Comments on: The Amityville liberal http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ragnarok http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37456 Ragnarok Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:31:08 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37456 Possibly "Nuke the N-word"? Possibly “Nuke the N-word”?

]]> By: Robert Pondiscio http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37455 Robert Pondiscio Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:55:57 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37455 Ha, TMAO! Wonder what the ACLU take would be on that. "I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to say it...badly." Ha, TMAO! Wonder what the ACLU take would be on that. “I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to say it…badly.”

]]> By: TMAO http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37454 TMAO Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:36:38 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37454 I'm with you, Lori. After some puzzlement, I think the first "N" stands for "end." As in, abolish the end word. The biggest issue here, methinks, is what a crappily-executed slogan the whole thing is. Sorry sweatheart, you need to take that shirt off because it's just bad writing. I’m with you, Lori. After some puzzlement, I think the first “N” stands for “end.” As in, abolish the end word.

The biggest issue here, methinks, is what a crappily-executed slogan the whole thing is. Sorry sweatheart, you need to take that shirt off because it’s just bad writing.

]]> By: Lori http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37453 Lori Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:22:17 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37453 I hate to admit that I don't get the shirt myself. I know what the "N-word" is... but what's the first "N"? I hate to admit that I don’t get the shirt myself. I know what the “N-word” is… but what’s the first “N”?

]]> By: N is for Nerve at The Core Knowledge Blog http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37452 N is for Nerve at The Core Knowledge Blog Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:41:13 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37452 [...] (Finder’s Fee: Joanne Jacobs) [...] [...] (Finder’s Fee: Joanne Jacobs) [...]

]]> By: Dave J http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37451 Dave J Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:28:59 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37451 How can someone ignorant of the content of their own statement be said to have engaged in speech at all? This is insane. How can someone ignorant of the content of their own statement be said to have engaged in speech at all? This is insane.

]]> By: Richard Nieporent http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/06/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37450 Richard Nieporent Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:05:15 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/06/30/the-amityville-liberal/#comment-37450 <i>That violated Jaiden's First Amendment rights, said Tara Keenan-Thomson, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union's Nassau chapter. </i> <i>Jaiden said she didn't understand the statement she was making with her shirt. </i> Yes ACLU, please explain exactly how it violated Jaiden’s First Amendment rights, again. The right to be ignorant? The right to be used (abused?) by her parent for the parent’s own political ends? Maybe if the ACLU was not making a fool of itself here they could actually defend the First Amendment rights of students by opposing speech codes imposed by universities. But that would suppose that they were actually opposed to speech codes. That violated Jaiden’s First Amendment rights, said Tara Keenan-Thomson, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union’s Nassau chapter.

Jaiden said she didn’t understand the statement she was making with her shirt.

Yes ACLU, please explain exactly how it violated Jaiden’s First Amendment rights, again. The right to be ignorant? The right to be used (abused?) by her parent for the parent’s own political ends? Maybe if the ACLU was not making a fool of itself here they could actually defend the First Amendment rights of students by opposing speech codes imposed by universities. But that would suppose that they were actually opposed to speech codes.

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