Free Speech Hall of Shame

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Hates Free Speech

2011-09-27T17:14:00.000-07:00

Congressional Black Caucus member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee wants to end free speech for conservative bloggers.

Freedom of speech is for the left, right and center unless you happen to be a far left Congresswoman from Texas's 18th congressional district.

Listen as Rep. Lee cracks down on free speech
for right wing bloggers. Notice the Congresswoman's touting of more wasteful spending and entitlements that have already destroyed the once great economy of the United States.

Untitled from Naked Emperor News on Vimeo.

Source: Breitbart TV

Sen Jay Rockefeller Wants To Ban Fox News, MSNBC!

2010-11-24T14:43:00.000-08:00

Sen. Jay Rockefeller wants to ban Fox News and MSNBC so we welcome this tyrant to the Free Speech Hall of Shame. Rockefeller hates freedom of the press.

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Seth Godin Squidoo and Free Speech

2010-11-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

As Squidoo Bans Free Speech, How Should You React?

By: Chuck Rosseel

Seth Godin

Recently Squidoo began banning many topics and content demonstrating an effort to censor free speech including commercial free speech. In an effort to reduce spam, Squidoo has adopted draconian policies that resulted in throwing the baby out with the bath water. It's perplexing because one of Squidoo's founders, Seth Godin, is a successful and respected Internet marketer.

Squidoo has locked up thousands of lenses on a variety of seemingly benign topics. Squidoo censors content with a "spam" filter they call the SquidDon't filter.

Squidoo has adopted a heavy handed approach in dictating what can and cannot be written about on their site.
It's clearly censorship that marks the end of free speech on Squidoo. It's even more troubling because Squidoo bans topics for its members while allowing these very same topics to be published on Squidoo but only through affiliate programs and agreements set up by Squidoo.

It is important to explore this hypocrisy. Through partnerships with Amazon, eBay and other companies, Squidoo allows any lensmaster to display items and topics that it prohibits members to publish directly.

What has happened is Squidoo violates its own ever changing TOS when it suits Squidoo to do so.
For example, Squidoo has the temerity to imply most affiliate programs and other legitimate activities are anathema to them. The truth is Squidoo derives much of its income from affiliate programs.

Squidoo promotes affiliate programs with Amazon.com, eBay and other companies. Through Squidoo, Amazon hawks an almost unlimited number of X-rated books and movies and yes, Squidoo allows diet pills and weight loss paraphernalia, mass murderers' memorabilia along with thousands of other items through eBay.

Through an arrangement with eBay Squidoo allows lensmasters to display and sell "memorabilia" from such stellar characters as Charles Manson, Jeffery Dahmer and John Wayne Gacy. However the censors at Squidoo will not allow its members to directly publish a lens on weight loss or how to play texas holdem poker.

Here are some examples of content Squidoo prevents its members from publishing on a lens: topics including affiliate marketing, weight loss, dieting, health products, card games, cash gifting, credit card debt, mortgages, currency trading, Forex, ringtones, adult lenses, lyrics and many more.

The hypocrisy is that all of these topics and subjects are found and allowed IF offered through one of the affiliate or referral arrangements set up to benefit Squidoo. These include Amazon, eBay, Google Adsense, Cafepress, Kontera and others.

While Squidoo derides you as a spammer, scammer and affiliate marketer, they are publishing and promoting the very same information and products through their own affiliate and referral programs.

So while many marketers and bloggers will suggest ways to deal with a Squidoo lock, I will give you the best advice on how to react to Squidoo censorship. My advice is to abandon Squidoo forever. You don't need Squidoo. Squidoo needs you.

You should not acquiesce to Squidoo's censorship policy. There is no reason to jump through Squidoo's hoops to comply with their free speech ban. If your lens has been locked by Squidoo, they have found you guilty and now demand you prove your innocence. After dealing with their censorship hurdles, they force YOU to write a letter explaining why your Squidoo lens should be unlocked.

I'm sensitive to those who have relied on Squidoo in their writing and marketing pursuits but I still feel there is no compelling reason to grovel under Squidoo's dislike for free speech. Why deal with such hypocrisy and grief? There are countless other vehicles where your content will be allowed.

In my opinion Squidoo has made a mistake in judgement by limiting free speech. I predict that Squidoo will eventually recognize their error when they realize writers, bloggers and marketers do not need Squidoo at all. Squidoo needs them. It might be too late though because so many good folks will have moved on to other arenas where free speech is welcomed, respected and available to all.

About the Author
Chuck Rosseel is a graduate of Boston College with over thirty years of marketing experience. He has testified in Congress in support of consumer protection. Chuck lives in Massachusetts. www.warriorforumsucks.com

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Juan Williams Fired by Free Speech Hating NPR CEO Vivian Schiller

2010-10-21T12:59:00.000-07:00

Vivian Schiller

Juan Williams was unfairly fired by National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller for making an honest statement on Fox News' "The O'Reilly Factor".

This cowardly, hypocritical act by Vivian Schiller and NPR is one of the most blatant acts of censorship the Free Speech Hall of Shame has seen.

NPR is a taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda machine that could never survive in the free marketplace.

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Assemblyman Mike Gatto Bans Free Speech

2010-07-26T16:26:00.000-07:00

California Assemblyman Mike Gatto has been inducted into the Free Speech Hall of Shame! This elected slime ball has joined Boston College Facebook janitor Melissa Beecher and UIUC President Michael J. Hogan in staining the pages of our humble free speech blog.

Seems Mike Gatto regularly orders goon tactics to prevent the good citizens of California from knowing what the rookie assemblyman is up to. This is a chilling example of an elected official's hatred of free speech. Here Mike Gatto expels journalist from a town hall meeting at a public library!

Univ of Illinois Pres Michael J. Hogan Cracks Down On Free Speech

2010-07-24T16:59:00.000-07:00

Kenneth Howell Ph.D., an adjunct professor at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, was fired by university president Michael J. Hogan for exercising his right to free speech.

In an email to students taking his course on Catholic thought, Howell explained the Catholic Church's reasoning for its position on homosexuality. A student who was not enrolled in the class complained to University of Illinois authorities that Professor Howell's email was "hate speech".

In a cowardly display of political correctness, University President Michael J. Hogan sided with the student and fired Professor Howell.

Faced with national criticism for its hatred of free speech, Hogan and the UIUC administration have recently shown signs of backing down from censoring Kenneth Howell. Although Howell is still out of a job, UIUC officials now claim they never fired him.

This of course is just liberal double talk. President Hogan and the free speech haters at UIUC have suspended the decision to fire Howell until a faculty committee has reviewed the situation. Looks like they plan a delaying tactic until the heat dies down.

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Melissa Beecher BC Facebook Censor Hates Free Speech

2010-06-05T20:11:00.000-07:00

Melissa Beecher, Boston College Facebook page censor has continued the recent BC trend of banning free speech. Beecher's outrageous behavior is particularly disturbing because she has worked as a reporter. In a threatening email I received from the dowdy deleter, Beecher refers to herself as the "Facebook Administrator for Boston College".

It's one of many resume padding titles bestowed on Beecher by BC, presumably in place of salary increases. Melissa is the BC Chronicle web 2.0 chief cook and bottle washer. She's in charge of the Twitter page, the YouTube page and a website.

Boston College has also made her the liaison to the Law School, Student Affairs Office, University Libraries, Lonergan Institute, Philosophy Department, AHANA Student Programs, Career Center and the Office of Vice Provost for Research. I was unable to confirm if Ms. Beecher is also the liaison to the Boston College Center for Eagle Mascot Costumes. Beecher did not graduate from Boston College.

Boston College's opposition to freedom of speech has been well documented. One of the worst examples of BC censorship occurred after Dinesh D'Souza made a fool out of Boston College political science professor Alan Wolfe in their debate. After promising for months to publish the debate on its website, Boston College refused to do so. "Star" professor Alan Wolfe wimped out as well and refused to give his permission to have the debate published.

Invitations to Condoleezza Rice and Bill Ayers for speaking engagements at BC also sparked cries for censorship at Boston College. Rice spoke while Ayers was muzzled.

Melissa Beecher's banning of free speech on a Boston College Facebook page is small potatoes but I'm exposing her hatred of free speech before BC or some other organization gives her a position of real importance. Watch this video to see how it all went down. Then read the aftermath below the video.

This same Boston College Facebook page published a new thread asking alumni to offer advice to the 2010 graduation class. Here's what I wrote:

Congratulations! I cherish my years at Boston College. One night I would listen to F. Lee Bailey talk about the strictures of eyewitness testimony, the next Jane Fonda would warn me about my Government. Jane was a fruitcake. Her nonsense went in one ear and out the other but I was a 19 year old kid in love with the girl from "Barefoot In The Park". My point is, BC embraced free speech back then.

Sadly, this is not the case today. Recently, BC has tried to silence Condoleezza Rice, Bill Ayers, Dinesh D'Souza and others. Efforts to limit free speech at the student newspaper, The Heights and even Melissa Beecher's threats to muzzle yours truly on this facebook page have caused me to donate my money elsewhere.

So here's my recipe for happiness. Kindness towards others, freedom of speech and Dave McKenna on piano. It's really that simple.

Chuck Rosseel, '73

It was too much for poor Melissa. She felt my words of wisdom had to be censored. Boston College Facebook tool, Melissa Beecher, hates free speech.