I thought “free” speech was outdated. My impression is that if you cannot afford to pay millions of dollars to the media or lobbyist you could be seen but not heard.
The same right wing bible thumpers who want “Personal Responsibility” and big government to leave us alone, now want the people who make the shows to do all the work protecting kids, rather then, say, shutting the god damn tv off. I would not be surprised if there was a rule against allowing muslims on tv.
Reading George’s last book write now (with a ghost writer putting it together), a great mind, wit, and believer in a better America. “Wardrobe malfunctions”, language, etc do NOT need to be determined by blue-nosed idiots. Going back to the Hayes office, we’ve still got too many remnants of puritanical hate controlling speech in America. And, Heavy, if dt and several others on these posts had their way, Muslims definitely would NOT be allowed on television, we might get Pat Robertson 24/7 however.
The first amendment was a guarantee of freedom of political speech. The founding fathers never imagined that anyone would use the first amendment for the garbage that we are talking about now.
The real irony is that political speech is now regulated —whether it’s forcing a teacher to revise history in a California classroom, or McCain’s “Campaign finance reform” that doesn’t allow political speech on the radio at certain times.
The abuse of the law is the exact opposite of the original intent. The framers were not thinking of George Carllin’s stupid rant when they wrote the first amendment.
Michaelwme: I wrote a short story that a lady ranted about all the “explicit sexuality” in. Of course there was nothing there not in her mind, taken from my “abstract view”. It is often the case with “puritanical” censorship. The greatest ideas, including those of Jesus, Mohammed, Shakespeare, and of course other author and inspirational leaders would have been destroyed, in the hands of “censors”, just take Galileo, a man of science as one explicit example of “morality” destroying true morality.
lontooni over 12 years ago
I thought “free” speech was outdated. My impression is that if you cannot afford to pay millions of dollars to the media or lobbyist you could be seen but not heard.
NDeeZ over 12 years ago
Seven dirty words: “American Corporations (and their money) are people.”
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
The Supreme Court is never wrong. Just ask Plessy.
Simon_Jester over 12 years ago
“Wow!
I’m betting George Carlin is Smiling in Heaven today."
I doubt it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V1zpybK2pk
Heavy B over 12 years ago
The same right wing bible thumpers who want “Personal Responsibility” and big government to leave us alone, now want the people who make the shows to do all the work protecting kids, rather then, say, shutting the god damn tv off. I would not be surprised if there was a rule against allowing muslims on tv.
Artie Adams over 12 years ago
They are if it’s a group of Americans peaceably assembling to speak it.
zeecue over 12 years ago
Well..they can themselves with on an oreo….
zeecue over 12 years ago
Ahh…i was censored for using the word censor….what a load of crap
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
Reading George’s last book write now (with a ghost writer putting it together), a great mind, wit, and believer in a better America. “Wardrobe malfunctions”, language, etc do NOT need to be determined by blue-nosed idiots. Going back to the Hayes office, we’ve still got too many remnants of puritanical hate controlling speech in America. And, Heavy, if dt and several others on these posts had their way, Muslims definitely would NOT be allowed on television, we might get Pat Robertson 24/7 however.
Max Starman Jones over 12 years ago
The first amendment was a guarantee of freedom of political speech. The founding fathers never imagined that anyone would use the first amendment for the garbage that we are talking about now.
The real irony is that political speech is now regulated —whether it’s forcing a teacher to revise history in a California classroom, or McCain’s “Campaign finance reform” that doesn’t allow political speech on the radio at certain times.
The abuse of the law is the exact opposite of the original intent. The framers were not thinking of George Carllin’s stupid rant when they wrote the first amendment.
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
Michaelwme: I wrote a short story that a lady ranted about all the “explicit sexuality” in. Of course there was nothing there not in her mind, taken from my “abstract view”. It is often the case with “puritanical” censorship. The greatest ideas, including those of Jesus, Mohammed, Shakespeare, and of course other author and inspirational leaders would have been destroyed, in the hands of “censors”, just take Galileo, a man of science as one explicit example of “morality” destroying true morality.