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Old 03-22-2012, 10:35 AM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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You tell me which of my suggestions this is. I see it as nothing but free speech being used by the artist but some would surely say it is offensive since it shows something they don't want to see. Free speech is something that many don't believe we all have in that if you don't agree with them they don't see what you say as free speech. To me this is still the United States of America and the Constitution is not totally destroyed, yet.

Obama Painting Heats Controversy: Free Speech, Offensive or Both? | TheBlaze.com
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:37 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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Glenn Beck, the idiot.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:39 AM
 
Location: in a cabin overlooking the mountains
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Peronally I don't agree with the sentiment expressed by the artist, but Obama is a public figure and a President. As far as I know, we Americans have been creating brutal jokes, cartoons and sketches of our Presidents since the very first one so I'll say Free Speech.

And yes I consider myself a liberal, although not the stereotypical straw man often presented as liberal.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:40 AM
 
Location: West Coast of Europe
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The painting is stupid and childish, but certainly no reason to limit free speech. It is nothing compared to certain caricatures out there
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:44 AM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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The painting is stupid and childish...
Stupid and childish are pre-requisites to be a part of daily dose of indoctrination by Glenn Beck.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:49 AM
 
Location: Middle of nowhere
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Free Speech. Just because I personally don't care for it, or consider it art, doesn't mean someones rights should get trampled.

There are a lot of people who should remember that.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:53 AM
 
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What I don't like is the hypocricy and double standard of the left. I have visited a few leftist blogs and one in particular posts all kinds of hateful cartoons and distorted pictures of politiicans and anyone else on the right. If we are going to outlaw these kinds of pictures called freedom of speech then it needs to be done across the board.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:58 AM
 
Location: North America
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You tell me which of my suggestions this is. I see it as nothing but free speech being used by the artist but some would surely say it is offensive since it shows something they don't want to see. Free speech is something that many don't believe we all have in that if you don't agree with them they don't see what you say as free speech. To me this is still the United States of America and the Constitution is not totally destroyed, yet.

Obama Painting Heats Controversy: Free Speech, Offensive or Both? | TheBlaze.com
Offensive free speech.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:59 AM
 
Location: CHicago, United States
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The painting is stupid and childish, but certainly no reason to limit free speech. It is nothing compared to certain caricatures out there
I agree. A talented artist. But not an intelligent person.
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Old 03-22-2012, 11:02 AM
 
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What I don't like is the hypocricy and double standard of the left. I have visited a few leftist blogs and one in particular posts all kinds of hateful cartoons and distorted pictures of politiicans and anyone else on the right. If we are going to outlaw these kinds of pictures called freedom of speech then it needs to be done across the board.
So two wrongs make a right?
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