Another Stupid Idea from the Donkey Side of the Aisle

Pajamas Media ^ | January 10, 2011 | Roger Kimball

[jazusamo]

“Shut this down,” note that. One way to “shut it down” would be to make it a federal crime to engage an any speech or activity that could be perceived as (by whom?) threatening.

It's pretty clear Brady is not familiar with the First Amendment.

[MeganC]

Hate speech laws are coming to the USA. Just watch.

[cripplecreek]

I saw that idiot on FOX earlier. He really didn’t have any answers other than he didn’t want to debate the issue.

He knows he’s overreaching but just can’t help himself.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

They don’t care about the “first amendment.” They know that this law, if passed, would only be applied to speech by normal people, not speech by nutjob leftists.

Just like “hate crime” laws are applied only to normal people, not to privileged victim groups.

[ReverendJames]

The whole thing is ambiguous. Who's to determine what is and what isn't "language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a federal official or member of Congress.”

Our flag used in a political ad could be construed to be hateful to, say, illegal immigrants?

[FortWorthPatriot]

“plans to introduce legislation that would make it a federal crime to use language or symbols that could be perceived as threatening or inciting violence against a federal official or member of Congress.”

That would pretty much shut down DailyKos and DU...

[Westbrook]

Some of us here at work have been joking quietly about the metaphorical language we use here.

We’re trying to come up with politically correct ways to say things like, “deadline”, “under the gun”, “drop dead date”, “cold blue steel”, “dead”, “killer”, “heart-stopper”, “war zone”, and a few others.

[relictele]

[jazusamo]

He’s definitely and idiot. I’d bet he’s doing it for the attention from fellow leftists, most of whom enjoy taking more freedoms from us.

[paman12]

He is a congressman from Philadelphia County. Enough said.

[Islander7]

That would pretty much shut down DailyKos and DU...

Some animals are more equal than others.

[jazusamo]

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[wolfcreek]

How about THIS symbol, Bob?

[panthermom]

The left is reactionary they have nothing that even comes close to logic.

[mmercier]

This whole nonsense is a great “learning experience”. They did this, and it defines the line allowing those desirous to step across it to publicly demonstrate their standing.

These leftist turds are going to be so down next week when hundreds of homicidal right wing maniacs do not bother shooting at them with real bullets.

The powder will remain dry.

[rockinqsranch]

Overreaching seems to my observation to be a typical ploy, or tactic of the Leftist Socialist Democrats in general. Their tactic seems to be to throw as much stuff in our general direction as possible to make it appear we are them, thus divert the attention from themselves.

For many years everything repugnant, disgusting, crooked, rotten, etc. we are accused of by the Leftist Socialist Democrats has been a reflection of themselves, and they loudly, boisterously point all the blame for everything that they do to our direction. For many a year they succeeded with the tactic, but today with 50% internet online use vs 50% television viewing by the American public there seems to be less and less chance they will get away with it much longer.

I think our job is to email as much of the truth as we absorb here at FR to as many on our email lists as we possibly can to counter the tactics of the Leftist Socialist Democrats. Lately I’m receiving more, and more responses from my friends, and family stating they are aware as they too have been online reading, and NOT just taking what is coming from the tv, or the newspaper as gospel anymore.

[Cyber Liberty]

I’d say this was simply pathetic and that someone should send this bozo a copy of the First Amendment.

I think it would be more poignant to send him a copy of the CSPAN video of Gabby Giffords reading it on the floor of the House of Representatives?

[mmercier]

I left out the part about these communists being in more fear of their own constituents in their ghetto districts acting out than of any pi$$ed off redneck American in flyover country.

They well know where the fires and riots will start, and they likewise know where they will stop. Been there, done that. Their only hope is a miseducated youth that has not a clue about the past/present realities of human nature to touch things off. No one in most of these districts will act out in the snow, burning mailboxes and blocking off neighborhoods before the checks arrive is counter intuitive, even for a nitwit.

Diminution of political power is a bitch, especially after ones district has flamed itself into an ash heap and requires external intervention.

[jazusamo]

I think it would be more poignant to send him a copy of the CSPAN video of Gabby Giffords reading it on the floor of the House of Representatives?

An absolutely terrific idea. Better yet maybe have John Boehner present him a copy on the floor of the House when they reconvene for the whole country to witness.

[RU88]

Bob Brady is a poster child for what's wrong with the U.S. Congress today. As a representative of Philadelphia's urban core he runs unopposed in every election. A nice gig if you can get it but not very “democratic” in my book. Kind of like a one party state. The last I heard he was walking around Philly handing out “walking around money” for bottles of ripple and newport cigarettes when he's not introducing bone headed legislation that can't pass constitutional muster.