scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
What
does this have to do with the First Amendment?
President
Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington
Redskins' name if
The
most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man
falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic. [...]
The question in every
case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are
of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will
bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent.Oliver
Wendell Holmes, Jr..; Schenck
v. United States1919
he owned the football team as he waded into the
controversy involving a word many consider offensive to Native
Americans.
Obama, in an interview with The Associated Press, said team names such
as the Redskins offend "a sizable group of people." He said that while
fans get attached to the names, nostalgia may not be a good enough
reason to keep them in place.
I
occasionally make an effort, especially after Sunday Mass, to love my
enemies, but when it comes to Clownbama I'd have to
masquerade as
the village idiot. I really do see Obama as a psycho who
HAS
invaded my home, and at gun-point forced us to hand over our
titles of deed and wealth—and then— for good measure, raped my
wife and children (3 boys
and a girl all), and on the way out reminded us- "I won the election."
So,
you see, it's impossible; but I do what I
can. In
this Redskins
case, I have just two words. First Amendment.
I do not agree with what you have to
say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.Voltaire
The United States Supreme Court case Schenck v. United States in 1919,
seems to be the genesis for what have become outrages against
First Amendment, like "Hate Speech" laws. I would argue
that the court was wrong in 1919, because it
involved the distribution of flyers opposing the draft
during World War I. Clear and
Present Danger? I don't think so; I
see free speech. Plus, note that Holmes expressed the caveat "falsely" shouting
fire in a theater ... .
Anyway, Liberals have latched onto that
"Fire in the Theater" euphemism to enact "Hate Speech decided
by whom?" laws.
The dangers are obvious, and
inherent. At the heart of the professional anti-Redsikin rabble's
argument is a suggestion that calling a team The Redskins
is as
offensive as calling them The Niggers. I hardly see the social
parallel, but
that's no never mind.
I have a First Amendment right to call
anybody, anything, that does not infer libel or slander, whether
it upsets you or not. Voltaire's "..I'll defend your right to say it
... " was ubiquitously taught when I was schooled, but
now? If enough people feel the same way about The Redskins
as do the savage left, they can call them
the Reds, or any g'damn thing
they like. But ban Redskins legally? What Voltaire said.
Sheesh!
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
Ron
"I Metzger in St. Louis: sent me
this. I think I used it before, or at
least saw it before, but is there a better Memorial Day picture?
I
know, I'm a day late, but I'm engaged in some heavy lifting these
days, and my time isn't always my time (just like people who
work).
Anyway, we could use more symbolic tribute like this considering some
Drudge itemry I saw yesterday.
The linked Raw Story's
headline is "Conservatives
freak out over Lena Dunham’s peculiar
Memorial Day tweet." Interesting categorization wot, that
suggests "non conservatives" could care less, which I feel is
certainly
the case. I don't have to say that Lena Dunham is not alone in
her
generation (Gen Y) when it comes to being undereducated re:
anything that
happened before she was born, do I? Good.
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
A group of
international scientists is sounding a global alarm, warning that
population growth, climate change and environmental destruction are
pushing Earth toward calamitous — and irreversible — biological
changes. [LATIMES]
Here's
how Anthony Watts dealt with this one. Well, you can read
it; I'll just
post a few of the comments which will give you what you need to know
(it's all more contrived climate crap):
1895…. we were
just
coming out of the Little
Ice Age. Today’s temperatures are higher than that. *shock* *surprise*
[/snark]
In point of
fact we
are merely approaching the
Middle Ages Warm Period temperatures. That was a time period which was
absolutely great for humans and other creatures, yet we’re supposed to
be horrified. What a crock of BS.
NEXT
The
LA
TIMES, On the discovery of phytoplankton (carbon dioxide
munchers -) which the AGW lobby had already listed as goners,
this amusing insight.
So, yes, the phytoplankton could have been
growing for a long time, Bontempi said, which she finds "fascinating."
"Things are happening on this planet that we never knew existed."
But
let's not let this "setback" keep us from our appointed rounds,quoth
Algore, and his merry band? Again from Anthony Watts.
Note: I’m reposting this excellent essay from Jo Nova to give it a wide as
an audience as possible. Be sure to bookmark her site if you
have not already. – Anthony
300,000 dollars and three years to produce a
paper that lasted three weeks: Gergis
The paper might have been scientifically invalid,
but it was a box-office success. The headlines were everywhere
Blah-Blah-
Blah. I know that most of you are also utterly confounded by the
AGW
climate lobby's refusal to acknowledge that they are thoroughly
discredited. Take James Hansen,
(when news first leaked that Tipper discovered Al was screwing someone
else, everyone's first guess was Hansen), head of NASA's
Goddard
Institute for Space Studies. How does he keep his job? How
can he
possibly have any standing left in the scientific community? The
same
goes for Michael "Hockey Stick" Mann. Rather than carry coal to
Newcastle, I'll suggest that this is an
epiphany.
Torquemada, Hansen/Gore, Richard Dawkins
Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there
is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design.
Stein's
not arguing for or against "intelligent design" (which is not "creationism"),
but rather the "scientific community's response to any debate. And, I
do mean any. What we find are the same academia mindsets (the
debate
is over), catch-phrases (the debate is over), and penalty
for
straying outside the box - excommunication. Trust me on this one
- at
least begin watching, or bookmark it.
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton
"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " Argus Hamilton