I just had to copy this passage as well from Moyers' speech.
The Chicago Tribune recently conducted a national poll in which about half of those surveyed said there should be been some kind of press restraint on reporting about the prison abuse scandal in Iraq; I suggest those people don't want the facts to disturb their belief system about American exceptionalism. The poll also found that five or six of every 10 Americans "would embrace government controls of some kind on free speech, especially if it is found unpatriotic." No wonder scoundrels find refuge in patriotism; it offers them immunity from criticism.
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Trump went into the GOP debate last night with a roughly 20% poll standing. Everyone will tell you to ignore polls early in this race, they never predict the outcome of a primary or a general election. That, however, is a non sequitur.
Here is a nice article about Elizabeth Edwards and her new book and here is a nice interview with her.
Earlier, I reported a poll indicating that "one third of British Teachers" support teaching creationism in the classroom. I thought this was vaguely interesting, which is why I mentioned it briefly on this blog, but I put the idea of pursuing this off for a later time.
Boyda poll shows dead heat with Ryun:
During a news conference, Boyda, of Topeka, said her underdog campaign remains a dead heat.
"...five or six of every 10 Americans "would embrace government controls of some kind on free speech..."
My guess is that those five or six people would support government controls on the speech of the other 4 or 5 out of 10 Americans, but not on their own. In my experience, those who most vocally support restrictions on civil liberties also scream the loudest when their own liberties are restricted.
And I had such high hopes for the 21st Century.