[MD] Free Speech

[Ant McWatt]

Platt said to Arlo:

Your version of intellect. I like Coulter's and Horowitz's and Friedman's 
version better.

Arlo replied:

Relativism. No?

dmb said:

Yes. And really, really bad taste too. Coulter has publicly advocated the 
murder of her political enemies. Wants to bring back McCarthyism. I'm not 
making this up. Somehow, her fans think this is bold and funny rather than 
reckless and immoral. She's like a clown from hell. And Horowitz. I 
sincerely doubt the man's sanity. He's off the chart. Thinks the lack of 
conservatives in academia is a conspiracy or some kind of lefty plot and 
wants legal remedies. He is the return of McCarthyism personified. They're 
both profoundly anti-intellectual, hateful and fearful….

Jeff Gannon for president!

Ant McWatt comments:

Ah, I see.  So Platt mentioned Coulter and Horowitz at MOQ Discuss because 
both of them personify the traits of the Zen master but in an ironic way.  
So when they say "hate" they mean love and when they say "murder" they mean 
"donate money to".  Yes, definitely people to set a good example for all the 
young 'uns out there.  Anyway, thanks for the clarification.

Best wishes,

Anthony.

P.S. Talking of young 'uns, DMB, you said Coulter is "the clown from hell".  
As I'm just organizing a kid's party, do you think she'll come over and 
entertain the kids if I ask her nicely?  I can just imagine the games... 
such as "The McCarthy Game":  "Tommy your our Commie today, go and hide now, 
the other children will count to 50 and then look for you.  When they find 
you, they will  throw you out the house for the rest of the party.  Who 
wants to play "Black woman on the bus"?  "Illegal Immigrant on the fence" 
(like a coconut shy where the last kid still standing is allowed back into 
the garden)?  The being "Gay and hiding in a closet game" (another hide and 
seek game but not Uncle Jeff's favourite) and "Cowboys and Dead Indians".  
Oh, that's not forgetting "The Iraqi Game" where the clown and kids goes to 
a nearby Asian friend's parents house, steal all the sweets and toys and 
then wreck the house.  This is a new game which soon proved popular with 
older kids!

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