giving up rights

i saw a interesting interview on the today show.matt lauer interviewing ted koppel,it was about giving up some civil liberties to feel secure.when matt exclaimed to the entire country he would give up some rights to feel secure.i find this ironic since he's a jounerlist and his job depends on civil liberties probably more so then any other.why would a professional like matt lauer be so willing throw away certain freedoms to feel secure?does he think he speaks for the common man? benjman franklin once said anyone willing to give up liberties for a sense of securites deserve neither.and i was paraphrasing.the media needs to be care full of what they say when it comes to there personal feelings.keep your personal feelings out of your reporting.no one should wabt to give up any freedoms that were so hard fought for!!!!!!