Quote Originally Posted by JMS View Post
I see nothing wrong with what she said in the interview! If someone calls me bald and ugly, are they being negative? No, they are being factual, and for someone to come out and claim that they are being negative would be untrue, and to further try and stop such factual remarks by condemning them as negative would border on infringing on the right to free speech by anyone and not just the one who is being unfairly condemned!
You missed the point...She feels that the press criticizing her is infringing on her free speech by calling it negative. If she is saying that the associations are bad, then by definition, it is negative. And how is my condemning what you say infringing on your rights to free speech? But is not the issue, as the First Amendment (the entire Bill of Rights for that matter) is in place to protect the citizens from actions by the government, not citizens from actions by other citizens...that's what the Civil Rights laws and civil criminal courts are for (slander, defamation, etc.). She feels that the press criticizing her is infringing on her free speech by calling it negative. If she is calling out associations and implying that the associations are bad, then by definition, it is negative...it may be factual, but it is also negative. Sadly, I do not think that she can make that distinction...just like McCain's flub in response to the woman calling Obama and Arab: "No, ma'am," he said. "He's a decent, family man...." So I guess Arabs are by definition not decent family men?

The nuances that the First Amendment is related to the relationship between the Government and the citizenry would be completely lost on her...and on many Americans (more's the pity).

For her to spout this drivel indicates that:

She has no knowledge of the Constitution or its purpose
She has no knowledge of the Bill of Rights or it's purpose

No one is saying she can't say these things; however, her reticence makes me think she knows it is all BS...or to quote Shakespeare:

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."