February 10, 2013

Liberals' Free Speech Double Standard


[From article]
much of the media and most liberals urge Americans to be scandalized about “too much money” in politics. That three-word trope means (because most political money is spent on the dissemination of political advocacy) that there is more political speech by others than is considered proper by much of the media, which are unrestricted advocates.
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Last year, Procter & Gamble, America’s largest advertiser, spent $2,949,100,000 — more than will be spent by the Obama and Romney campaigns and super PACs supporting them.
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The collapse of liberals’ confidence in their ability to persuade is apparent in their concentration on rigging the rules of political persuasion. Their problem is that the First Amendment is the rule

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/will053112.php3

Jewish World Review
May 31, 2012/ 10 Sivan, 5772
Rigging free speech
By George Will

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