Posted on 07/02/2006 8:05:41 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
I know that this unique reasoning exist. However, based on the amount of money this cost us and the experience this whole thing has put us through, I would think that the government could (hindsight being all I am using here) pass some legislation, or declaration of 'non-blame' for the airlines, exempting the airlines from lawsuits rather than costing the taxpayers over 1.6 million per victim.
I know the motivation, but the legislation needs to find another alternative to this rather than 'cash'.
Additionally, I don't think we (conservatives that agree with Coulter) should hold a private citizen to the same speech standards we would hold our elected officials.
Citizens are guaranteed the right to free speech; politicians have a need to be more PC (they want to keep their job). Ann, a well trained lawyer, knows her boundaries.
If the "Joizy Goils" are offended, let them litigate against Ann and provide proof in court. (I'll handle ticket sales!)
OK -- so let them vent. There is something to be said for giving them enough rope to hang themselves. For example, we didn't have to say much about the Wellstone spectacle -- we just let it speak for itself. Yes, there was criticism, but it wasn't whiny it was more like, "I can't believe they're doing that!" Same thing goes for the Jersey Girls. It is fine to counter them on the issues, as this author has done. But to do what Ann did looks mean and petty. I hope we learn from these examples when it comes to Michael Berg. We should confront him on this issues, but when it comes to his wild rhetoric, we should just stand back and let him expose himself for the extremist he is.
When they were promised money from the federal government, they immediately demanded more, and said it was because their husbands were better earners than the lower class individuals who were also murdered, therefor, they should get more.
Pressed, they "needed the money," to support their lavish lifestyles. Everyone else who lost an earner found a way to deal with it. Perhaps sell the McMansion and the Escalade, and have little chubby attend public school? GASP!!
These women were lionized because their husbands had the bad luck to be in the World Trade Center on September 11th. Poppycock. They're greedy scum. I lived among them for too long.
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