Wise Words about Freedom from a Cartoon Character
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Tag: Free Speech (?)
What's the Big Deal About Chick-Fil-A, and Why Are People Protesting Them?
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.–George Washington In 1967, a man named S.Truett Cathy transformed a tiny Atlanta diner called the Dwarf House into a restaurant that would eventually become the nation’s second largest quick-service chicken chain–a place many Americans […]
On the National Day of Blogger Silence, Stand Up for the First Amendment
The ongoing saga of lying felon Brett Kimberlin has advanced this week with news alternately good, bad, and good again. Aaron Walker, arrested thanks to a judge’s inexcusable disregard for the law has legal help on the way. First Amendment legal giant Eugene Volokh has agreed to help Walker’s defense. Parts of the story, particularly […]
The Delivery Presents – Free Speech and Why to Create
It’s not easy to pack a story as convoluted as that of lying felon Brett Kimberlin’s into a short space, but I did manage to get the largest and most salient points in at the beginning of Episode 149 before I introduced by guest, Robert Stacy McCain. McCain, as you know from my blog, left […]
Why this #BrettKimberlin Thing Matters
Today is “Everybody Blog About Brett Kimberlin Day” and I’m doing my part. To be perfectly honest, I’d rather not write another post about lying felon Brett Kimberlin beyond the two I’ve already written, but it’s important that I do. I know what you may be saying to yourself right now. “Jimmie, lying felon Brett […]
From an Undisclosed Location to Herman Cain's Facebook Wall, the Truth Issues Forth
“My first thought was, he lied in every word, That hoary cripple, with malicious eye Askance to watch the working of his lie On mine, and mouth scarce able to afford Suppression of the glee that pursed and scored Its edge, at one more victim gained thereby.” – Robert Browning, Childe Roland to the Dark […]
Did Ford Taste the Power of the Pimp Hand?
I don’t quite know how to say this, but there’s a very good chance the Obama administration might have an Abuse of Power scandal brewing today. Yes, I know. You’re probably saying to yourself, “Abuse of Power? Those meek little lambs? Impossible!” On the other hand, you might also say, “Jimmie, I know all about Operation Fast […]
With Violent Rhetoric Comes Selective Responsibility
Does anyone remember when Nancy Pelosi was so worried about violent rhetoric that she warned the Tea Parties that to be prepared for the wave of violence their words would inevitably cause? I think we all have to take responsibility for our actions and our words. We are a free country, and this balance between freedom […]
Me at Hot Air: Not Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting.
I’m doing some guest-blogging at Hot Air for a few days while Ed Morrissey is out of the country for a few days and my first post this afternoon involves one of the silliest and most-frustrating stories I’ve seen all week. Apparently, the Brits have just a tiny problem with the concept of free speech, […]
Democrats at the State of the Union: Republicans, You are Our Density
2011 may go down as the year the State of the Union completed its transformation from a stately and sober governmental ceremony to a full-blown three-ring circus. Actually, that’s not fair to circuses, which are usually tightly-managed professional productions whose sole purpose is to delight and amaze the audience. This year’s address is likely to […]
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