John Nichols/Cap Times blasts Suder in editorial

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And The Wheeler Report doesn't list it. WTF is that? They'll post Suder's poisonious spew but won't post editorial rebuttals?

Anyway, here it is:
http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/index.php?ntid=52564

John Nichols: Suder's definition of hate speech awry
By John Nichols
September 1, 2005

State Rep. Scott Suder has an eccentric definition of the term "hate speech."

Serious definitions of the term break down along the following lines:

Hate speech: a controversial term for speech intended to degrade, intimidate, or incite violence or prejudicial action against someone based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation or disability.

But when concerns are raised about racially insensitive remarks, Suder rarely if ever speaks up.

When concerns are raised about statements that demean or intimidate immigrants based on their national origin or citizenship status, Suder is silent.

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John Nichols continues to impress me. I can't wait to see him at Fighting Bob Fest - along with a few of my fellow DUers.

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1. Wausau Daily Editorial also addresses Suder

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/wdhopinion/284168571773845.shtml

Mon, Sep 5, 2005

Stifling free speech stifles education

"The university experience should be about exploring new ideas," state Rep. Scott Suder said in a press release last week.

Hard to argue with that. But to Suder, there's ideas and then there's ideas.

The ideas the Abbotsford Republican presumably wants people to hear are, well, those he shares and only those he shares.

Back in February, Suder co-sponsored a resolution condemning the speech of Colorado professor Ward Churchill at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, saying Churchill's criticism of American foreign policy was "clearly inflammatory, offensive, and lacking in academic foundation, rightly outraging citizens both in Wisconsin and across the country."
Today, he's going after Jane Fonda and a former member of the British Parliament, George Galloway, both of whom are scheduled to speak Sept. 18 at the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison.

And he doesn't like one thing that he thinks the two Iraq war critics are going to say. Allow Suder to continue the quote that opened this discussion: "The university experience should be about exploring new ideas, not having hate of your own country being shoved down your throat by university professors."
"Given that this hate-fest is being sponsored by a UW department, it's no wonder conservative views are not welcome on the Madison campus," Suder said. ...

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2. This guy (Suder)

is giving the term Jerk! a bad name.....