Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Brace Yourself
Michael Barone discusses "The Coming Obama Thugocracy" in this column.
Here's his conclusion:
Here's his conclusion:
Obama supporters who found the campuses congenial and Obama himself, who has chosen to live all his adult life in university communities, seem to find it entirely natural to suppress speech that they don't like and seem utterly oblivious to claims that this violates the letter and spirit of the First Amendment. In this campaign, we have seen the coming of the Obama thugocracy, suppressing free speech, and we may see its flourishing in the four or eight years ahead.