Cease and desist: Louisiana demands MoveOn stop criticizing Gov. Bobby Jindal in ad

[DonViejo]

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By Scott Kaufman
Friday, March 7, 2014 10:37 EST

The state of Louisiana and the liberal political group MoveOn may be headed to court over a billboard that parodies the state tourism board‘s “Pick your Passion” campaign.

The billboard — which reads, “LOU!SIANA[,] Pick your passion! But hope you don’t love your health. Gov. Jindal’s denying Medicaid to 242,000 people.” — is critical of Governor Bobby Jindal’s decision not to accept federal funds to expand the state’s Medicaid program.

Last year, Jindal wrote that he opposed accepting the federal funds for many reasons, the foremost of which is ideological.

“The fight over Medicaid expansion is a microcosm of this president’s push towards centralized government control,” he wrote. “We are day by day giving up more and more of our freedoms to an ever larger and more powerful government. This president has shown through his policies and rhetoric that he does not trust the American people.”

But Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne said that the reason he sent a cease-and-desist order isn’t ideological, but because the signs “confuse the issue,” as the slogan “Pick your Passion” is an officially registered trademark of the Louisiana Office of Tourism.

“We think it’s going to create confusion that we are the ones calling on the governor to take that action. I’m not going to let partisan Washington politics infringe on the brand we have created to market our state,” he said on Wednesday.

MoveOn’s communications director, Nick Berning, told The Times-Picayune that his organization would not be removing the billboard, saying that “it’s pretty clear the First Amendment protects this sort of speech.”

A constitutional law professor at Tulane University, Keith Werhan, agreed that the case against MoveOn would be weak, telling The Times-Picayune that “[t]he government can’t legally silence those who are criticizing them.”

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[Eleanors38]

1. I won't cease farting in Jindal's general direction.

[msanthrope]

2. The Streisand Effect, Jindal....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect

[bemildred]

3. Jindal is an inarticulate fool.

“The fight over Medicaid expansion is a microcosm of this president’s push towards centralized government control,” he wrote. “We are day by day giving up more and more of our freedoms to an ever larger and more powerful government. This president has shown through his policies and rhetoric that he does not trust the American people.”

You got that? Medical care is oppressive. Going without medical care is "freedom".

[spanone]

4. jindal is a stooge.

[bemildred]

5. That too. nt

[Downwinder]

6. Fair use of "Pick your Passion” -- Satire

[Thinkingabout]

7. Those who are requesting Moveon stop critizing Jindal should place their efforts towards

Getting Jindal to put Louisiana citizens ahead of his political hopes.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. This isn't India Bobby

We have a 1st amendment which guarantees freedom of speech. Political debate was one of the biggest reasons for the amendment.

[Timez Squarez]

9. Call him in his proper name, Piyush, not Bobby

He has never earned the right to be called Bobby.

It's an insult to Robert everywhere.

[DonViejo]

10. If you gotta use the "B" name, try "Booby." nt

[etherealtruth]

15. I completely understand and agree with your sentiments about Jindal; he is an ass

I am just pointing out that "He has never earned the right to be called Bobby" can be construed a racists / xenophobic. the statement seems to imply that European ancestry / names are 'better" than other ancestries/ names.

Jindal's an ass by any name .... but his name isn't part of his problem and an anglicized nickname isn't something one earns.

[Gothmog]

11. Jindal is really an idiot

This lawsuit is sad

[jsr]

12. So little Bobby is offended

What a wussy.

[lpbk2713]

13. Just like Issa telling Cummings or anyone else to STFU

You RWers can blow it out your ass AFAIC

[SomethingFishy]

14. And what would Republicans be saying if the shoe was on the other foot?

PERSECUTION!! FIRST AMENDMENT!!! WAR ON CHRISTIANS!! BENGAZHI!!!!!