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riqster

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26. Actually, his logic still sucks.

Reply to agent46 (Reply #23)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 12:01 AM

Mar 2014

Because what he is bitching about isn't any of those forms you correctly identify, nor how those manifold definitions of speech are applied and utilized.

He's pissed because he isn't being rewarded for his speech, lauded for it, lionized for it. What has his knickers in a twist is actually the "speech" of others who disagree with him. He thinks his free speech is better than the free speech of anyone else. Unless they "ditto" him.

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The right to free speech is NOT the right to get your own, whiny-assed way. [View all] riqster Mar 2014 OP

Righteous rant! Feral Child Mar 2014 #1

Thanks. No pony for him! riqster Mar 2014 #16

They all live in Victimland. Sarah Palin is the Victim in Chief. Scuba Mar 2014 #2

+1000 Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #8

Poor widdle cweatures. riqster Mar 2014 #14

At least he still his job. Some teachers get fired for: okaawhatever Mar 2014 #3

Christ on a pogo stick. riqster Mar 2014 #13

K & R. n/t FSogol Mar 2014 #4

Very well said! K&R 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #5

TY riqster Mar 2014 #12

I think in that jerk's case, actions should have consequences. MADem Mar 2014 #6

He's been the subject of student complaints. riqster Mar 2014 #11

If I had a kid in his class, they'd never hear the end of it, until he was terminated. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #18

That jerkwad seems woefully underqualified to be teaching social studies Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #7

Two students have asked to get a different teacher. riqster Mar 2014 #9

Good for them; I hope they succeed. Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #10

You know that a bunch of rwnj think you just said you hope the school leaves the union, right? nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #15

LOL! Tom Ripley Mar 2014 #17

He teaches Anti-Social Studies. nt TeamPooka Mar 2014 #20

+1! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2014 #21

... riqster Mar 2014 #25

His claim is idiotic. . pipoman Mar 2014 #19

K&R thanks riqster! Cha Mar 2014 #22

Back atcha Cha! riqster Mar 2014 #28

.. Cha Mar 2014 #29

The meaning of the word "speech" agent46 Mar 2014 #23

Actually, his logic still sucks. riqster Mar 2014 #26

You're right agent46 Mar 2014 #30

This: riqster Mar 2014 #31

Randy Scott is such an idiotic asswipe..... AverageJoe90 Mar 2014 #24

He is, as one of my late great-uncles would have said, riqster Mar 2014 #27

I'm going to take a contrarian position to the OP onenote Mar 2014 #32

If he had complained about being excluded, that is one thing. riqster Mar 2014 #33

if he was singled out for his online anti-Obama crap, it absolutely implicates the first amendment onenote Mar 2014 #34

If you read the articles referenced in the link at the OP, riqster Mar 2014 #35

the school shot itself in the foot by giving a pre textual excuse for not allowing him in onenote Mar 2014 #36

Yep, that was a whole bucket of stupid there. Although it could be an HR restriction, I guess. riqster Mar 2014 #37