THE WEIRS TIMES & THE COCHECO TIMES, Thursday, May 17, 2012 LOCAL EXPERIENCED
“FIRST AMENDMENT IS MOST SPECIFICALLY INTENDED TO PROTECT ‘OFFENSIVE SPEECH’”
by Niel Young Advocates Columnist
Every so of- ten, and I do like to read quotes, one that should have been said by me first truly i n s p i r e s me. This is from Dave K e k i c h
found at
www.insearchofheroes. com/internet-heroes/ pages/dave-kekich-hero. htm “Dave Kekich, the Cre-
ator Of The ‘Kekich Cre- do,’ Has Stunned Every- one By Achieving Amazing Levels of Success, After An Unfortunate Accident Paralyzed him From the Chest Down But Not From the Mind UP”. “Long term success
is built on credibility and on establishing en- during loving relation- ships with quality peo- ple based on mutually earned trust. Cut all ties with dishonest, negative or lazy people, and as- sociate with people who share your values. You become who you associ- ate with.” Pretty much the way I approach life as colum- nist, talk radio host, and politics!
******** I have been critical of the
Human Relations Com- mittee in Laconia since their beginning in the ‘90’s. Here is the latest: “We call attention to the Community Aspirations contract presented below. It evolved out of concern for the rising intolerance and incivility of communi- cation that marks our cur- rent national landscape. The goal is to foster on- going equitable commu- nity-wide communica- tion and dialogue in the
public arena. We would like to ensure that we, in the Lakes Region and New Hampshire, keep the ideals of democracy in our vision. “Since the Community Forum a group of con- cerned citizens contin- ued meeting to carry out the goals of building and sustaining a tolerant, inclusive community in our on-going public dis- course.” Couple of quick ques-
tions for the New Lan- guage Police in Laconia. Will letters to the editor be censored? Will the radio station that carries Rush Limbaugh be responsible for Rush’s observations that are not acceptable to the NLPL? When Looney Liberals at- tack a guest or callers or the host during my radio program, will they be in- carcerated for using their First Amendment right? I will not sign any pe-
tition from anyone that threatens the First. Just another example of the “Wimp Nation” we have become. Control our thoughts, control our speech.
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I emailed the informa- tion to my friend Mike in Virginia. Mike responds: “Here
come the Nazi speech police! Use your radio program to shame anyone who signs this petition, and explain why. Who is going to decide what is “acceptable” speech? And what qualifies them? What respect do they pub- licly proclaim for the First Amendment while advo- cating this repression of speech? Make it perfectly clear
and understood that this effort IS NOT INTENDED toward civility. It is in-
tended to set up a struc- ture where someone can and does set “the rules of acceptable speech, and then pass judgment upon such.” This is totally unacceptable! The First Amendment is most spe- cifically intended to pro- tect “offensive speech.” You can say in a declar-
atory manner whatever you want as long as it’s “true.” Slander and defa- mation of character are not protected free speech, which must include false declaratory statements of an injurious nature. Statements expressed as “opinions” are not con- sidered declaratory state- ments. You must stress that the correct goal to be sought here is not “civility,” but tolerance of opinions oth- er than your own … even offensive ones! That IS FREE SPEECH! ********
David Clay Large, the
author of Munich 1972, teaches history at Mon- tana State University. His previous books include Nazi Games: The Olym- pics of 1936. He was in Munich during the ‘72 Olympics and has run 36 marathons. The author is scheduled for this Sat- urday during The Advo- cates (AM1350 and wezs. com). “When Michael Phelps
and the world’s other greatest athletes gather in London under the shadow of terrorism, the glory and the nightmare of the Munich games of 1972 will be on many minds. Olympic historian DAVID CLAY LARGE probes the combination of horrific violence, political crisis, and spellbinding athletic achievement that made the Munich games unique See ADVOCATES on 14
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