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Howard Dean on Coulter-Berkeley Controversy: 1st Amendment Doesn't Protect 'Hate Speech,' You Know
Townhall ^ | April 21, 2017 | Guy Benson

Posted on 04/21/2017 8:43:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

This man was the governor of a state, a leading presidential candidate, and Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and he evidently (and wrongly) believes that the Constitution doesn't protect "hate speech" -- a term of art that is by its very nature subjective. In fact, the Constitution protects nearly all speech, with extremely limited exceptions.

In response to the disgraceful flare-up over Ann Coulter's scheduled appearance at Berkeley, a New York Times writer dug up and highlighted one of her more inflammatory jokes, the proper response to which is: Okay, so what? I don't find it especially funny at all, and I fully understand why someone at the Times would take offense, but it's quite clearly protected speech. But not according to Angry McDeanScream...

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: berkeley; coulter; dean; freeespeech; searchworks
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1 posted on 04/21/2017 8:43:12 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Then he should shut up.


2 posted on 04/21/2017 8:45:20 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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3 posted on 04/21/2017 8:47:49 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (MAGA!!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is the goal of modern leftists…Declare all speech that disagrees with them “hate speech” and ban it. That way they can rule, with no dissent permitted.

How long before we have political prisoners convicted of thought crimes in the us? Not long, if people like Howard dean get their way


4 posted on 04/21/2017 8:47:54 PM PDT by Cubs Fan (Modern day liberals are the most intolerant, hateful, and violent people in America)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sure it does,Howard,it even protects dumb speech,like yours.

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5 posted on 04/21/2017 8:48:06 PM PDT by Mears
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Actually it does.

You just can’t incite


6 posted on 04/21/2017 8:48:34 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Inside every liberal is a small fascist waiting to get out.


7 posted on 04/21/2017 8:51:14 PM PDT by samadams2000 (Someone important make......The Call!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

When he was an undergrad at Yale, he believed the First Amendment did not apply to anyone who disagreed with His Pompousness.


8 posted on 04/21/2017 8:51:58 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

>Angry McDeanScream

Hello Howard, you ignorant woodchuckless moron ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztxUrtFToCU&list=PLAcao3vnY9oFPVvZSoEp61ZAsVpmAWZ2K&index=7


9 posted on 04/21/2017 8:52:00 PM PDT by soycd
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If these fools obtain power and manage to appoint like minded judges, speech and thought will be controlled.


10 posted on 04/21/2017 8:53:44 PM PDT by allendale
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Howard Dean”?? Are we serious?


11 posted on 04/21/2017 8:55:36 PM PDT by browniexyz
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Said the angry idiot.


12 posted on 04/21/2017 9:02:48 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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BTW, the 1st Amendment does indeed protect the speech the Democrat Thug Party tries to prohibit.


13 posted on 04/21/2017 9:04:53 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
To libs like Dean, "Nineteen Eighty Four" is an instruction manual.
14 posted on 04/21/2017 9:06:07 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (Restoring our Republic at 9.8357x10^8 FPS)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Even Moron-Speech of Howard Dean is protected....


15 posted on 04/21/2017 9:11:45 PM PDT by Enchante (Libtards are enemies of true civilization!)
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To: Cubs Fan
This is the goal of modern leftists…Declare all speech that disagrees with them “hate speech” and ban it. That way they can rule, with no dissent permitted.

Yep. Where are us consitituionals? i say we are the ones with all talk & no walk. Time to enter the streets, the CONgresscritters &make their lives miserable for not adopting OUR conservative agenda.

16 posted on 04/21/2017 9:22:37 PM PDT by Digger
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sadly, Howard Dean knows the truth of the matter. He knows that he is spreading disinformation, but, he thinks, because I am doing so in the cause of progressivism, any knowing untruths I speak are moral and good.

In his heart of hearts when he has doubts, he will never acknowledge them to anyone, including himself, because that would negate his entire life and legacy. He will comfort himself that he has done and said everything for the good of “humanity,” even though it has benefited himself enormously.

Dean is not stupid, only self-absorbed and delusional.


17 posted on 04/21/2017 9:27:01 PM PDT by Belteshazzar (We are not justified by our works but by faith - De Jacob et vita beata 2 +Ambrose of Milan)
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To: samadams2000

PROGRESSIVE = REPRESSIVE


18 posted on 04/21/2017 9:31:02 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives.have diseased minds.)
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my question is who determines what is hate speech and what is not. I no that I have some ideas on what is hate speech that democrats would not agree with. the thing abot ideas and free speech eventually the better idea will win out and that is what people like Howard dean are scared of because they no how much of what they spew out is utter crap.


19 posted on 04/21/2017 9:41:04 PM PDT by PCPOET7 (in)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Los Angeles Times protected Barack Obama’s Islamic terrorists buddies, mentioning they had seen a video tape of him toasting them at a dinner but didn’t feel right releasing it since it was a private affair.


20 posted on 04/21/2017 9:52:37 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (patriots win, Communists and Socialist Just-Us Warriors lose)
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