Hate speech hypocrisy

"The latest assault on the integrity of free speech is being perpetrated by Democrats in Congress who are thinking that they’ve found a loophole in their self-appointed role as champions of free speech. They appear to believe that labeling conservative speech as, 'messages of bigotry or hatred, creating a climate of fear and inciting individuals to commit hate crimes,' will then allow them to silence and infringe the speech of their political foes."

DEMS GET SET TO MUZZLE THE RIGHT

"Regrettably, media freedom hasn't been made an issue by the McCain campaign, perhaps because the maverick senator is himself no fan of unbridled political speech, as his long support of aggressive campaign-finance regulation underscores. But the threat to free speech is real - and profoundly disturbing."