Hide And Go Seek

If you're going to San Francisco be sure to count to 100 while your there. If you're going to San Francisco you're gonna meet some people with no First Amendment rights there. Isn't that how the song goes? I think San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom re-wrote the lyrics yesterday when he rerouted the Olympic Torch away from well....everyone. At first the City established "Free Speech Zones along the torch route, an abomination that I examined in the article "1984". The Olympic Torch was redirected away from where protesters and spectators alike were gathered. The Torch would appear for a short time, then officials would whisk it away into hiding spots like a warehouse, for one example. Throughout the afternoon, the torch would appear only to be secretly driven miles away to a new location. The closing ceremonies were cancelled altogether, much to the dismay of the waiting crowd. In taking stock of the day, it appears that nobody benefited. The Pro-Tibet protesters, Pro-China demonstrators, press, relay runners, and the ordinary people with kids who just wanted to view the historic event, all lost. The biggest casualty of the day was our National pride. I bet officials in China and all over the world are laughing at the Great American Democracy and it's Free Speech principals. Ordinary Americans
must become more active in confronting some of the disturbing trends developing in our Country or we risk the continuing erosion of what it means to be an American. I hope that I made these comments in a "Free Speech Zone".


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