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Have you read my entire introductory post, Peter. It doesn't sound like it. Read the case, Peter. She is alleging he has violated her "human rights" by making offensive comments about her sexuality while onstage doing a comic routine. Are you aware that human rights complaints have a 100% conviction rate? So yees, I do know she will win. If you throughout the history of past cases, you will see that the common fine is in the thousands of dollars. You might want to avail yourself of some knowledge, because it is a FACT that complainants file complaints AT NO EXPENSE TO THEMSELVES, while the defendant in each case is required to pay all expenses to defend themselves. What this means is that, even if the conviction rate wasn't 100% (which it is), and even if the fine wasn't thousands of dollars (which is has been in historical precendents with the Tribunals), the chilling effect on freedom of expression still applies. He is already paying a penalty, just by being dragged in front of this kangaroo court and being forced to defend himself out of his own pocket, WHILE THE COMPLAINANT PAYS NOTHING. The message is clear: if you are a comic in this country, don't make lesbian jokes or you risk being hauled up on the carpet in front of the CHRC for "hurting someone's feelings" I can't believe you don't see that. Kim Jong Il doesn't have to prosecute everyone on the country for speaking out against the regime. All he has to do is take one guy who does, then shoot him in government square. Everyone else will just shut up. So just because it's "not me" it doesn't matter? Wow. I guess when the Nazis came to town for the jews, you were the guy next door saying "shhhhh. don't say or do anything. it's only happening to THEM, not US."

Completely true. Probably because of "identity politics" Every minority's gotta own a home, dontcha know!

THE POINT IS... there is a question here. IS THIS RIGHT? SHOULD THIS KIND OF CENSORSHIP BE ALLOWED IN OUR COUNTRY, AND WHAT, AS CANADIANS ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT DEFENDING OUR BASIC RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS?

Not really. I think he's right. Even better, the easiest way to deprogram a liberal lesbian from Berkely is to make her go live in Saudi Arabia for a year. See how far she gets when she demands rights based upon "cultural sensitivity" baaaahahahahahahahaa

Hahahahaha. Buck passing would bee a good way to describe what Obamatrons are doing now and will continue to do into the next 4 (8?) years. No doubt in 4 years when Kim Jong Il nukes south Korea or Japan and Al Qaeda blows up a cruise ship, the New York Times and their ilk (ie. YOU), will find a way to pin it all on GW Bush, Cheney and the all purpose left wing bogeyman, Halliburton. Look around, the world is coming apart at the seams and Obama's playing football with his puppy in between Health Care reform and fruitless Euro-Apology tours. Has this guy got any other cards up his sleeve other than a Tonight Show "retard" comment, "this is unacceptable" and "America: let's get impotent!" ? He's clueless, which I suppose is to be expected from a guy with an ultra thin resume, no executive experience, no "people" to speak of (which is why he picked all his enemies for his cabinet) - oh unless you count a racist pastor and a domestic marxist terrorist bomber. It's allllll comin' home to roost. But hey - on the bright side he sure can give a speech and has a smile custom made for "Anderson Cooper 360"! Nice choice America. When trouble came to bear in the world, most other nations would leave for the bathroom when that cheque arrived. Looks like under Obama, America is heading for the loo too. God Help Us.

Huh? Not even close. If you read the thread I started on Palin, in big block letters is says I DON'T CARE WHAT LETTERMAN SAID. Please address the topic at hand.

This short article in the Washinton Post is an interesting and very clear reality of the pickle facing Obama in Iran. Excerpt: Wow. Talk about painting yourself into a corner. Obama's known for his ambiguity, but I don't know if even his fence-walking speeches can wiggle him out of this one. Better to keep quite and...wel.... "Hope".

In Vancouver, a stand up comic made some onstage comments toward a heckling Lesbian. He is now facing a Canadian Human Rights tribunal - at no expense to the complainant and at full expense to him. Video of his account of the events. Link to story in Vancouver Sun Is this kind of censorship/witch hunt OK in a free society?

Oh really? Tell that to the 31 year old female Phd. career academic who all of a sudden starts bugging her husband incessantly about kids. tic...toc.....tic....toc

Please cite where in the police handbook they are instructed to permanently release mom killers based upon them being latino?

Lesbian Lorna Pardy launches human rights complaint against Comedian Guy Earle in Vancouver for making durogatory comments about her sexuality Link Now connect these very simple dots: When someone launches a complaint against you in this Kangaroo court with a 100% conviction rate, you must defend yourself at YOUR expeense, and typically the conviction results in some kind of monetary reparation in the thousands of dollars. At the same time, there is no expense to the complainant. What this results in is that, sincee Ms. Pardy has launched this complaint, the burden, the hassle, the expense, have ALREADY been leveed onto Mr. Earle. Not to mention that the commission has a 100% conviction rate, so there's a good chance he's gonna hev top pay a $20,000 reparation to Ms. Pardy too. With that kind of precedent, this has a "chilling" effect on free speech in this country. It may be "only" one case, but from this point forward, what penny pinching comedian (ie. ALL comedians) in his right mind would ever try making an offensive joke again in this country? For fear of "offending" someone and being hauled offf into an expensive "human rights" battle, we're about to enter the "beaver cleaver" era of comedy. Talk about censorship. A large group of comedians is fighting this tooth and nail. But it shouldn't even be an issue. Ms. Pardy should go get some de-sensitivity training. It's a COMEDIAN for christ sakes.

Totally agree.

I don't thin k the article is racist. It's a free country and a free press. You trying to censor freedom of speech or the press is pretty rich given your supposed urgency to "uphold the constitution of this country" That said, I fully support the right of peaceful assembly in this country, regardles of race.

I've got one: How about a devout (anti gay) Muslim bashing a gay man?

sounds reasonable to me. personally I would have tried to export 'em all. But I think Bush saw this as unrealistic and has always had a soft spot in his heart for not separating mexican families, who supported him in Texas gubernatorial races and also are a fairly religious lot just like him. So this was a realistic compromise. As for left wing multi-culti, I suppose giving policemen handbooks instructing them not to arrest muslim wife-beaters out of "cultural sensitivity" (Australia), could be considered "progressive" ...if you're completely indoctrinated by the left that is.

I am in favor of domestic partner benefits. Not gay marriage, though. If we're going to start changing the definition of words, why don't we start with "heterosexual"? and get to "marriage" down the road?

Could you provide me with a quote from Bush supporting your claim? As well, Bush is not a multicultualist at all, in the definition of the word.

Agreed. SO let's abolish affirmative actions for starts as it judges people based upon their skin colour. I think we're all in favour of not judging people on their skin colour. no? Second, since the truth is not racist, then it should be fine to point out that wife beating is an accepted practice is large sections of the Islamic population, and in fact touted by Islamic clerics as an accepted preacching of the Koran.

Have you been following the news? They're tryin'. Usin'the CHRC. It's scary, actually, that an avenue to censor my speech actually even exists.

Somewhere between the ovaries and the brain.

Left is cradle to grave nanny state mutli-culti moral relativism (there is no right and wrong, only "different:). Right is freedom from government, acceptance of adult responsibility and the knowledge of absolute right and wrong (for example beating your wife is wrong, not just "culturally different"). Left is "good times", childish and "feels good right now". Right is happy, realistic, grown up and rewarding long term.

And it's beetter for mine to speak freely in a free society.

What in heaven's name are you talking about?

Go ahead. My suggestion is that, for your own mental health, you go take the de-sensitivity training. Because I ain't changin'.