Freedom of Speech is one of America's greatest rights. Sadly it is a very rare freedom. Many countries - even countries you'd expect to be freedom-lovers say no to free speech. Oh you have the right to say nice sweet things, but you can't say anything mean or negative, anything that might hurt a group's feelings.

wasn't going to post this, but it fit in with the salon owner article picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Barack Obama's powerful speech on race has become the latest YouTube phenomenon, attracting more than two million hits in less than two days. picked by maxriter 5 months ago

Cuba's foreign minister walked out of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday in protest of President Bush's speech in which he said the "long rule of a cruel dictator is nearing its end" on the communist island. picked by indisguise 11 months ago

In this episode for some reason MLK is in the future... I forget why, but he gives a big ranting speech against BET culture... and apparently he likes canada. picked by gammerus 7 months ago

A student, Avery Doninger, called administrators "douche bags on a blog in April '07. The HS stripped her of her class secretary position in retaliation.

Yesterday, the 2nd US Circuit of Appeals said even speech off school grounds could lead to disruption in the hallways and, therefore, can be prohibited. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

A student intending to make a speech criticizing school administrators at her high school graduation was cut off in mid-sentence and told to leave the ceremony.

*And that aint the half of it... This principal needs some supervision! picked by leehblanc 2 months ago

Lamb and Lynx Gaede, 14-year-old twins, are spokeskids for white separatists. Their recent move to the scenic town of Kalispell, Montana, has sparked the issue of freedom of speech. Residents have posted signs declaring "No Hate Here." But every U.S. citizen has a right to free speech--even white separatists. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

I want to share this with those that haven't seen this movie or forgot about it. I just watched is in the weekend and I think that it is a great "talkie" movie that is quite actual in its topics, considering the struggles of the current societies.

The video is the end speech of the movie. picked by Lighioana 9 months ago

Here is the full 81 minute video of President Ahmadinejad's speech at Columbia University. picked by 2manyusernames 11 months ago

Anne Lemen, 58, falsely claims to patrons entering restaurant/bar that, the bar serves tainted food, has Mafia connections, produces child pornography, encourages lesbian activities, distributes illegal drugs or participates in prostitution. All of which her lawyers claim is "Free Speech" picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Speech by Kurt Vonnegut delivered to MIT graduating students. He's one of my favorite writers. picked by 86Apex 1 year ago

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said a "different set of rules" may be needed to reduce terrorists' ability to use the Internet and free speech to recruit and get out their message picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

An unusual electrical disturbance has been spotted in space, travelling unchanged through the ionised gas surrounding Earth. A European space mission called Cluster detected a "soliton" wave, a phenomenon similar to the self-contained solitons that can travel along optical fibres and channels of water on Earth. This is the first known soliton in space. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

When you speak, are you aware that it might be your subconscious talking backwards? The idea is:
picked by TheStep 1 year ago

Hundreds of millions — or even billions — of years after planets would have initially formed around two unusual stars, a second wave of planetesimal and planet formation appears to be taking place. "This is a new class of stars, ones that display conditions now ripe for formation of a second generation of planets, long, long after the stars themselves formed." picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

With some parts of Europe currently in the middle of a heat wave, it seems it's not only people who suffer from the soaring temperatures. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Two decades of scrutinizing Saturn are finally paying off, as scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Press secretary Dana Perino downplayed the incident, and said phonetic spellings are used to help interpreters. Asked if the president has trouble pronouncing some country's names, Perino deemed it "an offensive question." picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Lance Jabr and Jeffrey Herman present a melodious journey through the horrors of high school.

picked by chelcho 2 months ago

She is quoted comparing homosexuals as being worse than Islamic Terrorist. In short, two people of the same gender peacefully loving each other in this crazy world of hate that we live in... in her mind is destroying America. After listening, voice against hate at www.victoryfund.org/files/listening.html picked by jumijago 5 months ago