tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512948201007196846.post7479239758600451469..comments2023-07-18T09:00:47.102-06:00Comments on The Bottom Line Blog: A Chill Wind for Free SpeechTLindamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11236032381712653479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512948201007196846.post-37722751955904133512007-04-13T04:47:00.000-06:002007-04-13T04:47:00.000-06:00Anonymous said... Good thing he only disparaged yo...Anonymous said... <BR/>Good thing he only disparaged young black women. Had he said he was embarrassed the president from Texas, well then let the death threats begin. <BR/><BR/><BR/>And death threats aren't free speech. Of course, Ms. Maines didn't lose her right to speak, no matter what she and her ideological pals say. However, if Sharpton and Olbermann get their way, others who oppose Ms. Maines and her ideological pals will.<BR/><BR/><BR/>No one's freedom of speech was damaged here; Imus can spew all the racial and misogynistic slurs he wants. He does not, however, have the right to expect to be paid for it. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I didn't say it was. What I said was that the Imus situation lead to Sharpton and Olbermann making a direct threat to free speech based solely on their biases. That's not an environment conducive to free speech for anyone and will lead to censorship by both sides if Sharpton and Olbermann get their way.<BR/><BR/>And that's scary, regardless of where you fall on the Imus situation.TLindamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236032381712653479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4512948201007196846.post-67179276281473473242007-04-12T21:01:00.000-06:002007-04-12T21:01:00.000-06:00Good thing he only disparaged young black women. ...Good thing he only disparaged young black women. Had he said he was embarrassed the president from Texas, well then let the death threats begin. <BR/><BR/>No one's freedom of speech was damaged here; Imus can spew all the racial and misogynistic slurs he wants. He does not, however, have the right to expect to be paid for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com