[kristinn]

The fool who filed this complaint has no understanding of the First Amendment. The FEC, even though it decided in favor of the Daily Kos--and presumably sites like Free Republic--had no business even considering the complaint.

[kristinn]

You’re free to post. Woo hoo!

[traviskicks]

“The fool who filed this complaint has no understanding of the First Amendment.”

My thoughts exactly, he certainly isn’t ‘right wing’; if right wing stands for limited government and freedom of speech...

[bvw]

The article tells a big lie too. It calls the complainer a “right wing blogger”, which he, one man, a singleton instance is. Yet with that term the author smears us all, and without an offsetting note that most right wings blogs opposed this suit — it is calumny. Libel. A lie.

[sinanju]

The FEC is free to stay the hell out of this.

Besides, Kos is dragging the dems into the abyss.

[Incorrigible]

But what about the campaign “Blogola” that goes to “Unknown Jerome?”

[sageb1]

I still haven’t been able to get any answer to my question regarding the ACLU’s ad on Daily Kuss last week. I wanted to know if it was legal for them (the ACLU) to place an ad on a partisan political website. The ad has disappeared, but if you google daily kos aclu ad, you can see it was noticed by many. I couldn’t save the ad because it was a flash ad, but it contained the names of Reid and Pelosi and railed against the two of them.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Leftists "argue that they want to regulate 'only' money, which, they say, leaves speech unaffected. But here they argue that political speech is money, and hence must be regulated. By demanding that the speech of two talk-radio hosts be monetized and strictly limited, reformers reveal the next stage in their stealthy repeal of the First Amendment."

Talk show hosts John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur of station KVI were making contribution to a campaign by their on-air speech which constituted political advertising. At radio-advertising rates Carlson and Wilbur would be limited to about 15 minutes each of the three weeks left before the election lest they violate what a single giver (KVI) can contribute. So said Thurston County Superior Court Judge Chris Wickham.

A search of www.dailykos.com found surprisingly rational and supportive comments (for the most part) about KVI's free speech rights. Nary a cuss word neither. Maybe I searched a bogus dailycuss site and not the real one.

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[redpoll]

>>The fool who filed this complaint has no understanding of the First Amendment. The FEC, even though it decided in favor of the Daily Kos—and presumably sites like Free Republic—had no business even considering the complaint.<<

I was going to post something...but this is profound wisdom. Thanks.

[The Pack Knight]

Jefferson must be turning over in his grave at the fact that this is even an issue. This is exactly the kind of speech the First Amendment was meant to protect. To equate endorsement or criticism of a political candidate with “free advertising” and a “contribution in kind” is nothing less than an insidious attempt to marginalize one of our most fundamental rights.