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My son, who is currently reading Lakoff's book Moral Politics, brought up what I thought was an interesting observation on "free speech zones." (Lakoff's theory is that liberals prefer a loving-parent image of political leadership, and conservatives want a stern-parent approach.) In effect, conservatives put the disobedient children in "time-out" places, ignore them while they protest, and hope that when the children get tired and see they aren't getting anywhere, they'll shut up and won't bother the parents anymore.
By the way, there were some Bushites protesting across the street from the park where Edwards spoke today in Milwaukee, in full view of where the campaign buses drove in. Democrats can take a little protest without getting bent out of shape.
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