Comments on: Sarah Palin’s Orwellian View of the First Amendment

By: Palin Threatens Media For Discussing Possible Embezzlement Charges - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:42:30 +0000

[...] Palin has never been a supporter of freedom of expression, thinking that the First Amendment was designed to protect her from criticism by the media. She also does not understand how to conduct damage control. Just when things seemed weird enough [...]

By: Sarah Palin Accepts David Letterman’s Second Apology - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:01:34 +0000

[...] Palin is a smart politician and knows she has milked this for all it is worth. While she has excited her base with her attacks on Letterman, she is also becoming subject to jokes that if she is too dumb to understand Letterman’s joke (and believe the right wing smears that it was about Willow or about rape) then she is also too dumb to be president. It has become in Palin’s interest to end the over-reaction and faux-outrage. This also shows an improvement in Palin’s understanding of freedom of speech compared to previous comments she has made. [...]

By: Top Ten Highlights of Sarah Palin’s Trip to New York - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:46:09 +0000

[...] imagine that Letterman’s attackers from the authoritarian right share Sarah Palin’s Orwellian view of the First Amendment–that it was intended to protect Sarah Palin from criticism. Their outrage would be far more [...]

By: Palinomics and Other Conservative Fantasies - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:04:07 +0000

[...] over whether the government will “control the people,” Palin also displays a rather Orwellian view of First Amendment rights. She believes that the First Amendment was intended to prevent the media from criticizing her, not [...]

By: Palin Place: Sarah Lashes Out At Levi - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:15:39 +0000

[...] PUMAs will wind up backing Palin should she run in 2012. They are also likely to be sympathetic to Sarah Palin’s view that the First Amendment is intended to protect politicians from criticism by the [...]

By: Sarah Palin Is Wrong About Caroline Kennedy, You Know - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 23:56:39 +0000

[...] Caroline Kennedy has been underwhelming in her public appearances but she still comes out far ahead of Sarah Palin in terms of essential knoweledge. Kennedy has written books on privacy rights and the Bill of Rights. Sarah Palin has shown that she doesn’t even understand what the First Amendment means. [...]

By: Caroline Kennedy and Sarah Palin - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:15:39 +0000

[...] Kennedy has written books on the topic. Palin repeatedly showed in her public statements that she does not understand the First Amendment. While Kennedy has been a defender of First Amendment rights, Palin has attempted to violate it [...]

By: Ron Chusid

Ron Chusid — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:09:10 +0000

Sherall,

If you are asking this you simply are not paying attention. Listen to any of her interviews, and note how hard they kept her away from the press. This post shows that she does not understand what the First Amendment means. She repeatedly demonstrated that she has very little understanding of national and international issues.

I would not call her an idiot, but she was totally unqualified to be on a national ticket.

By: sherall

sherall — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:05:26 +0000

I would like to hear one GOOD reason why every one thinks that Sara is an idiot. Not one single person has been able to tell me a reason. But i would like a different reason other than she didn’t know what the Busch administration was, and if no body can give me an honest to god reason, not just a personal reason, then she is not the jack ass in the world.

By: roger

roger — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:02:00 +0000

Why is it that visions of swastikas dance in my head whenever I hear Palin speak?

By: janet

janet — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:30:29 +0000

Every thing about her drives me nuts. What judgement McCain had in picking her!