"Free Speech is as free speech does" says Clyburn. "You cannot yell 'fire' in a crowded theater and call it free speech and some of what I hear, and is being called free speech, is worse than that. Clyburn used as an example a comment made by Sharron Angle, an unsuccessful U.S. senatorial candidate in Nevada, who said the frustrated public may consider turning to 'Second Amendment remedies' for political disputes unless Congress changed course. Clyburn claims the man accused of shooting Giffords did just that. "He saw a second amendment remedy and that's what occurred there and there is no way not to make that connection." ...
The second amendment is the right to bear arms but in my opinion the killer of 6, wounding of 14, including Giffords was not using any amendment right, he simply acted upon the warped nonsensical grey matter between his ears. The Fairness Doctrine will neither stop any similar future maniacal act nor bring those 6 people back. The killer slipped through the system. He should have been treated for his mental deficiency years ago. With regard to free speech. It's called free speech for a reason...
10 Timeline Memories:
1.1958] Deuces are wild: The NCAA adopts the two-point conversion option after touchdowns. The AFL started using this when it began in 1960, the NFL followed in 1994…
2.1967] Frozen stiff: Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation…
3.1969] Guaranteed: Joe Namath’s guarantee holds up when the Jets shock the NFL with their upset win over the Baltimore Colts to win Super Bowl III in the Orange Bowl...
4.1971] The Archie Bunker era begins: “All in the Family” debuts on CBS-TV. The show morphs into ‘Archie Bunker’s Place’ in 1979 and spawns “The Jeffersons“…1981] “Dynasty“, inspired by “Dallas” starts an 8-year run on ABC-TV…
5.1971] Harrisburg Six: The Reverend Philip Berrigan and five others are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. The brothers Berrigan were quite the pair of activists…
6.1976] ‘Happy Trails’: Mystery writer Agatha Christie dies from natural causes at 85…2003] Following emergency abdominal surgery, Maurice Gibb dies from cardiac arrest at 53…
7.1995] Gotcha: Malcolm X’s daughter Qubilah Shabazz is arrested for conspiring to kill Louis Farrakhan…
8.1998] On tap: Linda Tripp provides Kenneth Starr’s office with taped conversations between herself and Monica Lewinsky about you-know-who…
9.2005] Guilty as charged: Britain’s Prince Harry apologizes after a newspaper publishes a photo of the young royal wearing a Nazi uniform to a costume party. Somewhere a beautiful princess is spinning as she did when the Prince did it again with his “Paki” and “Raghead” comments…
10.2010] Horror in Haiti: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti and devastates the capital city of Port-au-Prince. More than 230,000 people are killed...
R.I.P.
David Nelson, the last remaining member of the Nelson family ("The Adventures Of Ozzie and Harriet") has passed away at the age of 74. David was Ricky Nelson's big brother both on the show and in real life. David died from complications of colon cancer. Nelson is survived by his wife Yvonne, four sons and a daughter and seven grandchildren...
Music Memories:
- 1957] Recorded on this date: "All Shook Up" - Elvis Presley (recorded in a Hollywood studio)...
- 1959] Seed money: Berry Gordy Jr. borrows $800 from his sister to start Motown Records...
- 1963] Number One on this date: "Go Away Little Girl" - Steve Lawrence...1974] "The Joker" - Steve Miller Band...1985] "Born In The U.S.A." LP - Bruce Springsteen. This replaced the "Purple Rain" LP (Prince) that was #1 for 24 weeks...
- 1995] Going to Hall: The Allman Brothers, Al Green, Janis Joplin, Martha & Vandellas, Neil Young, Frank Zappa and Led Zeppelin go into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame...
"Happy Birthday...happy birthday":
Heather Mills (43), Jeff Bezos (47), Christiane Amanpour (53), Howard Stern (57), Rush Limbaugh (60), Kirstie Alley (60), Joe Frazier (67), Kreskin (76), Glenn Yarborough (81), Ray Price (85) and Luise Rainer (101)...
Timeline Countdown: 3 days until the NFL Division Playoffs, 6 days until MLK Day, 11 days until Conference championships, 25 days until Super Bowl XLV and 32 days until pitchers and catchers report...
