Chavez: Civility NOT Censorship

Posted by Jim Spence on Friday, January 21, 2011
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Linda Chavez
Townhall - Civility in public discourse is important, but it should not be used as an excuse to stifle legitimate debate or denude our language of color, passion, or good metaphor. Unfortunately, some in the media don't seem to understand the difference. CNN's John King, for example, apologized on air this week for a guest's use of the phrase "in the cross hairs" in reference to the Chicago mayoral race. Others have suggested that words like "target" shouldn't be used as either a verb or noun when discussing political campaigns. In the wake of the horrific murders of six people in Tucson and the maiming of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and more than a dozen others, reluctance to engage in shooting metaphors might be understandable. But it's foolish to think using such words had anything to do with what happened -- and curbing such metaphors lends credence to that theory. Read full column here:
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Anonymous said...

Maybe we can find some liberal hack to sift through the dictionary, re-write the definition of a few words, eliminate others completely and then hand us a script when we attempt to communicate political ideas, policy proposals and characterizations of those who espouse views that are in conflict with our own. In fact, why stop there? Why don't we just burn some books in the name of "political correctness" and allow those on the left to restrict our 1st amendment rights. Naturally, by their standards it's perfectly reasonable for a U.S. congressman to stand on the U.S. House of Representatives floor and characterize everyone, who disagrees with him, as being a "Nazi" or wanting to, "...kill my children...". All of this rhetoric is perfectly alright so long as you agree with those on the left. And THEY have the nerve to preach tolerance? Who elected these goons and buffoons?

January 21, 2011 at 9:48 AM

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