[Kevin Curry]

Mike Farrell, the actor who played B. J. Hunnicut on "M*A*S*H" and who is outspoken in support of liberal causes, said such tactics amount to "an orchestrated attempt to undermine free speech and the right to dissent." "If they want to call me a Saddam lover that's their right," he said. "But if they set out to affect me professionally, that's different."

Only if the "they" is the government.

Private citizens may organize to boycott and criticize to their hearts' content. That's a legitimate exercise of their First Amendment rights.

The Hollyweird position on the First Amendment is, "All for me and none for thee."

[RJCogburn]

Oh, Gee, Kevbo, I gotta agree with you here.

Now, if you would only come to your senses on the WOD!

[August West]

Mike Farrell, the actor who played B. J. Hunnicut on "M*A*S*H" and who is outspoken in support of liberal causes, said such tactics amount to "an orchestrated attempt to undermine free speech and the right to dissent." "If they want to call me a Saddam lover that's their right," he said. "But if they set out to affect me professionally, that's different."

Excuse me Mr. Farrell, but as long as you use your celebrity as a free publicity vehicle for your personal views, it is entirely approprtiate for those who disagree with you to affect you professionally - even to the point of "blacklisting". If you wish to avoid this, then don't rely on your fame for publicity. If you can't see this, then you truly are an arrogant fool who needs to spend some time in the real world.

[airborne]

IOW, free speech is fine, unless I lose money. Typical liberal!

[freekitty]

That sure is the truth including trying to ram their obviously flawed opinions down our throats. They will stop only when the fans hit them in the pocketbook where it must hurt them to, perhaps, discontinue their pie-in-the-sky lifestyles. Maybe a good dose of reality would help some of them really start thinking instead spewing nonsense. They may think they are not supporting Saddam and others like him; but they are simply by allowing them to remain in power. Of course, if you are for world government where everyone is a slave and has no free speech, etc., what can you expect?

[angkor]

"But if they set out to affect me professionally, that's different."

What a self-deluded hypocrite Mike Farrell is.

Actors use a soapbox provided exclusively and solely by their profession.

[watchin]

Exactly. I'm so tired of these boobs who don't have a right to free speech unless everyone agrees with them.

[cksharks]

BJ must be referring to the queers that shut down DR Laura.

[Tigercap]

THe Hollywood Left is so very confused when it comes to "freedom of speech".

THye think that boycotts are a violation. Boycotting, organized or not, is a very pure form of freedom of speech itself.

We should all refuse to give our money to people that we disagree with.

[Mamzelle]

re: "But if they set out to affect me professionally, that's different."--Mike Farrell, ferret-face )))

That's not different, ferret face, that's a boycott. But a high-school dropout like yourself might not know what the word means.

[punster]

Here's how the verse should read:

Mike Farrell played BJ Hunnicut on MASH.

Mike Farrell wants to give Saddam Hussein a BJ.

[ladyinred]

The Hollyweird position on the First Amendment is, "All for me and none for thee."

Well, this should be a bumpersticker!

[MarkL]

I wonder how Farrell feels about the Colonists' organized boycott against the different products they were being taxed upon by the British, leading up to the Boston Tea Party? I wonder how he feels about the boycott against the bus companies during the Civil Rights Movement? I wonder if he ate grapes during the boycotts organized by Ceasar Chavez? I suppose that he opposed those boycotts, since it affected all those people "professionally!" It seems to me that boycotts ARE a completey American form of protest.

Mark

[CyberCowboy777]

ditto

if his understanding of free speech is so bad what are we to think of his understanding of the war?

You have a freedom to speak

NOT a right to be HEARD

[RooRoobird14]

Mike Farrell, the actor who played B. J. Hunnicut on "M*A*S*H" and who is outspoken in support of liberal causes, said such tactics amount to "an orchestrated attempt to undermine free speech and the right to dissent." "If they want to call me a Saddam lover that's their right," he said. "But if they set out to affect me professionally, that's different."

What's the matter Mikey, aren't you man enough to stand by your convictions and take the consequences like a real man??? ("No! I want to express my opinion and not have consequences!!! WAH! WAH!!! Somebody get me a Frappucino!!!")

[nygoose]

The Hollyweird position on the First Amendment is, "All for me and none for thee.

That also seems to be Hollywood's position on the Second Amendment. This position is enforced by many Judges who won't issue carry permits to ordinary citizens. However, people with star status and/or political connections have no trouble getting a permit.

Here in New York, Don Imus wears his handgun openly on his TV show. He lives in New York City where the ordinary citizen will not as a matter of course be issued a carry permit by a Judge.

I have heard Imus say on television that he does not believe that the ordinary citizen should be issued a permit to carry.