What? Are we just supposed to sit here silently lest we be perceived as “restricting” the “rights” of blogs on the other side of the political aisle?

Speech is free in the U.S., but not free of consequence. If Jet Blue is going to associate with KOS they expect consequences: 16-year-old kids whining to their parents that they want the next family trip to be on Jet Blue because it’s cool! But Jet Blue should also expect other consequences: mature right-minded adults thinking Jet Blue is disgusting and choosing another airline.

AMERICAblog: A great nation deserves the truth

UPDATE: Please let JetBlue know that you appreciate their sponsorship of the YearlyKos conference, and that you realize that they are an equal-opportunity airline, welcoming all customers, liberal and con…

The left does anything and everything because they feeeeeeel so strongly about issies.

On July 17th, 2007 at 3:28 pm, Capt Howdy said:

Is this really a serious attempt to get JetBlue to stop sponsoring YearlyKos? Because all it seems like you’re succeeding in doing is filling up Markos’ inbox with obscene hate email and death threats.

It’s way late to be commenting on this but how do you know anyone is filling up Markos’ inbox with obscene hate email and death threats? There’s no mention on the website of such an occurrence. How do you have “inside” information on the contents of the DKOS mailbox?

1. On July 17th, 2007 at 6:02 pm, sxs537 said:
Just curious. Are there any copyright issues to posting/modifying Jet Blue logo? Just hoping Jet Blue doesn’t come armed with lawyers and cause trouble.

No problemo. Copyright law works like this: use the JetBlue logo or something very similar for your own airline? No. illegal; Use the logo or images to unfairly defame the airline, such as posting a photoshopped image of a JB plane in flames and saying seriously that 50 JB planes exploded last year killing thousands of people? No. Illegal. Taking the picture of Homer Simpson in the JetBlue ad and make it look like he’s giving the finger with the words Hate Mongers beneath as a political statement about JB supporting KOS. YES! You betcha. It’s called “parody” and is very much covered under the first amendment – big time.

2. Michelle got it 100% right as usual about availing oneself of the first amendment in response to something someone else volunteered and I’m tired of the whiners: If man 1 makes a strong statement and man 2 condemns it, man 2 is not stifling man 1’s freedom of speech. However, if man 1 demands that man 2 not be allowed to comment on what he said, then man 1 is quite definately attempting to deny man 2 his freedom of speech.

I love how Dems alwats try to have it both ways: strike first and then whine foul when someone responds, and some people in the msm are trying to sell that idea, too.

Once Ellis Hennigan(sic?) on Mr O during a discussion about Rosie O’Donnell, said something along the lines of “shouldn’t she be allowed to comment without being dragged into an arguement?” The answer to the Simons and hennigans in the world is, “No”, that’s the kind of system Stalin set up in Communist Russia. And that’s why the 1st amendment and parody are such a great combination for debate: you better get your facts straight, or you’re going to look like an ass, and that’s great motivation for seeing to it that the general population keep their facts straight.

Well, I’m saddened.  My wife and I use Jet Blue often to travel and enjoy their service but after finding out that George Soros, the maestro of the Shadow Party, owns 10% of the company and that they have hitched……

William Teach said:
Ooooooh, Purple, Kos is going to complain to MM that we are comparing them to terrorists.

I’m worried the terrorists will be much more insulted by the comparison!

Jihadis act out their psychosis while the Kos gang just fanatsizes about doing it (for the most part).

MM might hurt herself laughing

On July 17th, 2007 at 7:33 pm, OneofThem said:
Indeed, it’s how the free market works: businesses have a right to sponsor whomever they want, and we, the customers, also have a right to respectfully disagree with a business or its decisions and, say, boycott said business, etc.

Exactamundo.

William Teach said:
If the airline was sponsoring Jihadis, would it be OK to boycott them?

Whay do ya mean “if”?