Dr.Laura:don't retreat...reload! (Steps aside bc her 1st Amend.rights ceased 2exist thx 2activists trying 2silence"isn't American,not fair")Followed immediately by:
Dr.Laura=even more powerful & effective w/out the shackles, so watch out Constitutional obstructionists. And b thankful 4 her voice,America!Neo-Nazis can march down main street in a town filled with Holocaust survivors, and the Supreme Court ruled that no one from the local, state, or federal government can stop them. At the same time, I can disown any friends or acquaintances who participate in that march, or any other activity I find distasteful. Dr. Laura can say whatever she wants, but she isn't entitled to a nationwide platform or advertisers' dollars anymore than my hypothetical Nazi-marching ex-friend was entitled to my friendship.
She supports a person's right to use racial slurs on the radio. Apparently she believes that any criticism of someone who uses racial slurs obliterates the 1st Amendment. If she runs for office again, I'd be very interested to see how she handles questions about these statements. "What publications do you read?" should be a cakewalk compared to the questions she'll be asked about this.
I think this ties in the "Ground-Zero Mosque" dispute. The controversy is going to be settled–probably soon. They'll either choose a new location for the thing or they won't, and people will complain about the outcome for either a short or a long period of time. But it will be interesting to see–whether two, four, or eight years later–Gingrich, Palin, Romney, Pawlenty, Reid, Foxman, Dean and all the others explain why they only support(ed) religious freedom for certain people.
