tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post6403204421608287484..comments2023-08-20T02:47:42.139-05:00Comments on BUSHWOOD COUNTRY CLUB: An Elevator Ride at Bushwood CC...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-18156804401007965432009-05-12T09:50:00.000-05:002009-05-12T09:50:00.000-05:00Patrick
This will be my last comment on this story...Patrick<br />This will be my last comment on this story...<br />(1) I used photos of Reid and Pelosi because they were the topic of the story.<br />(2) I did not photoshop them - someone else must have. I felt these were appropriately humorous photographs - because I think the whole story is funny.<br /><br />Again - thanks for reading and engaging in dialogue. Good stuff.Cashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221071472905880870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-3538378637063363892009-05-12T08:55:00.000-05:002009-05-12T08:55:00.000-05:00If a returning soldier had said what David Feherty...If a returning soldier had said what David Feherty said, the Republican Party would have had echoed support. Also, no one would have said a word to the contrary as anyone going against what was said would be seen as "against the troops". This should have been a big non-story, but cable news networks once again had to fill 24 hours of news/opinion coverage with something and this filled the bill.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348715678553935370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-24067318879028127252009-05-12T06:03:00.000-05:002009-05-12T06:03:00.000-05:00I'm with Aussie G. I also give you credit, Cash, f...I'm with Aussie G. I also give you credit, Cash, for admitting you actually found the comment funny. Guess what...I did too.<br /><br />Here's the deal. I lived and breathed politics for most of my career. I've sat on both sides of the aisle. I agree with everything you've said on freedom of speech. However, let's put all that aside. <br /><br />Everyone needs to lighten up. It was a joke. I promise you Washingtonians hear it all the time and if they didn't laugh it off, they would never survive the political arena.Heather Kerriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479515041675909393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-11725025905628547882009-05-11T21:56:00.000-05:002009-05-11T21:56:00.000-05:00Bill Maher's a good example. Should he have lost ...Bill Maher's a good example. Should he have lost his job on Politically Incorrect in 2001? All Americans do have free speech like you said. I think he should have lost his job. <br /><br />Free pass? Who's asking for a free pass? It was a good example, particularly in the sporting world. Jimmy the Greek, Ruch Limbaugh, even Howard Cosell are examples of what happens when that line is crossed even with the constitutional guarantee of free speech. It is just an example of how freedom of speech doesn't cover everything. <br /><br />If you didn't intend this to be a red/blue debate, why photoshop pictures of Reid and Pelosi at the top of the story? Hardly impartial.prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140597683201981866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-70848664956399963642009-05-11T20:48:00.000-05:002009-05-11T20:48:00.000-05:00Patrick,
I don't want to turn this into a "tit for...Patrick,<br />I don't want to turn this into a "tit for tat" discussion - so thanks again for reading Bushwood. I had not intended this to turn into a red/blue debate (note that I included Wanda Sykes in my original post), but I do feel compelled to say two things:<br />(1) regardless of your true intent, you DID choose to use a racial example - the most incendiary topic in our country today. no free pass there.<br />(2) your comment about ppl not being able to "say anything during the Busy admin" is,um, laughable. From Bill Maher on HBO to scores of liberal elites calling OUR President everything from a liar to a cokehead - we sure as hell had freedom of the press. Now that OUR president is of the opposite political party, should not the same rules apply ?Cashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221071472905880870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-15197382449850513162009-05-11T20:15:00.000-05:002009-05-11T20:15:00.000-05:00The racial comment was an example of how free spee...The racial comment was an example of how free speech isn't a blanket get of jail free card to say whatever you want without repercussions. <br /><br />Just remember during the Bush years you couldn't say anything bad about the administration without being branded a traitor or French. What goes around, comes around.prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140597683201981866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-78791899439590928612009-05-11T19:02:00.000-05:002009-05-11T19:02:00.000-05:00Ha! Nicely said Cash. I was wondering if anyone wa...Ha! Nicely said Cash. I was wondering if anyone was going to take his side of the story/joke without condoning his actions.Michael Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10757422314821368376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-55114708380092436782009-05-11T18:07:00.000-05:002009-05-11T18:07:00.000-05:00Well Patrick - thanks for the Constitutional educa...Well Patrick - thanks for the Constitutional education. However, since the GOVERNMENT (that's "big government")now owns General Motors and most of the banks in the USA, I guess it won't be long till they own 'em a network or two. Hell, as much as their influence is obvious at the networks, they may as well own them now. It's a bit naive to thnk that the pols did not place a call to CBS to exert their will upon them to press Feherty. As far as your comment about "black people" - why insert race into this dialogue - where the hell did that come from ? Feherty reporting what Soldiers actually told him is a little bit different than him saying "I dont like milk", and getting pounced upon by the dairy industry. Thanks for reading BCC- your comments are always welcome.Cashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221071472905880870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2577103309249540179.post-5799634645551850732009-05-11T17:23:00.000-05:002009-05-11T17:23:00.000-05:00How is this a first amendment issue? No one is su...How is this a first amendment issue? No one is suggesting that Feherty go to jail for what he said. You are correct that the first amendment applies to all Americans. However, the first amendment does not protect you from being an idiot. I could go to my boss and tell him that he's a total moron. Most likely I'd get fired. I can't sue my employer because they are infringing on my first amendment rights. I was free to say whatever I want, but not free from being judged for what I said. The first amendment prohibits the government from restricting speech. The government has nothing to do with a person getting fired for saying something stupid. <br /><br />As for whether what he said was true or not doesn't matter. He could have said he hates black people. It would be true and he'd be free to say it, but how long would be able to hold a job after that?<br /><br />It amazes me how little people understand the first amendment.prehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140597683201981866noreply@blogger.com