In W.W.II, Norman Rockwell painted "Freedom Of Speech", things have changed.

[jody]

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[global1]

1. Someone Should PhotoShop This Rockwell With A 2009 Version.......

depicting the Teabaggers and Town Hall Disrupters.

[C_U_L8R]

2. Just add a talk bubble

"Heez not one of us. I'z got hiz Kenyun birf certifikate right here in muh pocket."

[MADem]

4. Put the talk bubbles on the guys sitting down--have them yell at the

guy standing up "Yew want COMMUNISM!! Yew wanna KILL OLD PEOPLE and CRIPPLED BAY-BEES!!!" while the guy standing up tries to ask about Single Payer...!

[zbdent]

8. in caps, and foam coming from the teabagger's mouth

[Paladin]

3. Thanks For Posting That Image, Jody.

It's been kicking around in my head ever since the thuggish disruptions of meetings began. Rockwell, as corny as he could sometimes be, really nailed the ideal with this painting---the common-man clothing amongst the coat-and-tie crowd, the speaker's tentative body stance and facial expression, the admiring and supportive expressions of the seated attendees. Good stuff.....

[jody]

5. May peace be upon you and yours. n/t

[BluePup]

6. They are not admiring and supportive

It is well known that the intent of the painting was to show people who did not like what they were hearing.

The others in the photo want nothing more than for that guy to sit down.

But they sit and listen.

The first Amendment is there to protect offensive speech, not polite speech. Polite speech never needs protection.

[jody]

7. I believe Paladin's description is correct given my personal knowledge of the 1940s. n/t