The Fall Out Continues

As most of you already know, i am not all impressed with the major political candidates. Frankly i think that Barack and Hillary would take us down the cliff to Socialist Bay faster than FDR did in the '30's. Now don't get me wrong, McCain with him coming close to senility, might drive the car there faster than the other two. So you know that i do not like Barack and would not vote for him even if he was the only candidate running.

However, there is some flak he is taking right now that i do not agree with. This deals with his former minister Rev Wright. Remember this is Obama's preacher that was secretly video taped giving a sermon about what he thought of America, remember "G-d bless America, Well i say G-d D**n America". So needless to say this created a humongous backlash in the media. And Obama is still feeling the pressure for it.

I feel this pressure is misplaced. Now i will go on record stating emphatically that i do not agree with the words Rev. Wright used. If i ever step into a church where. what i would look at as hatred, were being spewed i would leave and never return to that church. Mainly because words such as that are devisive and go against my beliefs. But they are not words that are from Barack.

But the more important thing here on this topic is this THE CONSTITUTION.

The constitution guarantees us the right to the freedom of speech. So in this instance i have to stand up with Rev. Wright for that simple fact. Many people will toute freedom of speech all day long as long as no one says anything that offends them. The Constitution defends all speech, even speech that offends. We as citizens can not sit around and think that when people say something that we don't like, that they should not be allowed to say such words. Even if i don't agree with the things coming out of your mouth, i still have to fight for your right to say it. The constitution of this great country is a document that guarantees freedoms to everyone, not to just the people we like or agree with.

Its time we get back to the basics on what this country means to us. Stand up for each others rights, regardless of what they say. If you let your neighbors rights be violated because what he said offends you, how long wil it take for your rights to be violated also?

As i believe Voltaire once said "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. "


Viva Liberty!