Free Speech for the Terrorists in D.C.
Last night, Keith Olbermann delivered another in his series of special comments, this one in response to Newt Gingrich's assertion that it was necessary to curtail free speech to fight terrorism.
"We will adopt rules of engagement that use every technology we can find," Mr. Gingrich continued about terrorists formerly Communists formerly Hippies formerly Fifth Columnists formerly Anarchists formerly Redcoats.Free speech is free speech for everyone, and is our single most fundamental freedom. Gingrich -- like with the president, vice president, and the rest of their ilk -- claims to want to protect America, to protect our freedom. They invoke images of terrorists who hate us because of that freedom, and want desperately to take it away from us. Then, in order to protect us from these alleged freedom-haters, they propose taking that freedom away. These charlatans either don't notice the contradiction, or hope desperately that no one else will.
"….to break up their capacity to use the internet, to break up their capacity to use free speech."
We do.
You -- Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Cheney, Mr. Bush... -- you are the terrorists. You are the ones trying to take away our freedom, and you are doing so far more effectively than anyone with a bomb-belt or a box-cutter could ever dream. What's more, you are using fear tactics to do it, which is the very definition of terrorism. I do not agree with a word you say, Mr. Gingrich, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
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1 comment:
Keith Olbermann is a clown. With big clown feet and a clown hat. MSNBC should be ashamed of themselves. They prop up this sports reporter like a puppet, give him a speech to read, and - poof - you have a "special comment".
The speechwriter is really the one who should be ashamed (assuming he believes any of that drivel himself).
Gingrich wants to break up the terrorists' capacity to use the internet. Somebody objects to that?
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