Liberals doing their part to support free speech

yesman065 · 07-29-2007, 01:58 PM

HM & Clod I'm just thinkin here, not really takin a side, I haven't thought that much about it, but...

Depends on what their intent was -If they are trying to remove financial support for the station, thereby removing it, then they are limiting Fox's free speech.
On the other hand if they are just trying to make a statement - what exactly is that statement and why choose this means to make it. If they are unhappy with a particular host, ie: O'Reilly, why not just target that particular host.

Perhaps they will only be happy when all that is on the radio or TV is what THEY want it to be, or their point of view - That is NOT free speech.
Again this is to me like the guy who bitched about the music on a particular radio station - JUST CHANGE THE STATION.

Happy Monkey · 07-29-2007, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

Depends on what their intent was -If they are trying to remove financial support for the station, thereby removing it, then they are limiting Fox's free speech.

How? Was O'Reilly attempting to limit Yearly Kos' free speech when he tried to get JetBlue to stop sponsoring them?

yesman065 · 07-29-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

HM & Clod I'm just thinkin here, not really takin a side, I haven't thought that much about it, but...
Again this is to me like the guy who bitched about the music on a particular radio station - JUST CHANGE THE STATION.

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

How? Was O'Reilly attempting to limit Yearly Kos' free speech when he tried to get JetBlue to stop sponsoring them?

Yes he was - and so are they, I don't like either. Neither one was right!

TheMercenary · 08-10-2007, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

How? Was O'Reilly attempting to limit Yearly Kos' free speech when he tried to get JetBlue to stop sponsoring them?

What a load of horse shit. Kos is a well established Left-wing-nut organization that attracts attacks like the smell to a pile....

xoxoxoBruce · 08-10-2007, 05:07 AM

So what? Does that justify censoring them or any other voice you disagree with? Fascists do that... people that actually believe in truth, justice and the American way, do not.

Happy Monkey · 08-10-2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

What a load of horse shit. Kos is a well established Left-wing-nut organization that attracts attacks like the smell to a pile....

How is your post a response to mine? There doesn't seem to be a connection.

piercehawkeye45 · 07-29-2007, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by yesman065

Depends on what their intent was -If they are trying to remove financial support for the station, thereby removing it, then they are limiting Fox's free speech.
On the other hand if they are just trying to make a statement - what exactly is that statement and why choose this means to make it. If they are unhappy with a particular host, ie: O'Reilly, why not just target that particular host.

That is the free market, not limiting free speech. The free market will naturally limit free speech for commercial media because no one will buy or watch the unpopular news sources.

08-10-2007, 05:07 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So what? Does that justify censoring them or any other voice you disagree with? Fascists do that... people that actually believe in truth, justice and the American way, do not. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-29-2007, 01:58 PM	#1
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	HM & Clod I'm just thinkin here, not really takin a side, I haven't thought that much about it, but... Depends on what their intent was -If they are trying to remove financial support for the station, thereby removing it, then they are limiting Fox's free speech. On the other hand if they are just trying to make a statement - what exactly is that statement and why choose this means to make it. If they are unhappy with a particular host, ie: O'Reilly, why not just target that particular host. Perhaps they will only be happy when all that is on the radio or TV is what THEY want it to be, or their point of view - That is NOT free speech. Again this is to me like the guy who bitched about the music on a particular radio station - JUST CHANGE THE STATION.

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