My question is, what happened to liberals love of free speech?
Apparently it's okay for Democrats to say whatever they want, but it's not okay for Rush, on his own radio show, to give his point of view.
By the way, the CEO of Clear Channel wrote a letter back to Sen. Reid saying he would not do anything about Rush's comments. He wrote that Rush has always been a huge supporter of the American troops and therefore he could not assume that this one comment was meant to "personally indict combat soldiers simply because they didn't share his own beliefs regarding the war in Iraq."
The CEO also said:
"While I do not agree with everything Mr. Limbaugh says on every topic, I do believe that he, along with every American, has the right to voice his or her opinion in the manner they choose. The First Amendment gives every American the right to voice his or her opinion, no matter how unpopular. That right is one that I am sure you agree must be cherished and protected."
All I have to say to those who signed the first letter condemning Rush (Hillary, Barack, John Kerry, Bill Nelson, etc.) is
haha.
p.s. Straight from Real Clear Politics:
Zogby: President Bush is even less popular than he used to be, as just 29% rate his performance as excellent or good, while 71% call it fair or poor. It's barely possible, but Congress performs even worse -- just 11% call its performance excellent or good, while 87% say it's fair or poor.
RCP: Bush stands at 33.6% in the RCP Average, while Congress stands at 27%.
So if it's Bush vs. Congress, Bush is doing a better job.
Nice.
3 comments:
Thanks for posting that info/stats on Congress. That statistic is all too often overlooked and not brought to the forefront of politics. This is a problem not particular to the 110th but also includes the 109th (especially the 109th do nothing/gridlocked) back to the late 1990s. Congress has seemed to have lost its way and cannot effectively do its job.
I totally agree with you here, Lyndsi. Although Limbaugh is a total and complete prick, he does deserve the same First Amendment rights as anyone else. To deny him so would be to deny the very foundation of democracy.
Great research, by the way! I know how hard it is to read all that theory for our favorite class ever, in addition to keeping up on current events.
27% for Congress? That's a generous...I've seen polls that have it lower. Republicans won't take back the House and Senate, but I bet they pick up a couple House seats.
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