If you were Ozzie Guillen you’d be fired
I like Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen. He’s an old school manager a la Billy Martin — hard-drinking, profane with a high baseball IQ. Politically, he’s not what you’d call [...]
Category Archives: First Amendment
‘The most seriously professorial politician since Woodrow Wilson’ doesn’t understand the 1st Amendment
Professor Newt demonstrates a fundamentally profound misunderstanding of Amendment 1. “We’re going to serve notice on future debates,” [Gingrich] told Fox. “We’re just not going to allow that to happen. [...]
We’re discussing the First Amendment here — no reporters allowed!
Actually, it’s worse than that. After Occupy Bellingham protesters were told to leave a public park, the group’s legal advisor insisted that Occupy is “a first-amendment-protected activity” and that city [...]
Another tea partier ignorant of the Constitution
Bocephus, fired as the Monday Night Football balladeer after comparing Obama to Hilter, plays the martyr. “After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision,” he wrote. “By pulling [...]
Quid pro no
The Corner’s Andrew Stuttaford on Lindsey Graham’s utter disregard for the First Amendment: If we start allowing Muslim mobs to dictate the limits of American free speech, this country will have [...]
Republicans demand broader powers for Obama justice department
You know the Republicans have lost their way when they vigorously argue in favor of something they warned against just two years ago. Remember hearing conservatives insist that Obama was [...]
O’Donnell for Politburo
Palinites love the Second Amendment but hate the First — except when Juan Williams and NPR are involved, though that had nothing to do with free speech. This does: At [...]
Double standard in the Juan Williams firing?
Former NPR correspondent Juan Williams shouldn’t have been fired for saying he feels bad about fretting when he notices fellow passengers wearing “Muslim garb” on an airplane. But the outrage [...]
These people are fucking idiots
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of [...]
Firing of Cuban Ted Baxter helps little-known Atlanta blogger make a point
Rick Sanchez says something stupid and, perhaps, anti-Semitic, and loses his job. Good. He’s an idiot, always has been. But compare what he said to what Michigan assistant AG Andrew [...]
