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5. Wait, I thought Newt was characterizing it as a free speech issue

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 03:26 PM

Jan 2012

He was all bent out of shape, because without cheering throngs, Newt goes from the Colossus of Georgia to the Pillsbury Doughboy. He said the audience was being denied its free speech rights. But isn't it a denial of free speech to allow only cheering, and not booing or catcalls? Help us, Newt! Give us back our right to heckle you like the charlatan you are!

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