Words Matter.

by: I can't fight this feeling

Tue Jan 11, 2011 at 07:43:46 AM MST

But what this reminded me of was Flint's earlier mockery of the presence of law enforcement at congressional events here in Montana.  From his blog:

No mention, of course, by the New York Times during their "he's a well grounded man" piece of the fact that the Senator felt he couldn't even hold an invite-only meeting in towns like Scobey and Glasgow without inviting the presence of armed guards. LINK

Or...

Especially considering the fact that the last time Tester showed up in Daniels County- he held an invite only meeting in which his staff requested the presence of law enforcement. LINK

There are other examples on his blog.

I'm glad that Tester, on the other hand, is taking the high road and worrying about us, his constituents.  In this morning's Billings Gazette: "The senator said he wanted people attending his public events to be safe."

The only way to curb this type of rhetoric, to change the discourse in our country, is to hold those making outlandish comments accountable. Contact Flint's boss at the Northern News Network, State Senator Taylor Brown at the state capitol: (406) 444-4800.

Because words matter.

Speech Police!

by: Matt Singer

Thu Oct 25, 2007 at 10:18:09 AM MST

That's pretty hilarious, since student government at UM is actually pretty lively.

So what is Will complaining about?

Candidates running for student office at UM are restricted in terms of spending. Why? Because at a lot of schools around the country, these contests devolve into rich kids throwing rock concerts to achieve votes.

By restricting spending, UM has actually increased speech. How? Because candidates can't spend a ton of money. The other way to reach people is, you know, face-to-face campaigning.

Frankly, I don't think it is a good solution nationally. Campus politics are very much their own thing. And I'd be perfectly happy to see an expanded public financing system rather than spending caps.

All that said, I think the lawsuit is pretty ridiculous. And George Will is up in arms is also pretty hilarious. It looks like he didn't do some very basic journalism leg-work. If he did, it wouldn't be tough to know this article was coming, which we didn't (V is one of the named parties in the case, so don't expect to see him comment on it here).

Anyways, funny to be noticed by the national punditry.