True conservatives believe deeply in free speech. They abhor any law that purports to restrict it. They ♥ America's First Amendment.
We know this because, of late, they keep telling us - particularly when Canada's Human Rights Commissions are in the news.
So why, then, would I be posting this video of a 1986 appearance by the late Frank Zappa on CNN's old Crossfire show....?
(h/t AmericaBlog for the video link)
- Garry J. Wise, Toronto
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2 comments:
A small counternote of irony from one who fondly remembers this appearance, as well as Zappa's testimony (rendered brilliantly into a composition on "The Mothers Of Prevention") - one of Zappa's critics, arguing forcefully for mandatory labelling of recordings containing "obscenity", was Al Gore.
You are absolutely correct, balbulican - Gore's wife, Tipper was at the foreground of the "labelling" lobby.
With this in mind, Mr. Gore may win Oscars and Nobels, but I woiuldn't anticipate any Grammy awards in his future.
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