Comments on: Political Culture: Rudy and the First Amendment, Part Two http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/ your daily dose of pop culture Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zackhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-53395 Zack Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:05:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-53395 Never underestimate the GOTV power of hatred and fear. Rove has been banking on that his entire career. Never underestimate the GOTV power of hatred and fear. Rove has been banking on that his entire career.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-53394 DwDunphy Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:11:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-53394 You know, I was really worried about Rudy for a period of time. With all the fear-baiting that went on in 2004, I thought for sure his tactics would get everyone shaking again.<br><br>Luckily, (luckily??) the economy's desperate state has brought focus back to here-and-now problems, if only momentarily. You know, I was really worried about Rudy for a period of time. With all the fear-baiting that went on in 2004, I thought for sure his tactics would get everyone shaking again.

Luckily, (luckily??) the economy's desperate state has brought focus back to here-and-now problems, if only momentarily.

]]> By: erichttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-53393 eric Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:39:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-53393 There's a simple answer to the dilemma of political influence/suppression: the libertarian solution. Get the government out of the arts. Completely. The Constitution guarantees the right of privately funded dung art (and let's not forget urine art!) to be exhibited in private excretions, er I mean exhibitions. <br><br>However, when taxpayers fund institutions that exhibit "controversial" pieces (of crap) such as this one, if our elected officials are not allowed to exercise some control over the content, then we have, as in this example, defecation... sorry... *desecration* without representation. There's a simple answer to the dilemma of political influence/suppression: the libertarian solution. Get the government out of the arts. Completely. The Constitution guarantees the right of privately funded dung art (and let's not forget urine art!) to be exhibited in private excretions, er I mean exhibitions.

However, when taxpayers fund institutions that exhibit “controversial” pieces (of crap) such as this one, if our elected officials are not allowed to exercise some control over the content, then we have, as in this example, defecation… sorry… *desecration* without representation.

]]> By: billy budapesthttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-53392 billy budapest Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:17:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-53392 "Done" is too kind a fate for the man. “Done” is too kind a fate for the man.

]]> By: Zackhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-53391 Zack Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:58:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-53391 I hate to dismiss Guiliani's candidacy as irrelevant (wait, did I say "hate"? I meant to say "love") but he'll be lucky to finish fourth in Florida. He's done. I hate to dismiss Guiliani's candidacy as irrelevant (wait, did I say “hate”? I meant to say “love”) but he'll be lucky to finish fourth in Florida. He's done.

]]> By: Zackhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-42683 Zack Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:05:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-42683 Never underestimate the GOTV power of hatred and fear. Rove has been banking on that his entire career. Never underestimate the GOTV power of hatred and fear. Rove has been banking on that his entire career.

]]> By: Zackhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23727 Zack Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:05:14 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-23727 Never underestimate the GOTV power of hatred and fear. Rove has been banking on that his entire career. Never underestimate the GOTV power of hatred and fear. Rove has been banking on that his entire career.

]]> By: DwDunphyhttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23726 DwDunphy Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:11:21 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-23726 You know, I was really worried about Rudy for a period of time. With all the fear-baiting that went on in 2004, I thought for sure his tactics would get everyone shaking again.<br><br>Luckily, (luckily??) the economy's desperate state has brought focus back to here-and-now problems, if only momentarily. You know, I was really worried about Rudy for a period of time. With all the fear-baiting that went on in 2004, I thought for sure his tactics would get everyone shaking again.

Luckily, (luckily??) the economy's desperate state has brought focus back to here-and-now problems, if only momentarily.

]]> By: erichttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23725 eric Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:39:01 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-23725 There's a simple answer to the dilemma of political influence/suppression: the libertarian solution. Get the government out of the arts. Completely. The Constitution guarantees the right of privately funded dung art (and let's not forget urine art!) to be exhibited in private excretions, er I mean exhibitions. <br><br>However, when taxpayers fund institutions that exhibit "controversial" pieces (of crap) such as this one, if our elected officials are not allowed to exercise some control over the content, then we have, as in this example, defecation... sorry... *desecration* without representation. There's a simple answer to the dilemma of political influence/suppression: the libertarian solution. Get the government out of the arts. Completely. The Constitution guarantees the right of privately funded dung art (and let's not forget urine art!) to be exhibited in private excretions, er I mean exhibitions.

However, when taxpayers fund institutions that exhibit “controversial” pieces (of crap) such as this one, if our elected officials are not allowed to exercise some control over the content, then we have, as in this example, defecation… sorry… *desecration* without representation.

]]> By: billy budapesthttp://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-23724 billy budapest Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:17:19 +0000 http://popdose.com/political-culture-rudy-and-the-first-amendment-part-two/#comment-23724 "Done" is too kind a fate for the man. “Done” is too kind a fate for the man.

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