Media Matters campaign against Limbaugh isn't censorship

I agree that what media matters is doing isn't censorship, but I disagree that the "private v. public" distinction ends the discussion.  to be sure, the distiction is dispositive as a matter of  First Amendment law - but the question of whether something constitutes censorship doesn't end with whether it violates the First Amendment.  To begin with, many states recognize expression rights against private actors, such as when New Jersey's Supreme Court held that shopping malls can't stifle all forms of expression at their whim simply because their replacement of the trandtional public square happens to be privately owned.  And that ultimately illustrates the flaw in so much of libertarian thinking: its more concerned with whether something is "government" than whether something is truly a threat to liberty.  Private authority can be just as stifling and public authority, and while there are clear differences between the enforcement mechanisms, the lines have been blurring as of late.

Tom Mullen: The Right Has It Wrong on Media Matters' Campaign Against Limbaugh

Pitting people against each other for political gain - and all in the name of Jesus

"The strategic goal of this project is to drive a wedge between gays and blacks - two key Democratic constituencies"

completely sickening.

Breaking: Previously Confidential Documents Shed Light on NOM Strategy | Backstory Blog | Human Rights Campaign

Romney's plan for the uninsured:

drop dead

The Morning Plum: What will happen to the uninsured? - The Plum Line - The Washington Post

the business men would sell us poison if they could make money that way

and, as it turns out, they do!  these people deserve to go to hell when they die.

Aspartame is not the only thing in diet cola that can kill you | Grist

The businessmen would turn are kids to stone if they could get away with making money off the process

and they've concluded that sexualizing Care Bears is in their best business interests.  these people deserve to go to hell when they die.

Fat is a Preschool Issue

Why the extra step?

Law school consumer information—especially its accuracy—has been the focus of transparency advocates and a number of powerful U.S. senators in recent years

but . . . .

By striking the salary data, the council has brought the accreditation requirements in line with changes already made by the ABA's questionnaire committee—a separate group that designs the questionnaire that all accredited law schools must fill out every year. The questionnaire committee decided last year that instead of school-specific salary data, schools should disclose the three states in which the largest percentage of their graduates found jobs. Prospective students or other interested parties could then look at state-specific salary information.

http://www.law.com/jsp/nj/PubArticleNJ.jsp?id=1202546615971&et=editorial&bu=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal&cn=NJLJ%20Daily%20News%20Alert%3A%20March%2026%2C%202012&src=EMC-Email&pt=New%20Jersey%20Law%20Journal%20Daily%20News%20Alert&kw=ABA%20COUNCIL%20BALKS%20AT%20FORCING%20SCHOOLS%E2%80%99%20DISCLOSURE%20OF%20SALARY%20DATA

Bully's producers do something courageous

old censors and theater owners act like bullies

'Bully' Rating: Weinstein Company Documentary To Be Released As Unrated After MPAA Fight