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Kerry defends liberties, says Americans have "right to be stupid"
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| Feb 26, 2013
| Arshad Mohammed
Posted on 02/26/2013 7:04:29 AM PST by kevcol
"The reason is, that's freedom, freedom of speech. In American you have a right to be stupid - if you want to be," he said, prompting laughter. "And you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be.
"And we tolerate it. We somehow make it through that. Now, I think that's a virtue. I think that's something worth fighting for," he added.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: jerry; jfk; johnkerry; obama
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To: kevcol
The people of Massachusetts prove his statement every election.
To: kevcol
Yes, we have a right to be stupid, but a large proportion of the country (and an even larger proportion of elected officials) abuse that right.
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:11:36 AM PST
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
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02/26/2013 8:13:17 AM PST
by
ZirconEncrustedTweezers
(I'll stop being a cynic when the world stops giving me reasons to be cynical.)
To: kevcol
Kerry makes full use of his rights.
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:16:20 AM PST
by
eclecticEel
(Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
To: kevcol
Defending the stupidity of those who put Obozo into office, are we? What a schmuck.
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:23:11 AM PST
by
SoldierDad
(Proud dad of an Army Soldier who has survived 24 months of Combat deployment.)
To: kevcol
Americans have "right to be stupid"
John Kerry, reporting for duty.
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:27:26 AM PST
by
mountn man
(ATTITUDE- The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It.)
To: kevcol
you have a right to be stupid - if you want to be Well, there were enough people voting in Nov 2008 and 2012 to prove his point.
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:33:31 AM PST
by
Arrowhead1952
(Dims are stupid, period. End of conversation.)
To: kevcol
Spoken by a man who’s entire career depends on that premise.
To: dfwgator
the stupid people are all in Washington DC. Not so. Sacramento, Albany, Boston....
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:49:09 AM PST
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: kevcol
In American you have a right to be stupid - if you want to be," And that is what libtards want. They presuppose that people are too stupid to make their own judgments and choices, and so they need the government to do it for them. If people become stupid because of the lousy education of government schools, that is part of the libtard plan.
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posted on
02/26/2013 8:51:09 AM PST
by
mjp
((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
To: kevcol
Kerry shouldn’t bite the hand that feeds him . . . the Dems depend on a stupid constituency . . . God bless his Yankee heart.
To: kevcol
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posted on
02/26/2013 10:27:00 AM PST
by
McBuff
To: kevcol
Kerry has been abusing that right all his life.
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
If I were you, I'd just move to Montana. Bring your pygmy pony too.
FMCDH(BITS)
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02/26/2013 4:48:31 PM PST
by
nothingnew
(I fear for my Republic due to marxist influence in our government. Open eyes/see)
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