[mkjessup]

The nominating contest is one of the few times that Americans have the opportunity to directly interact with, and express themselves to those who would deign to be the nation's Chief Executive.

Once these people ascend to the heights of elected office (especially the presidency), they're effectively insulated from the voice of the people, and are much more difficult to reach.

We're supposed to have a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." I think it's entirely appropriate that we have an opportunity to add our voices to the mix in the public debate leading up to choosing our nominee - even if all that amounts to is applause in an auditorium.

***BUMP*** and BRAVO!!!

That needs to be repeated as often as necessary. This is allegedly still a free Country, with the right to express yourself as you so choose, regardless of what some pack of pinheads in the media seem to think, they want the American people to cow tow and behave like those pour bastards in North Korea, i.e., 'clap when prompted', 'be silent when cautioned', and always 'show reverence to your superiors' (which means never talking back to the left-liberal unintelligentsia or their sh*t-brained messiah 0bama-lama-ding-dong)

To these would be censors of free speech? I say:

FUNBC!

FUCBS!

FUABC!

FUDOX!

FUPBS!

FUNPR!

FUCNN!



(did I miss anybody?)

[hoosiermama]

From a post I made on a similar thread

FR was a contitutional website. This is a
FREE SPEECH issue:
Is there anyone in FL who wants to file a lawsuit against NBC. Particularly since some were allowed to speak out repeatedly and not removed.

Yes, there must be order but as long as no one is yelling “fire” response must be allowed. No one has ever tried to shut down either the moderators or the candidates.

It’s simply an attempt by liberal media to control those with opposite points of view.

Legally NBC and all others who try the same are on thin ice. If you don’t complain now, when will you take a stand.

Good for Newt for standing up for Free Speech.

[Windflier]

Thanks, MK.

It appears to me that most of the folks commenting here, have recognized the fundamental aspects of the argument; that is, it’s absolutely tyrannical for the media to hold the people’s public debate hostage to their own nefarious agenda.

By the way, your comparisons to the North Koreans controlling their people’s public responses, was particularly appropriate. NBC did the exact same thing last night, by not allowing applause or responses from the audience.

The left can’t win, if they can’t control every aspect of the process in one way or another. In my opinion, we saw a perfect display of that very thing last night. Newt is totally right to condemn that, and to argue for allowing free expression on the part of the public.