Free Republic

The First Amendment to the Constitution is arguably the most important. This amendment, packaged with the nine following it as the Bill of Rights, grants citizens the freedoms of press, speech, religion, peaceful assembly and a right to "petition the government for a redress of grievances." Freedom of speech cases are often some of the most hotly contested in the country. Recently, a case involving a high school social studies teacher has been given national media attention. The case involves Denver teacher Jay Bennish, who was put on paid leave from Overland High School after comparing President George W. Bush's...

The long-dreaded 2004 Olympics in Greece will be the ultimate crossroads for sports and politics in this new and vicious century. The recent photos of cruelty at the Abu Grahaib all-american prison in Baghdad have taken care of that. Yes, sir. We have taken the bull by the horns on this one, sports fans. These horrifying digital snapshots of the American dream in action on foreign soil are worse than anything even I could have expected. I have been in this business a long time and I have seen many staggering things, but this one is over the line. Now...

HOLLYWOOD VS. AMERICA MoveOn stays on Bush-Hitler themeAfter apologizing group hosts celebrity event with torrent of insults Posted: January 14, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com Only a week after apologizing for posting messages comparing Bush to Hitler, the political organization MoveOn.org hosted a celebrity event that turned into a torrent of insults against the president and Republicans. A partial transcript of speakers at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom Monday night was obtained by the Drudge Report. The event was to announce the winners of the website's "Bush in 30 Seconds" television ad contest. Among the speakers was pop music superstar Moby, who...

<p>BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Chances are, Democratic Party consultants won't take credit for the hardest-hitting anti-Bush ad to air on network TV this month. That honor will likely go MoveOn.org, an online group that has become too potent for establishment politicians to ignore.</p>

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson, faced with a vigorous conservative challenge from Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater, resorted to the now-infamous "Daisy" television ad, which juxtaposed a little girl playing in a field of daisies with a nuclear mushroom cloud. Intended to suggest that Goldwater would launch the United States into nuclear war, the ad actually illustrated the desperate tactics liberals have always used to smear their conservative opponents. The latest installment in their politics of personal destruction comes right on the heels of the aborted "Reagan" miniseries and represents a new low for American liberals. I'm...

Dear MoveOn member, As the New Year begins, we'd rather be talking about positive things, and there are plenty of good things happening. But MoveOn.org has come under attack from the Republican National Committee (RNC), which has launched a campaign of malicious misinformation to divert attention from the creativity and power of the Bush in 30 Seconds contest. We need your help to make sure the media don't fall for it. RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie launched the attack on "Fox News Sunday," and the RNC followed it with press releases and calls to reporters. The charges centered on two ads...

A SECOND ADVERT WHICH COMPARES PRESIDENT BUSH TO HITLER STREAMED ON MOVEON.ORG, THE DRUDGE REPORT HAS LEARNED. THE NEW HITLER SPOT FEATURED THE GRAPHIC 'SPONSORED BY MOVEON.ORG.' GRAPHIC: Nazi Flags In A Parade    GRAPHIC: Hitler     HITLER: (Speaking In German)    CHYRON: A NATION WARPED BY LIES     GRAPHIC: German Troops Marching     GRAPHIC: Hitler In Car In Parade    GRAPHIC: German Troops Marching     CHYRON: LIES FUEL FEAR     GRAPHIC: German Tanks    CHYRON: FEAR FUELS AGGRESSION     GRAPHIC:  German Artillery Firing    GRAPHIC: German Planes Dropping Bombs    GRAPHIC: German Tanks...

ONLINE CONTEST TO MAKE BEST SPOT TURNS VICIOUS. WEBSITE FEATURED AD, LATER PULLED IT AFTER COMPLAINTS, DRUDGE HAS LEARNED.SEE MOVEON.ORG HITLER/BUSH AD CONTENDER...MOVEON.ORG SCRIPT GRAPHIC: Pictures Of Hitler HITLER: (Speaking In German) CHYRON: We have taken new measures to protect our homeland, GRAPHIC: Pictures Of Hitler HITLER: (Speaking In German) CHYRON: I believe I am acting in accordance with the will of the Almighty Creator, GRAPHIC: Pictures Of Hitler HITLER: (Speaking In German) CHYRON: God told me to strike at al-Qaida and I struck them, GRAPHIC: Pictures of President Bush HITLER: (Speaking In German) CHYRON: and then He instructed me...

About 1 500 people braved a cool winter's day in Cape Town on Wednesday to march to Parliament and the US Consulate to voice not only opposition to George Bush's visit to South Africa but also to ANC policies. The large crowd spontaneously started a bonfire close to the main entrance of Parliament, feeding the fire with posters bearing Bush's face. The crowd included black-garbed anarchists with an effigy of Bush looking like an alien, environmentalists, purdah-covered Muslim women and social activists. Some of the organisations which addressed the spirited crowd included the Islamic Unity Convention (ICU), the Pan Africanist...

HOLLYWOOD VS. AMERICABush equated with Hitler in 'Matrix' sequel?Image of president shown with dictator in discussion of evil Posted: May 22, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern By Joe Kovacs © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Is President Bush equated with Adolf Hitler in the science-fiction flick "The Matrix Reloaded"? The question is being asked in connection with a scene in the new movie where images of Bush and the German dictator are displayed during a discussion of evil in the world. Adolf Hitler "If they're saying our president is in the same league as Adolf Hitler, then I don't want to see this movie," says Mark...

It's Sweepstime For Hitler, But Winter for Truthby Ron Rosenbaum It's springtime, I mean sweepstime, for Hitler in Hollywood. I'm sure you've all heard of the forthcoming two-night, four-hour, prime-time CBS "Miniseries Event" called Hitler: The Rise of Evil (airing May 18 and 20). Well I've finally seen a review copy of the controversial "docudrama," and there's a lot I could say - and may say in the future - about the soap opera-fication of the Hitler story.But there's a drama behind the docudrama that hasn't received the attention it deserves. A story about the political uses of Hitler and...