[Libertina]

IMHO you did not take time to read what I posted. But I stand by my point; that our free speech is being eroded - and fast. The station had the right to take him off the air. That does not make the first point moot.

[Cultural Jihad]

The station had the right to take him off the air. That does not make the first point moot.

Sure it does.

[First Amendment]

I agree with you. Just because MSNBC or whatever the heck the network's initials are has the right to fire or hire anyone they want is immaterial. The point is that the Gaystapo and other liberal/leftist/secular-humanist/feminzazi/libertine/speech-code/thought-police wield tremendous power, being heavily represented in the media and other influential institutions. So even though they, constitutionally, have the right to hire and fire, silence or promote speech, they consistently silence by one means or another speech or points of view they don't like. And more and more they will use the courts to do it. They drove Dr.Laura off TV, now Savage, and it's interesting that Rush never mentions homosexuals, except rarely in a joking tone, and he uses the word "gay" - have they gotten to him? I can hardly listen to him any more. Has he talked about the SCOTUS sodomy decision at all?

So now those of us with a different viewpoint from the Gaystapo and above leftists have to tiptoe around, whisper, talk like little ladies, because otherwise we might get fired, shunned, re-educated, or our kids taken away. We mustn't use rough speech or hurt anyone's tender little feelings. Doesn't matter that the homo-nazis are killing each other, seducing young boys and condemning them to a short life of misery. That's fine, that's diversity, that's a rainbow gay life. But to criticize them for their choices and actions, that's too much.
The slippery slope is turning into a screaming nosedive.

[justshe]

I read exactly what you posted:

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"If you are right that his career is over, and no sponsor would touch him, then you should be extremely worried - for free speech is over. And that means yours too..."

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"...many saying that Michael's free speech was mean, harsh, hateful (GASP)"

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"I just don't recall where that is written in our constitution, that free speech doesn't apply when a crank or protected group doesn't feel "comfortable"."

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"Myself, I believe it's pretty hateful to put down Christianity, Boy Scouts, property rights, or scream racism towards anyone who doesn't advocate illegal aliens... but apparently that kind of "free speech" is OK. "

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I honestly wonder if you can't see that you are arguing for a "right" that doesn't exist in the private sector. The government was not involved in ANY of the issues you bring up.