KC & The Sunshine Band may find themselves somewhat unwelcome in Texas — whence all American Fascism apparently springs — these days. The Texas House of Representatives, where even the Democrats have their heads stuck so far up their booties that they can’t shake ’em, have approved a bill that would forbid sexy cheers and […]

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Sung to the tune of the 1976 hit by Manfred Mann: Blinded by the pie, Wrapped up in a mousse Another runner from the Right…uh, Left….

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You really can’t blame Americans for being incapable of understanding free speech issues. It’s what they’re now being taught in schools. A recent editorial in a high school newspaper set off a furor when the editor opined that there were problems in the school; problems that should be resolved. This was not CNN, not CBS […]

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The other day, in my original “Apple Bites Back” article, I noted that there was a question pending in a California courtroom over whether or not bloggers are part of “the Press” for purposes of First Amendment (and California Shield Law) analysis. The “judge” has — well, sort of — made a decision on the […]

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I was going to post a comment to “Is This The New McCarthyism?” but decided against it when I realized that the way thatcoloredfella’s blog is built, comments don’t connect back to people. There are a few reasons I might give for why that’s not a Good Thing™, but it doesn’t matter. It’s unclear what […]

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Anyone who has been reading my blog for awhile knows that I’ve frequently taken hardline stands in favor of the First Amendment. When people here have cursed me and called me names, I have not said “there ought to be limits to freedom,” as George Bush did when someone’s website made fun of him. Those […]

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I was trying to remember this morning the last time I heard about a company run by Democrats firing people for political speech with which they disagreed. I’m sure it probably happens. You just don’t hear about it happening nearly daily. The Slim-Fast diet drink company has dumped Whoopi Goldberg from its advertising because its […]

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“I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine. He who denies another this right makes a slave of himself to his present opinion, because he precludes himself the right of changing it.”                                                                         — Thomas Paine, 1783 “Free speech exercised both individually […]

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OK, we have all seen them. You know, the car filled with Christian bumper stickers like “Honk If You Love Jesus” or “Warning: This Car Will Be Unoccupied During the Rapture.” Another group of G-d’s “Special Ones” are those who hold up signs and shout at you while the light is red. They tell you […]

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The debate about the First Amendment has remained lively since Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl “incident”. The FCC, supported by the administration and many right-wing Christian groups, has reacted by increasing the fines per “obscene” incident. The increases are enough that even Corporate America is taking notice. The result is that those who make a living […]

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