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Date Posted: 12:51:01 12/17/07 Mon
Author: rewhblcain
Subject: Re: No free speech here
In reply to: Rich 's message, "Re: No free speech here" on 16:53:40 12/12/07 Wed

>Not even slim and none...more like none and no way in
>hell. That ultra liberal rag wouldn't want to print
>anything that falls outside of their biased views.
>
>
>>I sent this to the MWDnews What do you think of my
>>chances of getting it published?
>>
>>A few weeks ago a group of Framingham residents got
>>together and formed a group called Framingham Free
>>Speech Coalition.
>>There were approximately 30 people in attendance, who
>>were concerned that in lieu of the recent SMOC lawsuit
>>their
>>Free Speech was coming under attack.
>>After several passionate responses from those in the
>>audience a board of directors was formed to head the
>>group to send it in the direction that would hopefully
>>open up more dialogue for future meetings.
>>I was one of several who happily volunteered to be on
>>that board, seeing that I'm one who understands how
>>important it is to have free speech
>>considering that my presence on our local cable
>>station with our Illegal Immigration Chat Show is
>>constantly being attacked by those who want to curtail
>>our freedom of speech. In fact if any of you remember
>>a few years ago it was our last State Representative
>>Deborah Blumer who wanted the show taken off the air.
>>Last week I received a phone call from Ed McGrath who
>>headed up the meeting asking if I would resign from
>>the group.
>>I guess several in the group felt that my "free"
>>speech was a "lightning Rod" for the group, and would
>>bring undue attention to the group in general.
>>In other word my Free Speech was not wanted on the
>>board of the newly formed Framingham Free Speech
>>Coalition.
>>My comment about what transpired was shock, to typical
>>way those in Framingham tackle tough issues.
>>If we don't exercise our free speech in ways that get
>>noticed then what we have to say is not going to be
>>any help to any of us.
>>It's not until we actually put ourselves on the line
>>by our "free speech" and actually feel the heat of
>>what we say, for others to take notice to either agree
>>of even disagree with our message, that the necessary
>>changes would come.
>>The fact that I was asked to leave the board was a
>>slap in the face to all who stand for what we
>>initially got together for in the first place.
>>I suspect that the group will be nothing more than a
>>feeble attempt by those in the town to continue to
>>hide their faces from the real reason for establishing
>>the Free Speech Coalition in the first place, you
>>know, it's called Free Speech.
>>
>>Jim Rizoli
>>508-872-7292
They printed it, imagine that.

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