Let the Man Talk

[explosivespam]

I've made it no secret, particularly here, that I enthusiastically supported McCain for president and apart from Obama's policy on terror strongly disagree with pretty much everything he's done.

But guess what? He's my president. And he's my students' president. When he wants to talk, he has a right to be heard.

So I'm particularly peeved when this

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[lukalew]

Obviously, I think the hoopla about the speech is ridiculous.

I'm not sure that I agree with the idea of being Americans first, above everything else.

When your side is in power, it's easy to forget how childish that side can be. Your side has been in power for a really long time, so it's understandable that you would forget. I'm reminding myself of how I thought of Bush whenever I get too uppity about what people say about Obama. I really can't talk about respecting the President without being a gigantic hypocrite. Really, not even in this situation (although that doesn't stop me from talking about it). I was so convinced that Bush was going to destroy America (from day ONE), that I considered everything he did to be pretty sick and twisted. I can't honestly say that I would be any more reasonable than many conservatives are being right now. That said, though, it's incredibly frustrating to see a message of positivity so distorted beyond all reason. If anything, being on the other side of this is making me re-evaluate a lot of

[anonymous]

"But guess what? He's my president. And he's my students' president. When he wants to talk, he has a right to be heard."

No, no, no.

He has the right to speak. He has no right to be heard.

[explosivespam]

I disagree. One of the privileges of holding the highest office of the land is the right to speak and be heard.