I don't oppose their right to say something. I oppose the fact that I (or anyone) should place value on any out of touch bubble-boy movie star or musician's political viewpoints.
I support free speech, and as much as I despise Clearchannel, I also support private industry's right to make their own business decisions. -Cameron On 5/24/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Suppression of opposition speech is a serious problem. Allowing a > huge communications company like Clear Channel to determine who gets > heard based on the artists political belief is a huge problem. > Suggesting a discusson doesn't belong on this community because you > don't consider it important is also a problem. > > Once you shut up one person because of what they believe, regardless > of their occupation, who decides who is silenced next? > > On 5/24/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/22/06, Skorp Croze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Has anyone else been following this story? > > > > > > The radio stations have decided that they don't want to play the Dixie > > > Chicks. > > > > I think for me this falls under "who the f** cares". Anyone who sets > > their political beliefs based on what some out of touch, living in a > > bubble, movie star or musician says - has some serious problems. > > > > The country is sitting around wrining their hands over some mucis > > artists comments and meanwhile real issues are being ignored. > > Seriously, why is this even given airtime, or cf-community discussion > > mindspace? > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207454 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
