[WilliamofCarmichael]

Leftists "argue that they want to regulate 'only' money, which, they say, leaves speech unaffected. But here they argue that political speech is money, and hence must be regulated. By demanding that the speech of two talk-radio hosts be monetized and strictly limited, reformers reveal the next stage in their stealthy repeal of the First Amendment."

Talk show hosts John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur of station KVI were making contribution to a campaign by their on-air speech which constituted political advertising. At radio-advertising rates Carlson and Wilbur would be limited to about 15 minutes each of the three weeks left before the election lest they violate what a single giver (KVI) can contribute. So said Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham.

A search of www.dailykos.com found surprisingly rational and supportive comments (for the most part) about KVI's free speech rights. Nary a cuss word neither. Maybe I searched a bogus dailycuss site and not the real one.

[boop]

I thought about that KVI suit also. But didn’t they rule against the conservatives in that case? BTW, I understand the “freedom to blog” argument, but DK and DU are fundraising sites too. The Daily Kos convention was a free multimillion dollar advertisement for the Left. I think there is a big difference between Free Republic and these sites.