I don't know about you, but I think American children who need medical care should get it, period. Even if you think adults have made bad choices -- a baseless smear in the case of the Frosts, but put that on one side -- only a truly vicious political movement would respond by punishing their injured children. Full Story »
Posted by Julian Friedland
This op-ed piece is what it is: an opinion. Its also a textbook lesson we all need to learn: when ultra conservatives are confronted with an opposing view, they immediately crank up their scream machine to destroy the criticizer. What is enormously frightening this time is the way theyre terrorizing a 12-year old boy who dared exercise his freedom of speech about healthcare for Americas childreneven going so far as to publish his phone number so he can receive threatening calls. This is a new, despicable level of degradationeven for these slime balls. But then, perhaps I am in error. Perhaps freedom of speech is now the exclusive property of ultra conservatives.
