Newt Gringrich : Free Speech needs to be curtailed to prevent terrorism

[PhenyxReturns]

"Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich yesterday said the country will be forced to reexamine freedom of speech to meet the threat of terrorism.

Gingrich, speaking at a Manchester awards banquet, said a "different set of rules" may be needed to reduce terrorists' ability to use the Internet and free speech to recruit and get out their message.

"We need to get ahead of the curve before we actually lose a city, which I think could happen in the next decade," said Gingrich, a Republican who helped engineer the GOP's takeover of Congress in 1994."

http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Gingrich+raises+alarm+at+event+honoring+those+who+stand+up+for+freedom+of+speech&articleId=d3f4ee4e-1e90-475a-b1b0-bbcd5baedd78

[baldguy]

1. Any step toward curtailing Free Speech *IS* terrorism!

[hobbit709]

8. Let's start with Newt

and see how he likes it when applied to him and his big mouth

[Tellurian]

11. The NEWT Thinkers are what got us into this mess..

Republican strategy is UNAmerican and ANTIAmerica...and thats the long and the short of it!

[Hepburn]

2. Unfortunately, to an asshole like Newt,

....any speech which is not in line with whatever BS the WH is putting out in his little mind he sees as supporting terrorism.

[donheld]

3. God forbid I ask

what other changes does the fool think we need to make in the constitution.

[JDPriestly]

4. How will curtailing free speech prevent terrorism?

I just don't see the connection. How would anyone decide what kind of speech might prevent or cause terrorism? What speech does he want to curtail -- the speech of KKK? of the Muslim religion? instructions on how to make weapons?

What curtailment of free speech could have prevented 9/11? Should we have stopped teaching people how to fly planes, stop teaching engineering or urban planning in our schools? Would that have prevented the terrorists from figuring out how to plan terrorist attacks? What information that was available then could have stopped the terrorists? Should we have been keeping the location of the twin towers in New York City or the Pentagon or the Capitol Building secret?

Gingrich's comments are just so irrelevant. Why does he still get media attention?

[whistle]

6. Simple, the only voice we'll hear then is Newt's voice

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Fine. Let's start with you, Newt.

Oh, what's that? You don't like that idea?

TS, Newtie.

[snappyturtle]

7. "They" seem to be very committed to the

shredding of the U.S. Constitution. When will they stop? I wonder if "they" consider DUers terrorists? Probably.

[Tesla]

9. Newt Gringrich needs to be curtailed to prevent terrorism

Thats what it should be!

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Ditto.

[Virginia Dare]

12. He means we could actually lose a city that matters...

he forgot about New Orleans (just the black part)..:sarcasm:

I wish he would crawl back under his rock.

[Tyo]

13. Newt isn't talking about terrorism

If you substitute the word "freedom" for "terrorism, and "American citizens" for "terrorists" you'll get what he really means. For Republicans free speech, like democracy, is not a good thing.

[ThePhilosopher04]

14. A true American would say...

Free Speech needs to be ENHANCED to prevent terrorism.

[HuffleClaw]

16. hear hear !!

exactly.

[HughBeaumont]

15. Welcome to DU.

This hypocrite can exit himself from Washington right quick. We don't curtail constitutional rights in this nation to suit your needs, Newton.