Wow...just wow. I could not believe my eyes when I saw this on the Fauxforum. I was over at Faux to see what was going on in wingnutville when I saw a piece about the upcoming electoral "bloodbath". After reading through that piece of trash I saw a link to the piece about how proud our Founding Fathers would be about the recent SCOTUS ruling. What I read there made me want to vomit.
Now I know wingnuts love the "freemarket" and protecting the rights of those poor poor corporations, but I honestly cannot believe how far some of them will go. This piece of garbage was written by Ken Klukowski. I have never heard the name, but from this piece it sounds like he is trying to give Beck, Limbaugh, and Hannity each a run for their money. Instead of making you read the entire thing I just wanted to give you some of the really amazing quotes:
In the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday, every American should be worried when the president of the United States starts threatening the highest court in the land.
The Supreme Court’s action in striking down the worst censorship provision of McCain-Feingold restores vital free speech protection in America. The First Amendment does not allow the government to silence its critics, and Thursday’s decision would make our Founding Fathers applaud -- they built this country out of a revolution founded upon a critique of oppressive government. But fast forward to 2010, this week, instead of applauding the Supreme Court’s ruling, America’s current president is responding by issuing an ominous threat against our highest court.
Rather than drown out the little guy, this option allows groups, be they Citizens United, the National Rifle Association, or the Family Research Council, to be a megaphone for the little guy, informing the voters of what’s at stake.
Yeah, as voting citizens our opinions should only matter if they are projected through lobbyists.
It’s nothing short of Orwellian that many on the left argue that the First Amendment protects pornography and obscenity, but not the right to freely speak out about candidates for the presidency of the United States. History is clear that the Founding Fathers’ purpose in writing the Free Speech Clause was to ensure that people—either individually or as a group (which includes corporations)—have the right to share and spread their ideas and opinions of the government, its policies and its candidates for office.
Does this guy not understand that the only thing corporations care about is making money?
President Obama’s hypocrisy here is appalling. In the midst of the grossest and sleaziest politics that this country has ever seen over the past weeks’ health care shenanigans, with U.S. senators being bought off, labor unions getting a free ride on all of our backs, and special deals cut for every special interest that backs this president, it’s astounding that he has the gall to criticize anyone for "special interest" politics.
Yes, because Democrats have never been attacked for taking part in "special interest" politics.
Citizens United v. FEC is a "big victory" alright. It’s a tremendous victory for average Americans, restoring their First Amendment rights to join together to be heard. Barack Obama may be fuming, but our Founding Fathers are smiling.
Finally! We now have the freedom to band together start a multi-billion dollar corporation and have our voices heard!
It is amazing how idiotic these people can be. Stifling free speech? What a bunch of crap. I am sure the teabaggers will eat this up.
Well I am going to go exercise my new freedoms and start a corporation so that my senator will listen to what I have to say.