This was not a freedom of speech issue. Remember, the 1st amendment applies to U.S. citizens only, not some dictator from another country. To give this guy a platform to spout his idiocys was just plain wrong and the liberals at Columbia just don't understand that. When the guy from the Minutemen was giving a speech at Columbia, he was phyiscally assaulted and had to leave the stage. Free speech at Columbia is a joke.
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George Washingtons Ghost
Sep 27, 2007 15:08
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Clayton Seal
Sep 27, 2007 12:56
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