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In rulings over the decades, the Supreme Court has made it clear that money equals speech. This is a conservative “market” viewpoint, largely, carried out in conservative pro-market courts. However, in yet another stunning display of IOKIYAR (It’s OK If You Are Republican), money should only equal speech if Republicans like the message.
David Shuster, subbing in for Tucker (why do people keep giving him shows? His ratings always suck) on MSNBC, hits guest Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) with the fact that Rush Limbaugh and one of his callers has used the term “Senator Betray-us” in reference to Sen. Chuck Hagel, and asks her if that was wrong too. Blackburn’s answer? “But Rush Limbaugh did not go in and buy an ad and place it with the New York Times…”
So, if you’re keeping score…buying speech is OK. Buying speech while liberal…not OK. Got it?
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September 25th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
What does the Supreme Court’s decision on free speech have to do with some other politician’s opinion?
September 26th, 2007 at 12:46 pm
I can’t tie this together either.
Even the Times themselves came forward this week saying that allowing that ad was wrong, not only financially but content-wise as well.
And lets not pretend republicans are the only ones with money. The IBD editorial this week was pretty clear how Soros is funding and manipulating the left (http://ibdeditorial.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=275526219598836).
Funny, in the end it may just turn out that “Global Warming” was just another game played by Soros to manipulate the left via the press and his paid experts.
Of course, he did succeed in giving the illegal immigrant issue to the right.. just in time for the elections… I think that was a backlash they didn’t expect.