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(Black) Man Attends City Council Meeting Dressed in KKK Robe
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Posted on 07/17/2009 12:44:59 AM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Jet Jaguar
Haaaaaaaa.....haaaaaa......haaaaaa.......
To: tet68
I am intrigued by this matter because the elements of racism have been scrubbed by the fact that the wearer of the KKK garb is himself black. Therefore, the councilman couches his denial of Hunt's free speech in a public forum, indeed at a place where he speaks out for the redress of grievances, as a matter, not of racism, but of "offense" and "disruption."
This recalls the recent T-shirt cases in the public schools where the child was admonished and prohibited from wearing a T-shirt I think having to do with Christianity. But clearly a public forum explicitly arranged to hear the free speech of our citizens for the redress of their grievances is an entirely different matter.
It has been the tactic of the left to elevate the subjective feelings of those seeking to squelch free speech to a level which justifies infringing on that precious right. The left has succeeded in doing so here in Europe where there is now a 3000 fine for flipping another driver the bird. You better not insult the police officer either.
In the school T-shirt case the authorities also cited "disruption" as a justification.
Of course, once we concede that speech can be controlled because it is offensive or disruptive, we have entirely ceded control of speech to those who can pretend to offense or raise an outcry. We have surrendered utterly to subjectivism and we have lost our objective Constitutional rights.
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posted on
07/17/2009 3:05:11 AM PDT
by
nathanbedford
("Attack, repeat, attack!" Bull Halsey)
To: Chet 99
Would it be okay if his wife attended the meetings wearing a hijab?
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posted on
07/17/2009 3:07:49 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
( How come when I press "1 for English" I still can't understand what's being said?)
To: Jet Jaguar
“Has anyone seen Mike Hunt?”
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posted on
07/17/2009 3:08:41 AM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
( How come when I press "1 for English" I still can't understand what's being said?)
To: South40
Classic. And that was on Chappelle’s first show.
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posted on
07/17/2009 3:16:07 AM PDT
by
Tired of Taxes
(Dad, I will always think of you.)
To: Jet Jaguar
Everything in this story sounds like something one might read in the Onion.
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posted on
07/17/2009 3:17:15 AM PDT
by
Tired of Taxes
(Dad, I will always think of you.)
To: Tired of Taxes
Or was he recalling Sheriff Bart boasting about stampeding cattle.
“That’s not much of a crime.”
“Through the VATICAN!!?”
“Kinky! Sign here....HUH!?”
;^)
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posted on
07/17/2009 4:00:46 AM PDT
by
elcid1970
("O Muslim! My bullets are dipped in pig grease!")
To: lentulusgracchus
Where's a kleagle when you need one?
In the Senate.
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posted on
07/17/2009 4:11:09 AM PDT
by
wolfpat
(Moderate=Clueless)
To: Jet Jaguar
Maybe they got his last name wrong. I though it was Huntstings.
To: Chet 99
“Hunt recently won a $260,000 settlement against the city challenging its vending ordinance in federal court as a violation of his rights.”
This piece of human scum is trolling for another payday on what’s left of the taxpayers in LA.
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posted on
07/17/2009 4:26:54 AM PDT
by
RU88
(Bow to no man)
To: Chet 99
This whole story is just GREAT...Come On, it has just got to be a joke.
Paging I.C. Wiener.
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posted on
07/17/2009 5:11:00 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: Chet 99
All he has to do is say that it’s a hijab, and they will have to leave him alone. They don’t want to offend Islam.
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posted on
07/17/2009 5:17:45 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(Hey, Obama! What are you hiding?)
To: muir_redwoods
Last seen with Mike Hawk?
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posted on
07/17/2009 5:21:38 AM PDT
by
glock rocks
(... just tryin to make do ...)
To: South40
That’s the first thing I thought of, too.
Best Dave Chappell skit ever!!
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posted on
07/17/2009 6:17:30 AM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
To: nathanbedford
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posted on
07/17/2009 7:22:33 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Chet 99
Looks like Mister Sunglasses there is making a cogent point as well — no doubt via “you know what I’m sayin’?” every third or fourth phrase, yo.
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posted on
07/17/2009 7:25:50 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: wolfpat
I think he's just an Exalted Cyclops, if memory serves.
Still, I suppose One Eye could get the job done.
To: Slings and Arrows
"Cleavon Little did it better." He was fantastic
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posted on
07/17/2009 8:03:37 AM PDT
by
GregoTX
(The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.)
To: GregoTX
A true talent. May he rest in peace.
To: elcid1970
LOL. Blazing Saddles. This real-life news story reads like a comedy routine.
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posted on
07/17/2009 8:32:07 AM PDT
by
Tired of Taxes
(Dad, I will always think of you.)
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