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J. David Blackstone has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering and nine years of experience at a wireless telecommunications company, where he learned Perl and never looked back. J. David has an advantage in that he works really hard, he has a passion for writing good software, and he knows many of the world's best Perl programmers.
President Bush on free speech
It is being reported at the moment on the Drudge Report that in an upcoming interview President Bush said the following:
As a free speech advocate, I often told parents who were complaining about content, you're the first line of responsibility; they put an off button on the TV for a reason. Turn it off... Government can, at times, not censor, but call to account programming that gets over the line. The problem , of course, is the definition of 'over the line'
I know people don't think so, but as far as I'm concerned that's the "conservative" (in the small-government, Goldwater sense) view on freedom of speech. That's part of why my conservatism led me to become a libertarian. I know there are some on the left (and other places of the "spectrum" that might not be described as right or left but most vocally not right) who think conservatism has a totalitarian view toward freedom of speech, and I know there are some on the right who seem to think so, too, and evidence such an attitude. But in my view, that's not what conservatism stands for.
--Donald E. Knuth
"Perma"-link (Score:2)
Since the Drudge report is not a static site, here's a link to the story [drudgereportarchives.com] on someone's independent archives.
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Clarify (Score:2)
Err, I've got to clarify, I don't think the government properly has a role even in calling to account abuse of freedom of speech. I do believe that government officials in their role as citizens have such a role. I don't believe they should be prohibited from holding their personal opinions.
We complicate things because of the belief that in order to be utilized the radio spectrum must be publicly held and regulated by the government through such means as the FCC, which then gives some credence to the id
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Links (Score:2)
It's showing up elsewhere in the news [broadcastingcable.com], now. And I like this one [fmqb.com], which begins, "It seems that President Bush and Howard Stern have something in common -- both feel the first line of defense for protecting against indecent material reaching children starts with good parenting." That's the point I'm trying to get at. :)
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Finally (Score:1)
I can only hope that he fixes the FCC...in either sense of the word. ;)
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You are what you think.
No, Bush believes in FREER speech than you do (Score:2)
Our president is free of those constraints.
He's free to tell you whatever you want to hear and whatever he wants to say.
It's great to be him!
Re:No, Bush believes in FREER speech than you do (Score:2)
I believe that morally speech needs to be honest. I do not believe in using government to enforce my morality. Those are two separate issues.
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Re:No, Bush believes in FREER speech than you do (Score:2)
Re:No, Bush believes in FREER speech than you do (Score:2)
I see a cabinet official practicing politics of anti-tolerance and hatred, I see a united Party controlling all branches of the government and dominating the Media, and I fear that my safety in this country is dependent on the good will of folks like Jerry Fallwell and James Dobson.
Sometimes, my fear and anger and sorrow gets the better of my clarity.
Re:No, Bush believes in FREER speech than you do (Score:2)
I see a cabinet official practicing politics of anti-tolerance and hatred
Perhaps I could more easily see what you saw if you made less assumptions about what framework we share. Who, exactly, is practicing anti-tolerance and hatred?
Jerry Falwell scares me to death, but if we are dependent on James Dobson, I'd say we are in good hands. His books and broadcasts have done some great things for my marriage. You're not anti-tolerant and hating of him, are you?
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers
Dobson (Score:2)
Re:Dobson (Score:2)
Very, very interesting, but I have trouble accepting that speech as serious when it states, "I apologize to African Americans and other ethnic minorities who are concerned by the continuing vestiges of intolerance in the land and by the dangerous role James Dobson, a wealthy, powerful, white, heterosexual male, plays in promoting intolerance." I can accept that Dobson portrays attitudes that some might deem intolerant of women, gays, and non-Christians. I cannot accept that he portrays an attitude of into
J. David works really hard, has a passion for writing good software, and knows many of the world's best Perl programmers