my random thoughts....

 
"Pribbenow appealed to freedom of speech and later argued that it would be the death of institutions like 157-year-old Rockford College if people stopped listening to ideas, however controversial they may be."
(from http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32676)

Right. So, if some asshole gets invited to speak at my college graduation and starts a speech about homosexual relationships with young boys, or bestiality, or how people should get together to overthrow the government, or to lynch black people--I should respect the speaker's opinion and listen to the ideas presented, all in the name of diverstity of ideas and freedom of expression? Bullshit. We have brains so that we can be discerning, so that we can make judgments. The person who invited the speaker from the Times made a mistake, and he screwed up what should have been a great day for an entire graduating class.

posted by Greg at 12:20 PM