The flip side of freedom of expression is
when you are wrong, admit it
MoveOn was wrong and should admit it;
Rush was wrong and should admit it:
President Bush was wrong and should admit it;
Hillary was wrong and should admit it
Local city officials are wrong and should admit it.
People tend to get tired when freedom of expression is used to justify irresponsible behavior. Those of us who believe that freedom of expression is both the heart and soul of a participatory democracy must also remind everyone that with this precious freedom there is a responsibility to take responsibility. When freedom of expression allows you to say anything , admit when you are wrong; apologize for un-intended but real hurt your expression caused; after you have cooled off, re-state your position in a more honest way.
In late Jan. of 2009, we will, I pray, have a newly elected President of the USA. Can any partisan politician lead and be followed by a large majority of Americans? I'm asking...Keep Hope Alive. Visit: www.BarackObama.com and www.WeR4Obama.co.nr
I support Real change not Replay; if that is wrong tell me why and I will admit it.
Hi -
First, let me say that we appreciate your joining the Calitics
community. But, (a) the diaries you're posting don't really have
much to do with California politics, (b) we're extremely cautious
about presidential primary diaries unless there's something REALLY
specific to California, as we've seen other communities turn into
nothing but flame wars on the primary (see, e.g., MyDD), and (c)
posting three or four in quick succession like you've been doing
tends to flood the diary section, crowding out other people's more on-
topic diaries. We'd prefer not to take them down, but it would be
great if you could try to stay more on-topic in future postings.
Thanks again,
Paul, while I appreciate and admire your dedication to Barack Obama, I am not as appreciative of your attacks on the Clintons, as you have done in the past and with this email. We have many members of DOD who are supporting Hillary, as is their right, as well as Richardson, Edwards, Kucinach. I have not received one email from them attacking Obama.....and I know from a couple that I have heard from they do not appreciate your attacking their candidate. Again, I appreciate your admiration of Obama, but I believe you may be doing a disservice to him with the type of email you just sent.
Hi, Paul,
Well, Jeremy's comments are appropos. Calitics is a blog devoted to
California politics. Maybe you should focus on the Calitics calendar
section to highlight local Obama events. You can post national
political stuff on Daily Kos, it's more appropriate for the
presidential race. And like Jeremy notes, if something comes up that
is really specific to California and the Obama campaign, then it's
perfect for Calitics.
Paul, I really do appreciate all your enthusiasm for Obama. I may not
always say it, but I do. It's great. However, I don't think it's all
that productive to channel all that positive enthusiasm into negative
attacks. After all, isn't Obama's campaign supposed to be about hope?
Sorry, but negative attacks on Hillary Clinton and other Democrats do
NOT give me hope. And if we go down this road of negativity, we are
NOT projecting hope, but rather desperation in throwing stinkbombs at
the frontrunner. So please, Paul, keep up the good work for Obama