ignorance marches on

in an interview with a conservative radio station this morning, republican VP nominee sarah palin again insists on showing the country her lack of knowledge about one of the most fundamental rights granted by the constitution, our right to free speech. in the interview, as reported by ABC news, palin says:

“If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations,” Palin told host Chris Plante, “then I don’t know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media.”

clearly she has no idea what our rights are. like the right to free speech, and the right of a free press to tell people what is actually going on: that she is running a negative campaign… or my own right to blog about her comments today and remark that i think she is ignorant, completely inept in matters of constitutional law, and that i think she must be stupid to think that the press is infringing on her rights. what’s next? is she going to lead a campaign to take away americans’ right to a free press so she can say whatever she wants without being questioned?

sorry, that was mean. maybe i’m just trying to make a point about how liberties are taken, not given, and maybe i’m taking the liberty to say let’s raise the bar in washington, and vote for someone who brings experience, KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONSTITUTION, wisdom and discretion under attack, and hope for real, positive change both at home and abroad. let’s cast our votes this week for barack obama.

vote early, vote often.

-h (p.s. happy halloween!)

Filed under: Discourse, Links, News by stephen h @ 11:03 am on October 31, 2008
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