Monday, January 16, 2006
"Let Freedom Ring" Rings False
Bush will speak later this afternoon and pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. at a celebration dubbed "Let Freedom Ring." I wonder what MLK, Jr. would think about Bush's assault on civil liberties. Here's just a partial list:
--Bush instituted "First Amendment Zones" (also ironically called "Free Speech Zones") or fenced areas where protestors were kept away from his appearances and speeches. Let Freedom Ring.
--Three people in Colorado were removed from a Bush speech simply because they were wearing anti-war t-shirts. Let Freedom Ring.
--The Bush administration paid journalists to write propaganda (for example, the Education Dept. paid journalist Armstrong Williams $240,000 to write positive commentaries on the No Child Left Behind act). Let Freedom Ring.
--In a speech last week, Bush repeated his warning that American citizens who are critical of the government and the war in Iraq are "emboldening" and giving support to the enemy. Let Freedom Ring.
--Bush has been spyiing on American citizens, without a warrant. Let Freedom Ring.
Today "I have a dream" that someday the U.S. will be restored to democracy and will have a leader who respects our Constitution and individual civil liberties.
--Bush instituted "First Amendment Zones" (also ironically called "Free Speech Zones") or fenced areas where protestors were kept away from his appearances and speeches. Let Freedom Ring.
--Three people in Colorado were removed from a Bush speech simply because they were wearing anti-war t-shirts. Let Freedom Ring.
--The Bush administration paid journalists to write propaganda (for example, the Education Dept. paid journalist Armstrong Williams $240,000 to write positive commentaries on the No Child Left Behind act). Let Freedom Ring.
--In a speech last week, Bush repeated his warning that American citizens who are critical of the government and the war in Iraq are "emboldening" and giving support to the enemy. Let Freedom Ring.
--Bush has been spyiing on American citizens, without a warrant. Let Freedom Ring.
Today "I have a dream" that someday the U.S. will be restored to democracy and will have a leader who respects our Constitution and individual civil liberties.
