tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post116022491926256350..comments2023-12-29T21:34:44.579-05:00Comments on Political Yen/Yang: The State Of Free Speech At Columbia University (Embracing Tolerance 101)LA Sunsethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160622555601901732006-10-11T23:09:00.000-04:002006-10-11T23:09:00.000-04:00AOW,//Good luck getting that point across to a Lef...AOW,<BR/><BR/><EM>//Good luck getting that point across to a Leftist!//</EM><BR/><BR/>That's a tall order sometimes. I have had some of them launch into the damnedest tirades and I have had a few make me lists of "reputable" websites to go to for "the truth".LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160622307031032962006-10-11T23:05:00.000-04:002006-10-11T23:05:00.000-04:00AC,This thing was very organized. This was an ambu...AC,<BR/><BR/>This thing was very organized. This was an ambush plain and simple. It isn't the first instance here or in other places. I forget where, but wasn't it Bill Kristol and Ann Coulter that got ambushed somewhere, at a university speaking engagement?LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160622136254231942006-10-11T23:02:00.000-04:002006-10-11T23:02:00.000-04:00Mark,The sad thing is, I seriously doubt those tha...Mark,<BR/><BR/>The sad thing is, I seriously doubt those that have the power to put pressure on the university president, will do so. Students and alumni vote. And always remember, the vote is coveted when in public service.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160614584417553412006-10-11T20:56:00.000-04:002006-10-11T20:56:00.000-04:00LA,They [Leftists] have a right to their beliefs a...LA,<BR/><I>They [Leftists] have a right to their beliefs and they have a right to communicate and express those beliefs, in the proper forums, at the proper times. But they do not have the right to disrupt another groups free speech, just becaue they disagree with them.</I><BR/><BR/>Good luck getting that point across to a Leftist!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01216119321836479641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160538607232122552006-10-10T23:50:00.000-04:002006-10-10T23:50:00.000-04:00I'd like to think it was just a wacky college kid ...I'd like to think it was just a wacky college kid thing, but from looking at the tape it appeared more organized.A.C. McCloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04961702447997409190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160528668910864832006-10-10T21:04:00.000-04:002006-10-10T21:04:00.000-04:00I like this part. Now Columbia is in the midst of ...I like this part. <BR/><BR/><EM>Now Columbia is in the midst of a long-overdue refurbishment and expansion of its northern Manhattan campus. And university President Lee Bollinger is asking much forbearance of the institution's neighbors - and of City Hall - in order to make it happen.<BR/><BR/>Incidents like Wednesday's outburst - if not swiftly punished by Bollinger and his administrators - Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847784044495028400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160512621528444052006-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:002006-10-10T16:37:00.000-04:00Amerloque,After you pointed out your typo, I looke...Amerloque,<BR/><BR/>After you pointed out your typo, I looked over the main post again and found several. They are corrected now and I feel better for it. (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160511897899960222006-10-10T16:24:00.000-04:002006-10-10T16:24:00.000-04:00Hi Bill,Welcome to PYY. I am aware of MoveOn.Org's...Hi Bill,<BR/><BR/>Welcome to PYY. <BR/><BR/>I am aware of MoveOn.Org's long standing practice of hate speech against Jews. I am also aware of many other free speech stifling methods. I have seen with my own eyes and have witnessed to this on many occasions.<BR/><BR/>I say this: <BR/><BR/>If your argument is sound, dissent against it should always be welcome. If it turns out you are proven wrong LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160511436263873432006-10-10T16:17:00.000-04:002006-10-10T16:17:00.000-04:00Amerloque,We all have typos and we all hit the sen...Amerloque,<BR/><BR/>We all have typos and we all hit the send button too soon, at times. Some of us more than others (me more then you). But I knew what you meant and they would have known it too. <BR/><BR/>I am very wary of people that make a man an offender for a typo. If they castigate you for a typo and a typo only, it means your argument is sound and they cannot refute it.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160505637007666342006-10-10T14:40:00.000-04:002006-10-10T14:40:00.000-04:00Hi LASunsett !/*/ //All Americans is concerned/inv...Hi LASunsett !<BR/><BR/>/*/ //All Americans is concerned/involved in the immigration debate, i.e;, they are "legitimate". The Minutemen (and women are Americans. QED. It's very simple.//<BR/><BR/>Maybe the kids that suppressed the rights of this speaker and those that sponsored him, should read your words. I am not optimistic they will agree, though./*/ <BR/><BR/>What they probably would say is L'Amerloquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447075237256204460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160503182253658782006-10-10T13:59:00.000-04:002006-10-10T13:59:00.000-04:00When I was at Cornell, the International Committee...When I was at Cornell, the International Committee Against Reason, excuse me, racism, shouted down speakers with which it did not agree.<BR/><BR/>Typical leftists: Nazis and fascists in sheep's clothingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160503058484606292006-10-10T13:57:00.000-04:002006-10-10T13:57:00.000-04:00Re: "But the MoveOn.Org (and other extremist group...Re: "But the MoveOn.Org (and other extremist groups) cult members have no use for debate."<BR/><BR/>MoveOn's Action Forum censored and deleted objections to racist and anti-Semitic hate speech while letting the hate speech stand. Google for MoveOn.org and "Anti-Semitism" or "racism" and you will see what I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160501324097393972006-10-10T13:28:00.000-04:002006-10-10T13:28:00.000-04:00Hi Amerloque,//All Americans is concerned/involved...Hi Amerloque,<BR/><BR/><EM>//All Americans is concerned/involved in the immigration debate, i.e;, they are "legitimate". The Minutemen (and women are Americans. QED. It's very simple.//</EM><BR/><BR/><BR/>Maybe the kids that suppressed the rights of this speaker and those that sponsored him, should read your words. I am not optimistic they will agree, though.LA Sunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00445498119590721449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10276952.post-1160498361196970302006-10-10T12:39:00.000-04:002006-10-10T12:39:00.000-04:00Hi LASunsett !/*/What have these kids done for the...Hi LASunsett !<BR/><BR/>/*/What have these kids done for their country? What contribution have they made to society?/*/<BR/><BR/>Now, now, one must remember the (perhaps apocryphal) words attributed to Ben Franklin ... (grin)<BR/><BR/>//On the 21st of nowember 1783, in Paris, Benjamin Franklin was among the hundreds of people who gathered in the gardens of the Rue de Montreuil to attend a L'Amerloquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03447075237256204460noreply@blogger.com