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Kerry defends liberties, says Americans have “right to be stupid”
Secretary of State John Kerry offered a defense of freedom of speech, religion and thought in the United States on Tuesday telling German students that in America “you have a right to be stupid if you want to be.”
“As a country, as a society, we live and breathe the idea of religious freedom and religious tolerance, whatever the religion, and political freedom and political tolerance, whatever the point of view,” Kerry told the students in Berlin, the second stop on his inaugural trip as secretary of state.
“People have sometimes wondered about why our Supreme Court allows one group or another to march in a parade even though it’s the most provocative thing in the world and they carry signs that are an insult to one group or another,” he added.
“The reason is, that’s freedom, freedom of speech. In America you have a right to be stupid – if you want to be,” he said, prompting laughter. “And you have a right to be disconnected to somebody else if you want to be.
“And we tolerate it. We somehow make it through that. Now, I think that’s a virtue. I think that’s something worth fighting for,” he added. “The important thing is to have the tolerance to say, you know, you can have a different point of view.”
Amusing as it sounds, he’s right. Of course everybody thinks it those other guys that are the stupid ones.
On the other hand it’s not really the kind of message we want our chief diplomat to be spreading to the world.
The Crawdad Hole 
As I’ve been saying, Obama’s picked the wrong woman to be Secretary of State this time.
Heh
between Kerry and Joey Gaffes the anti-americans who mentored backtrack and those who put him in a place to do the most harm, must be laughing their a$$es off
And soon Hagel.
O lordy.
Didja hear? Farrakhan came out in support of Hagel today. He likes Hagel’s attitude toward Israel. True story.
I’d call the WH a Klown Phactory except that’d be an insult to Klowns.
I always thought Kerry was long on face , short on brain space .
Once had a mare with shorter distance twixt forelock and teeth, but that’s not important.
She was better looking, too, come to think of it.
…and smarter.
…and very possibly smelled better.
But Kerry Takes to the bit so well ,and stands so quietly for the farrier ;ask his wife ,
but then again , we don’t know about stable vices … yet .
OK. Give him another scoop of oats, then.
Painfully funny article
https://twitter.com/alison_rambles/status/306474408564899840
What she said.
Flabbergasting if true.
http://thehill.com/blogs/global-affairs/middle-east-north-africa/284923-biden-to-address-israel-lobby
they are having joey gaffes address Israel lobby before backtrack’s trip to Israel.
we do live in interesting times
Any truth to the rumor Mickey Dee’s changing the name from Big Mac to Big Mike in NYC?
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/02/26/toure-still-not-convinced-george-zimmerman-is-half-hispanic-calls-it-a-strange-stretch/
a good example of just what Kerry was talking about
Yeah, Zimmerman speaks too well to be Hispanic for the Toures of the world.
http://weaselzippers.us/2013/02/26/house-dems-file-bill-to-create-federal-department-of-peacebuilding/
here is another example
What could possibly go wrong?
http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/53286
the fool who follows
WOW this guy takes no prisoners
Well for me, this pretty much confirms that we now officially have a one party republic. I had hoped that one day soon we would have a second party back in line and even a credible third party…..none of that is going to happen. With this cave on Hagel, those of us who are independent are toast. And for those who wished in previous posts today and yesterday for a return to a good Democratic Party, those days are gone as well.
According to a commercial I just saw I think I may be suffering from menopausal weight gain.
just wait till those hot flashes start. 🙂
Would Viagra help with bone loss?
As long as it’s taken as a suppository, yes.
That sucks! you have my sympathy on that problem.
Be thankful the cure isn’t that Intermezzo pill.
Of course the concept Kerry is discussing is completely correct, but sheesh! Talk about being the wrong forum and the wrong job title to be promoting that idea. Sure, we tolerate neo nazis and radical Islamists who hate America to speak out without threat of political imprisonment, but that doesn’t mean we want to encourage, heck, invite them to take advantage of us!
I’m sure Kerry wasn’t talking about Nazis and radical Islamists. I’m pretty sure he was probably referring to the Tea Party. What an idjit.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/02/the-consequences-of-john-kerry/
the consequences of john kerry
saw this story at ace of spades first.
we really have passed some stupid laws in this country
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/crime/fl-helium-balloon-environmental-crime-20130222,0,3220328.story
There’s a state trooper that sorta validates the whole sequestration meme. Maybe it IS a good idea.
The apology tour continues, right on schedule. 👿
LOL
http://twitchy.com/2013/02/25/whoa-nelly-jake-tapper-trots-out-ikea-meatball-puns/
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2013-02-26/fiat-scientist
rat training