OT: Deserves its own thread - Clay Travis on CNN earlier...
- Thread starter MtNittany
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Here's his most recent post about ESPN....he crushes them.
https://www.outkickthecoverage.com/first-amendment-espn-modern-media/
The guy doesn't understand the first amendment therefore he should refrain from saying how much he believes in it.
This thread was supposed to be about boobs. I think it would have been great if he would have complimented the news reader on her own set. She seems so modest though.
It was started by a boob!This thread was supposed to be about boobs. I think it would have been great if he would have complimented the news reader on her own set. She seems so modest though.
Nowhere in his diatribe did he write anything about the government taking action against anyone's speech. That's what the First Amendment prohibits.
Let me say ESPN sucks. However, as a non-government entity they can take whatever action they see fit in order to protect themselves. Maybe they'd get sued but it wouldn't be because ESPN somehow abridged anyone's free speech. An argument can easily be made ESPN has a double standard regarding comments made by their employees. In fact, I'd agree with that. However whining about free speech rights being trampled is just a way to get people fired up when it's not a legitimate issue in the first place.
Where I disagree w/ him is what if an espn anchor or a fox news anchor starts re-tweeting isis tweets? Then his absolutism runs into a pretty big problem. In the end, espn can obviously do whatever they want and suffer any consequences or gains they deserve.
re-tweating Isis tweets is not a big deal considering the tweets are already there, in the public domain. Not different if they issue some statement, every news org will read/show it on air.
I guess it depends on context as far as consequences but still, not a free speech issue.
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Exactly. Let's see how many 'First Amendment Absolutists' there are when a bunch of ISIS sympathizers hold a rally.
Travis is a clown and lawsuit waiting to happen. Boobs and the First Amendment? Those are your only two beliefs? Grow up.
Oh, he believes in a lot more than that. Unless I miss my guess Mt. Nittany believes in the soul, the cock, the pussy, the small of a woman's back, the hanging curve ball, high fiber, good scotch, and that the novels of Susan Sontag are self-indulgent, overrated crap. I think he also believes Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, and that there ought to be a constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter,. Finally, I think he believes in the sweet spot, soft-core pornography, and opening your presents Christmas morning rather than Christmas Eve. .
