Whoopi And Free Speech
Well, the makers of Slim-Fast have fired Whoopi Goldberg as their spokesperson, in response to her lewd and vulgar diatribe about President Bush. Now it's time for Ms. Goldberg and her liberal Hollywood cohorts to blame those evil Republicans for suppressing her right to free speech.
"See, if you speak out against this President, they'll come after you," she'll say.
"What happened to the First amendment? Freedom of speech?" some other knothead will ask.
"It's just like the Dixie Chicks, only worse because Whoopi is African-American," some civil rights leader will claim.
Mark my words, we will read or hear comments like this before the weekend is over. The sad part is so many Americans will agree. It seems like most people believe the First Amendment guarantees the freedom from consequences when someone speaks their mind. Just what does our Constitution say about free speech? Hmmm? Have you ever actually read the Constitution or the Bill Of Rights? Let's take a look at the First Amendment...
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
We as Americans have every right to express our feelings and opinions. No one can take that away. Ms. Goldberg has the God-given right to call President Bush anything and everything she wants. She can refer to him in any offensive or derogatory manner she'd like. Even the crude comments she made at the fundraiser in New York City are protected.
Here's the part that steams the libs' collective clams...
The rest of us have the right to call her an out-of-touch, Hollywood elitist, left-wing wacko.
The rest of us have the right to call her remarks offensive, insulting and ignorant.
And (here's the really good part) each of us has the right to send a letter to Slim-Fast saying we will not purchase their products so long as Ms. Goldberg continues to be their spokesperson.
Apparently enough people got pissed off and sent those letters, because Slim-Fast has dismissed her. Smart business move. Why would you risk alienating as much as half of your marketbase? You'd be foolish to do such a thing. Once her comments became public, the company really had no other option. They're not in the business of electing Presidents; they exist to make shakes and snack bars and, in turn, make a profit for their stockholders.
This is so reminiscent of the Dixie Chicks debacle from last year. Weenies on the lib left believe they have the right to speak their slanted little minds, but no one (and I mean NO ONE) has the right to say anything critical about their remarks. This is how the left operates, folks.
