So FreeAmerica decided to either not read my latest comment, ignored it and commented anyway, or didn't understand it. I'm not sure and I won't speculate, but her response was a little weird. So, I had to explain something to her:
No. The headline they presented was a hook. It's a tool used by the media every day to reel in people who don't know any better or create a buzz. Unfortunately, you either fell for it or decided it worked for your agenda and ran with.In her newest post, she uses a stunt staged by out otherwise unemployable political hack John Ziegler to prove that the right is being silenced. She also links to the HSA report which discusses increased activity in right wing extremest groups. Here's the thing; I'm all for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. But she has to understand one very important distinction.
...or both. I'm not sure which is worse.
It's a little like when a guy like Glen Beck puts a picture of the President on the screen with something like, "Is he Satan?" below. Everyone knows the President isn't Satan. Glen Beck even know it...we hope. But, it's an effective hook nonetheless.
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We agree on one thing; USC probably should have handled Ziegler differently. But, understand one thing; This is not a free speech issue. John Ziegler was standing on the grounds of a private university. He was there for the sole purpose of, at best confronting those who were attending, at worst, heckling them. USC had no obligation to allow him to do so, let alone allow him on campus. It would be no different than me standing in your driveway calling you out for the stuff you put in your blog. Sure, I'd have some things to say, but would I have a constitutional right to be there.
No.
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