Apr 10, 2012 -- 12:58PM, mountain_man wrote:

Here's the story.

Someone says something nice about Castro and they get suspended? A "community" is offended! If a community is offended by someone saying something nice about someone, then they need to be offended more often.

Ozzie Guillen, or any other American or human on this planet, should be able to say what they want without fear of reprisal from some overly sensitive crybabies.

Although McCarthy would be proud of them.

Castro is no saint, but being punished for saying something nice about him is just un-American. It shows that they don't really get what this country is supposed to be about.

McCarthy would be proud. And this country is no longer what it was intended to be. I don't know it ever was, but it certainly is not any more.

Very sad.

It has become a country of crybabies.

I agree with the sentiment expressed here. 

First, I think anyone who truly praises Castro is dumb.  This guy did it in a failed tounge and cheek manner which was rather clumsy.

However there is no real freedom of speech.  I do believe in freedom of speech and the law of natural consequences.  This guy deserved to be booed I guess or something along those lines but why take it so far? Why destroy someone just because they say something stupid?  I can see not taking them seriously, but this career ending nonsense is over the top. 

It is not the government stealing our freedom of speech as much as it is law suits, terrorism, etc, corporate control, etc. 

You can get away with trashing the president or insulting the senator but say one thing positive about Castro and you are finished. 

Apr 10, 2012 -- 1:16PM, rabello wrote:

Apr 10, 2012 -- 1:07PM, mainecaptain wrote:

McCarthy would be proud. And this country is no longer what it was intended to be. I don't know it ever was, but it certainly is not any more.

Very sad.

It has become a country of crybabies.

Crybabies....with guns

Right now, I'm busy wiping my tears, before they have a chance to fall on to my Kalashnikov and possibly rust it. 

This is not really about free speech.  What Mr. Guillen said, and the reactions, were the actions of private individuals and private corporations.  If someone says something offensive to the majority of the customers of the business he works for, he can expect management to react accordingly.

That being said, the reaction on the part of both customers and management was preposterous.  It is evident to me that a goodly number of Miami Cubans are plain nuts. These people sit in expectation of moving back and taking over Havana lock stock and barrel once the Communists fall.  It's been, like, 50 years.  Get over it.

Apr 10, 2012 -- 10:14PM, mountain_man wrote:

Apr 10, 2012 -- 9:24PM, TemplarS wrote:

This is not really about free speech.  What Mr. Guillen said, and the reactions, were the actions of private individuals and private corporations.  If someone says something offensive to the majority of the customers of the business he works for, he can expect management to react accordingly.

Of course you're right. The government, so far, is not involved in this so it is not a "free speech" issue.

That being said, the reaction on the part of both customers and management was preposterous.  It is evident to me that a goodly number of Miami Cubans are plain nuts. These people sit in expectation of moving back and taking over Havana lock stock and barrel once the Communists fall.  It's been, like, 50 years.  Get over it.

The reaction has been, as you say, preposterous. These Cubans come here for the freedom yet whine when someone exercises that freedom. They even feel they have the right to dictate our foreign policy. They send a lot of money to congresspersons, vote as a bloc, and expect their hatred to be appeased.

Neat posts, Templar and mm..................