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Anti-Free Speech Protesters in Copenhagen
I just got back from one of many gatherings across the country where citizens watched a live Webcast hosted by Americans for Prosperity.
I just got back from one of many gatherings across the country where freedom-loving citizens watched a live Webcast hosted by Americans for Prosperity. Policy director Phil Kerpen and president Tim Phillips reported from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, and their event almost immediately was hijacked by global warming zealots:
For those of us here in the Raleigh area, it was reminiscent of the Leftist shout-down of Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo a few months back when he visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
Just shows these kids are learning nothing from their parents or their schools except how to shout down opponents with meaningless platitudes, rather than how to engage and rebut positions on the issues.
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Dan McGrath| 12.9.09 @ 3:49PM
It's the equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and saying loudly, "La la la la la... I don't want to hear that... La la la la."
If in doubt, to see who is on the right side of a debate and who is on the wrong, just observe the tactics they employ.
Roy Cordato| 12.9.09 @ 4:12PM
The left has never been accused of being a class act.
Alex H| 12.9.09 @ 9:57PM
Just a few short months ago conservatives across the country were shouting down senators at Town Hall meetings... is this any different?
Tish| 12.10.09 @ 1:29PM
The children are acting like their parents, most of whom behave as if they never grew up.
Richard Baker| 12.12.09 @ 6:23PM
My wife is a Carolina grad and she was saddened by the rude immaturity and incivility at this event.
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