The Evil Fucks Never Stop

[filkertom]

"Constant vigilance!" bellowed Mad-Eye Moody. And he was right.

I must admit I'm amused by this one. Not only does it demonstrate the truly evil nature of the modern Republican politician in general and Newt-Boy in particular, but it demonstrates the utter cluelessness involved on that side of the aisle.

Seems The Gingrich Who Stole Congress gave a speech:

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich yesterday said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism.

Gingrich, speaking at a Manchester awards banquet, said a "different set of rules" may be needed to reduce terrorists' ability to use the Internet and free speech to recruit and get out their message.

"We need to get ahead of the curve before we actually lose a city, which I think could happen in the next decade," said Gingrich, a Republican who helped engineer the GOP's takeover of Congress in 1994.

Gingrich spoke to about 400 state and local power brokers last night at the annual Nackey S. Loeb First Amendment award dinner, which fetes people and organizations that stand up for freedom of speech.

(Emphasis mine.)

How very fortunate Newt chose to air those un-American beliefs in a venue which would defend to the death his right to spout them. I'm curious, though -- was he receiving an award? And, if so, was it for being the most dramatic example of a threat to their cause? I guess Ari Fleischer and Tony Snow and Alberto Gonzales and Edgar Scalia were unavailable. And, after all, hey, it's not like anyone thinks Republicans like the Constitution or the law -- they keep doing everything they can to circumvent or disembowel them.

This evil fuckface actually fancies that he has a chance to become President someday. Dumbass, you're the Repub version of Hillary Clinton: a completely polarizing figure that a sizable percentage of the population intensely, personally dislikes. And you don't have any of Ms. Clinton's good days, when she stops pandering for votes and trying to be everything to everyone and actually says intelligent, reasonable stuff. Because you, Newt, have never said reasonable stuff. You just try to make it sound reasonable.

A "different set of rules" about free speech. Gingrich, I am so glad you were right up front about that. It is indeed your right to say that, even if implementing it would violate the law -- the first law, Amendment 1 of the Bill of Rights. And also because now I know for sure I wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire. Well, maybe on the nonburning parts.

Oh, and... Newt? You guys, you guys, the Repubs, the ones in power, did lose a city. It's called New Orleans. And terrorism didn't have jack to do with it.

Comments

[dinpik.livejournal.com]

It's official. Republicans hate America.

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech

If my country reexamines freedom of speech, I will reexamine my country.

With an AK-47. Revolt In 2100 much?

[emiofbrie.livejournal.com]

Salut!

[allandaros.livejournal.com]

If this goes on...

[renquestor.livejournal.com]

I'd prefer a bit sooner. Cause man, I'd look messed up wielding an AK at the rip old age of 117.

[smallship1.livejournal.com]

Whom will you kill first, or will you just loose off at random?

[scifantasy.livejournal.com]

There's a poll Tom should do.

Who's first against the wall when the revolution comes? (Besides the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Marketing Division.)

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

Nope. Live capture, no torture. We're the good guys.

Besides, I want them to rot for long decades in the Hague.

[lariss.livejournal.com]

I've already re-examined my country, found it wanting, and am currently making plans to GET THE DUCK OUT OF HERE. This includes getting a Master's Degree in Public Health. THough nota valuable degree in a country with no actual public health system, it will be very valuable pretty much anywhere else we decide to go.

[kengr]

Gor read Spider Robinson's posthumous collaboration with Heinlein(Variable Star). The way he portrays The Prophet and his followers in it is altered to fit current conditions, yet still be rather true to the spirit of Revolt in 2100.

[beldar.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of a few years back, when Bork was saying that censorship was OK, even necessary, as long as we trust geniuses like him to do the censoring.

Oh, the bullet we dodged by keeping him off the Supreme Court. But the GOP found others...

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

And, y'see, that's the thing. It's all the media-punditry-cocktail-party class. The mainstream media ARE the enemy. Because they keep bringing these people back, again and again and again, referring to them as experts and analysts and even statesmen, when they have been consistently, demonstrably, and often fatally wrong. About everything.

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Yet again, the Onion is eerily prescient (http://www.theonion.com/content/node/27610): "Ashcroft added that, thanks to several key additions, the Bill of Rights now offers protections that were previously lacking, including the right to be protected by soldiers quartered in one's home (Amendment III), the guarantee that activities not specifically delegated to the states and people will be carried out by the federal government (Amendment VI), and freedom of Judeo-Christianity and non-combative speech (Amendment I)."

[renquestor.livejournal.com]

Canada, Australia anyone? I would love to stay and fight for this country, except the sheep that surround me don't give a good goddamn.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Re-examine our freedom of speech? You mean, like, get it back?

[unclelumpy.livejournal.com]

And they call US the "looney left"?

[madfilkentist]

The one good thing mentioned was his criticism of incumbent protection "campaign finance reform" laws. But on top of his remarks about "a different set of rules," it's mentioned that he wants to "engage Syria and Iran" -- countries run by mutually hostile factions of fanatical theocrats -- in Iraq. Bizarre.

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

I do not like Syria or Iran, especially Syria with all the work it does to undermine Israel. That said, it's better to talk with one's enemies in an attempt to work things out than to just fight with them; and we really can't ignore them, as events in North Korea have shown.

His talk of engagement on top of talk of absolutes, though... that's quite off. Absolutes don't like mixing with relatives. (Absolut is another story)

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

I'd laugh... except my country's following yours, except when it's ahead of it...

New Zealand anyone? [I'd say Canada, nice place, leads the world in freedoms etc... but it has these problem neighbours ya know.]

[joshuwain.livejournal.com]

I find this painful and ironic considering that Gingrich was one of the few -if not only- Republicans who opposed the "Protect Our Children Online" legislation, saying that he knew the Internet from his direct experience as a professor and thought that trying to regulate it was a losing proposition and something that was outside the perview of government.

Wow.

How the NeoCons have changed! Heh.

Well, this one, at least.

[eruvanna.livejournal.com]

freedom of speech is already curtailled too much in this country. When you're not free to say "Fuck" over the airwaves... Sorry but I believe in following the Amendment the way it was written.

"Congress shall make no law...abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;"

[liddle-oldman.livejournal.com]

We heard something about this on the radio this morning, and my wife demanded "Why is Newt Gingrich still alive?", quite irritatedly.

It's a good question. I figure the devil helps his own.

[dragonscholar.livejournal.com]

I am amazed at these utterly arrogant fucks who decide that somehow THEY can define how we live, love, etc. for absolutely no good reason whatsoerver. Well, they may occasionally invoke God, whom they imagine is just as big an asshole as they are.

Yeah, free speech. Thats why 9/11 happened.

[madrona.livejournal.com]

I managed, after many fits, starts, and chokes, to actually read those words out loud. I feel dirty now.

[lariss.livejournal.com]

I was directed to you by a friend.
Since you are coherent and quite readable, may I add you as a friend?

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

By all means. Thanks for asking, though. :)