Freedom of Speech, and the Right to Embarrass
Ahhhh, protesters. The sweet sound of raucous malcontents, determined, however unintentionally, to re-elect George W. Bush!
Why am I so happy to see a bunch of unwashed hooligans, so reminiscent of a soccer gang or the French Legislative Assembly? Because the crowds of protesters in New York City this week, are doing exactly what John Kerry and John Edwards hoped to avoid. They are reminding the nation about the clear choice at hand.
Kerry, Edwards, Moore, and the leftovers from the Hippie Movement would have you believe that the war in Iraq is a mistake at best, and protest against that war is nothing more than reasonable people reacting to unreasonable policy. Unfortunately for them, the protest groups have no intention of playing by the Democrats’ script. Protesters in New York this week remind us of the ones who tried to block military bases, and who planned and carried out confrontations with authorities. Many antiwar protesters are bankrolled by Socialist and Communist groups, whose goal is to disrupt legitimate U.S. actions.
Some here in New York are silly, and no threat, but some are violent and dangerous mobs. Many have violent histories, and are essentially violent criminals when they assemble. And the worst of them all seem to be Leftist.
Also, protesters in New York this week, are largely free to speak their mind, which reminds us of how the Democrats penned in their protesters. Who, then, really stands for Free Speech here?
President Bush withstood being compared to Hitler without whining. But John Kerry wants to ban the book that is embarrassing him, since the book forced Kerry to retract his “Christmas in Cambodia” story, and admit his first Purple Heart had nothing to do with combat, and almost nothing to do with a true injury.
Kerry’s embarrassment, in fact, comes from the free speech of honorable men, showing that the centerpiece of Kerry’s claim to courage is nothing but fraud. And all these protesters, free to express themselves as they truly are, reinforce the difference between the Right and the Left, as clearly as the difference between Right and Wrong.
Every protest against George W. Bush, in delicious irony, works for his re-election.
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