Condoleeza Rice withdraws

04 May 2014 09:41 #1 by Blazer Bob
http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/05/co ... his-point/


"That’s the observation of Sonny Bunch to the news that Condoleeza Rice is withdrawing as a Commencement Speaker at Rutgers after protests against her and threats to disrupt the festivities if she spoke:"...

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04 May 2014 18:36 #2 by FredHayek
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Threats of domestic terrorism from the left limiting free speech?

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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05 May 2014 05:23 #3 by Photo-fish
Who is threatening domestic terrorism? Nobody in that story. Maybe you have your topics mixed up Fred. Sounds like the students free speech was louder than that of Condi's.

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05 May 2014 05:58 #4 by Mary Scott

Photo-fish wrote: Who is threatening domestic terrorism? Nobody in that story. Maybe you have your topics mixed up Fred. Sounds like the students free speech was louder than that of Condi's.

Yes!!!! Louder is what counts, consideration of others be damned.

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05 May 2014 06:49 #5 by FredHayek
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Photo-fish wrote: Who is threatening domestic terrorism? Nobody in that story. Maybe you have your topics mixed up Fred. Sounds like the students free speech was louder than that of Condi's.

Threatening to disrupt the event. Don't terrorists do that, disrupt? Holding an event hostage.

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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05 May 2014 09:26 #6 by LadyJazzer
Gee, Fred...That's not "terror"...That's called "free speech"...No wonder you didn't recognize it...

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05 May 2014 09:27 #7 by Photo-fish
Throwing words (protest) = throwing bombs (terrorism). Really???

So liberal speakers have never had to cancel speaking engagements because a group was upset?

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05 May 2014 09:34 #8 by Photo-fish

Mary Scott wrote:

Photo-fish wrote: Who is threatening domestic terrorism? Nobody in that story. Maybe you have your topics mixed up Fred. Sounds like the students free speech was louder than that of Condi's.

Yes!!!! Louder is what counts, consideration of others be damned.


So you might also be against big $$$ lobbyist and special intere$t groups funneling large amounts of money into small elections?

We have been told that money = speech and corporations are people. There seem to be some very loud voices out there, considerations of others be damned.

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05 May 2014 09:53 #9 by FredHayek
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LadyJazzer wrote: Gee, Fred...That's not "terror"...That's called "free speech"...No wonder you didn't recognize it...


Is shouting down a speaker free speech or denying free speech?

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05 May 2014 10:12 #10 by LadyJazzer
Since she didn't speak, she wasn't "shouted down"...

...Next....

If I was a student, I wouldn't want that lying warmonger speaking at my graduation either.

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