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"I often wonder how many Americans, have said or ever will say the "F" word, at least one time in their entire lives vs. how many have ever thought it."

Excellent point. And how many Americans defecate? Perhaps he should have defecated onstage.

There is an old-fashioned concept that is being eroded daily: decency and decorum.

"There is an old-fashioned concept that is being eroded daily: decency and decorum."

lol.... have you ever been to a rock concert? There is a place for decency and decorum, but not many want it at a rock concert. In fact pretty much the opposite.

speaking your mind in public, vs. crapping in public are the same?

Only if public pottying is an enumerated right, as is public speech.

and don't waste time with the 'fire' in a theatre argument.

The same folks who are whining bout their desire to restrict the saxon words for sex, are in some cases the very same ones that are whining to have THEIR free speech in the public classroom regarding 'intelligent design'. Which is a curse word, very offensive to our 'science is god' crowd of freepers.

Freedom of speech in the public square cuts both ways.
And it's really not arguable though we see it here all the time on free republic.

You want to be free to post the big ten? Get ready for the hadith and the fword bombs, because freedom of speech is just one of those things people fight about.

In new jersey, apparently some christians died for their free speech because it 'offended' an islamic religious nut.

I don't want the public square boiled down to a format that is 'safe' for five year olds, OR a format that is guaranteed "not to offend" folks of different morals than mine. For my particular example... muslims. To them, Jesus is God's Son, is the highest of blasphemies...

Tough luck for the slammies. And tough luck to all who want to make the public square a 'controlled speech zone', be it for 'values' that are religious or cultural in nature.

Defecating in public may be the same to YOU as offensive speech. But in practical and legal terms, it's not even close. The problem with that false analogy is, the first is a health issue (if everyone did it, we would spread infectious disease), whereas the latter is a individual vs. public majority's morals one.

Equating them, is a straw man to me.
And to a great many americans.