I think freedom of speech is abused in this country. We are quick to make disrespectful comments about someone or something and then we hide behind Freedom Of Speech, or the ACLU. Its like we use freedom of speech as an excuse to be vulgar and say horrible things. Can we not think of better ways to use freedom of speech. Why is it that we take our freedoms for granted in this country, and when we are called on it we blow up. We are defending the wrong things here. We need to stop defending our idiotic nature, and start respecting Freedom of speech. What we are doing when we have negative, racist, degrading things said on television or radio is disrespecting our freedoms of speech. We lose sight of the fact that many men bleed and died for our right to say insightful and important things. Not run our mouth and say things we know aren't right. Is that what we're all about now in America? calling women bitches, sluts, whores, or saying nigger and talking about god in a disrespectful manner, all in the name of freedom of speech? Since when did the freedom to say what you want mean the freedom to offend everyone without hesitation. Don Imus, Jesse Jackson, and others who keep a spare foot around just in case their mouths need a friend, need not ever forget who gave them the rights to act like jackasses. Maybe one day we will all learn the true meaning of freedoms and how much we should value them. Just remember the people in parts of the world that can't even type blogs expressing their views. In some countries you can get executed for that.