Democrats try to quash troops' terror-war ads

Democrats have launched a campaign against television ads featuring U.S. servicemen and families of slain troops who support the war in Iraq, calling the spots false and "un-American."

The first of two ads, which are being tested in Minnesota, was rejected by St. Paul station KSTP because it criticizes the mainstream media. It includes Staff Sgt. Marcellus Wilks of Iowa, Capt. Mark Weber of Iowa and Lt. Col. Bob Stephenson of Minnesota.

At least the Democrats are consistent: speech is only free as long as it toes the accepted DNC line. I just don't seem to recall any language in the First Amendment that says anything about only protecting speech that the Minnesota Democrats say is true. In truth, the ads may be misleading and I certainly don't agree with everything they offer, but that's the beauty of free speech. And even if they offer something that is a complete lie, the hypocrisy of both the press and the Democrats (well, maybe that's actually only one entity) is breathtaking. They have, in the past, offered a strident defense of their First Amendment protected right to lie.

On a side note, I found the name of the Minnesota Democrat Party amusing: Democratic-Farm-Labor Party. It has that nifty politburo ring to it, don't you think?