't our press ask real questions?

Where is there freedom in imprisoning people without trials? Where is there freedom when the press is controlled by the government and corporations? Where is there freedom when presidents are appointed by judges instead of by fair counting of the votes. Where is there Freeedom when votes are rigged? Where is there freedom when government is only responsive to loyal followers and oblivious to concerns and desires of others. Where is freedom shown in the Patriot Act? What does rendition have to do with Freedom? And who is responsible for these actions?