Joe Lieberman, Would-Be Censor »
Posted by: Beau7890 2 months, 3 weeks agoSenator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut is trying to pressure YouTube to pull down videos he does not like, and a recent Senate report and a bill pending in Congress also raise the specter of censorship. It is important for online speech to be protected against these assaults.
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jordan112 months, 3 weeks ago
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Beau78902 months, 3 weeks ago
I was surprised they did before. It's hard to imagine this would make them change their minds.
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earthlingerer2 months, 3 weeks ago
Some say that people are known by the company they keep.
Look here to see Lieberman partying with John Hagee's CUFI crowd:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjMRgT5o-Ig
He starts speaking at 5:30.
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jordan112 months, 3 weeks ago
Hagee is a christian zionist. He, among others have been welcomed into the CON government, where they give political favors ($$$ & votes) for more money to Israel. They're crazy, and are trying to set up the conditions for the Jewish takeover of the Holy Land, so that christ will return & they'll all float up to heaven.( Ironically for Lieberman, the Jews won't get to go to heaven in the crazies belief system). But hey, make nice with the crazies, and you get lots of cash & political favors for your people's country.
It's escaped many people's notice, but an agreement between Palestinians and Israeli's is NOT in the plans of the zionists. Gee, could this be why bush has completely ignored that region? Wouldn't want to upset the crazies, with their $$$ and their votes on the line.
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texangelwings2 months, 3 weeks ago
Who set Lieberman up to be in charge of sensorship? Someone needs to tell Senator Lieberman that this is America, with freedom of speech!
Thanks Beau!
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1-2-Oscar2 months, 3 weeks ago
While I have no particular admiration for Sen. Lieberman, and I certainly don't want HIM to be able to limit what I may and may not access on the internet, I am not particularly happy with YouTube and other open-access websites, either. In fact, YouTube has, at various times, brought us pornography, video lessons in bomb-making, scatological attacks on innocent people and institutions, and various other offenses against standards of decency and good social order.
It would be well that we begin by recognizing that not all speech is "Constitutionally-protected free speech." some speech is both abusive and harmful. What YouTube and other providers should learn is that there is a real need for them to police themselves, because if they fail to do so they will open the door for others, like Lieberman, to impose regulation upon them.
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AntiNeoCon2 months, 3 weeks ago
Don't worry about Joe, he is just one step away from the funny farm or nursing home.
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