Highly upset!! - Fred Phelps to Visit

[Lady's Human]

Sara,

Nowhere did I say anything about silencing the press.

Nowhere.

It didn't happen.

I don't hold your opinion that the press is a wonderful, incredible pure as the driven snow institution, but nowhere did I say anything about censorship.

Stop reading into words, and take them at face value.

It IS possible for the press to merely ignore things. It has happened in the past.

There's no rule stating that they have to report anything and everything.

[Edwina's Secretary]

<<shakes head>>

Your really don't see where you said it?

<<shakes head>>

[lizbud]

<<shakes head>>

Your really don't see where you said it?

<<shakes head>>

" There are none so blind as those who will not see "

LH, you did not use the word" censorship", but faulted the press for covering
the antics of this hate group. Same thing.

[Lady's Human]

Different entirely.

Censorship is the GOVERNMENT taking action to block the press.

Nowhere did I say one word about government involvement.

[Edwina's Secretary]

And speaking of reading into words.... where did I EVER say I hold the following opinion????

I don't hold your opinion that the press is a wonderful, incredible pure as the driven snow institution, but nowhere did I say anything about censorship.

Stop reading into words, and take them at face value.

So if you want to take your own advice....take my words at face value and stop reading into them.

[Lady's Human]

Any time anyone has been critical of the press in any of the numerous threads discussing news coverage and news items, you have been defensive to the point of being combative. Judging from those numerous posts, one can only come to the conclusion that the press can do no wrong in your eyes.

Again, I never mentioned anyone stepping in as a censor, I just wish the media would consider the responsibility that is inherent with the rights they are constitutionally granted.


Back to the original point of this thread, it brings to mind a scene from "The Blues Brothers"

"Illinois Nazis? I HATE Illinois Nazis" (As Elwood floors the bluesmobile and runs the demonstrators off the bridge into the water)

[Edwina's Secretary]

Guilty as charged. I am passionate about freedom of the press. Flawed though it may be...and it is surely flawed...it sure beats the alternative. And you may know...combativeness is sometimes necessary when freedom is being encroached.

But, in the future, I would apprecicate if you would take my words at face value and not make assumptions. You know what comes from making assumptions???...even if they are wonderful, incredible pure as the driven snow !

[Lady's Human]

Combativeness has it's place.

Casual discussion, as occurs here, where politics and the ilk are a sidebar to the point of the board, isn't the place for it.

[lizbud]

Combativeness has it's place.

Casual discussion, as occurs here, where politics and the ilk are a sidebar to the point of the board, isn't the place for it.

Then why do you continue to argue your point (whatever that is).
Are you one of those people who always has to have the last word?


Anywho, our Indiana legislature also passed a law forbiding the protest
to interfere with military funerals.As far as I know, the law has not been
challenged & the protest group has stopped showing up in Indiana.

[lady_zana]

I just wanted to update everyone - Our side = 400+............Phelps and Clan = zero

They didn't show! We don't know why he didn't appear as it was posted on his webpage that he *was* coming but he didn't.

I'm thankful that they didn't show. No one should have to listen to that sort of garbage when mourning their family.