Wow, somebody mark the calendar. Ed may have said something I can agree with...
On Monday, April 16, 2007, at 11:47AM, "Ed Leafe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Apr 16, 2007, at 1:57 PM, Derek Kalweit wrote: > <snip> >> If free speech didn't offend people, we wouldn't need laws >> defending it.... > > 'Free speech' has nothing at all to do with it. The 1st Amendment >protects the station, not any individual broadcasting on that >station. It also protects the right of people who think that people >who use such racial crud are jerks to speak out against them. It also >protects the right of advertisers to vote with their wallets and only >advertise on shows that they feel enhances their public image. Therefore, flag burners are not protected by the 1st amendment either, but rather it protects the rights of those who would speak out against those middle-aged hippy dumbasses and professional malcontents who burn our national symbol on the pretense of patriotic policy disagreement. I get that. Great point, Ed! ;) I'm also very pleased to see you endorse the right of corporations to vote with their pocketbook---however, aren't you concerned that this whole Imus thing was blown out of proportion, and may be ushering in a new era of corporate censorship, as the threat of government imposed rules of "valid speech" vs "invalid speech" becomes greater? That's, honestly speaking, the threat I see, despite the fact that I agree wholeheartedly that Imus is/was an incurable dumbass and quite possible a genuine racist, like most of his rich white liberal pals), and probably wasn't worth the $$$ the advertisers invested in his radio presence (such as it was). - Bob > >-- Ed Leafe >-- http://leafe.com >-- http://dabodev.com > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
