7/11/2009, 1:09 am
Mr. Mellencamp might give a thumbs up to "R.O.C.K in the USA," but when it comes to free speech, there apparently needs to be a bit of regulation and oversight. As the Bard explains:
“I don't think people fought and gave their lives so that some guy can sit in his bedroom and be mean. I don't think that's what freedom of speech is,” he continued. “Freedom of speech is really about assembly —for us to collectively have an idea. We want to get our point of view out so we can assemble and I can appoint you to be the spokesman. That's freedom of speech — to be able to collectively speak for a sector of people. But somehow it's turned into ‘I can be an a******whenever I feel like, say whatever I like, be disrespectful to people and not be courteous.' It's not good for our society. Not being courteous is not really freedom of speech.
Oh, but ain't that Amerika
For you and me...
Little pink doms
For you and me
“I don't think people fought and gave their lives so that some guy can sit in his bedroom and be mean. I don't think that's what freedom of speech is,” he continued. “Freedom of speech is really about assembly —for us to collectively have an idea. We want to get our point of view out so we can assemble and I can appoint you to be the spokesman. That's freedom of speech — to be able to collectively speak for a sector of people. But somehow it's turned into ‘I can be an a******whenever I feel like, say whatever I like, be disrespectful to people and not be courteous.' It's not good for our society. Not being courteous is not really freedom of speech.
Oh, but ain't that Amerika
For you and me...
Little pink doms
For you and me



