One More Reason Why MADISON is considered a EMBARRASSMENT by the rest of the State::
Way to go Golden, lose MORE $$$ in Bad Economic times, Fking Liberal LOSERS, The CITY COUNCIL doesn't have more IMPORTANT issues to consider than wasting TIME and MONEY on the Dixie Dipshiiits or Reminding the left it has the RIGHT to BASH President Bush:thefinger
'Dixie Chicks' Resolutions Stirs Madison Boycott
East Coast Company Cancels Training Class Scheduled For June
POSTED: 6:57 a.m. CDT April 9, 2003
UPDATED: 10:55 a.m. CDT April 10, 2003
MADISON, Wis. -- An east coast company is pulling business out of Madison because of alder Ken Golden's controversial resolution to give the Dixie Chicks a key to the city.
Ken Golden: The Point Is Freedom Of Speech
TALKBACK: What Do You Think?
Read Madison/Dixie Chicks Resolution
E-Mail City Council Members
Madisonians have been talking about Golden's resolution and so are people thousands of miles away. Folks caught wind of the issue online and now outsiders are letting Madisonians know what they think.
"Those idiots in Madison, Wis., are trying to do national policy again ... " alder Judy Compton said.
News 3 has learned that an east coast production company has pulled the plug on bringing 500 people to Madison for a training class this June. The production liaison writes, "Many of the cameramen, grips, etc., were former Vietnam vets and this ridiculous city council resolution really hit home."
But Golden said he didn't do anything wrong.
"Rather than criticize them in somber serious way, I ribbed them for God's sake," he said. "What's wrong with that?"
Last night, the national criticism turned the resolution into a substitute "freedom of speech resolution," which was passed. Alder Andy Olsen offered the substitute proposal, which simply said that Madison re-affirms that right of Americans to criticize the president.
"I stripped out all mention of that country ban, which has that has touched a number of nerves, make a core point we need to respect freedom of speech," Olsen said.
The resolution reads, "Whereas,a growing intolerance of free speech in the United States has led to a backlash against Americans expressing even mild criticism of the president, and the City of Madison has a strong tradition of encouraging free speech and dissent and has, in fact, congratulated itself by calling Madison the City of Tolerance ... it is not sufficient to say we support free speech, we must all support free speech by tolerating and engaging speech by those with whom we disagree ... "
The resolution also makes special mention of the French.
"Be it further resolved that the City of Madison welcomes all freedom-exercising Americans (or French people) to Madison," it reads.
It passed 12-5. ( Read Revised Resolution ):thefinger
Way to go Golden, lose MORE $$$ in Bad Economic times, Fking Liberal LOSERS, The CITY COUNCIL doesn't have more IMPORTANT issues to consider than wasting TIME and MONEY on the Dixie Dipshiiits or Reminding the left it has the RIGHT to BASH President Bush:thefinger
'Dixie Chicks' Resolutions Stirs Madison Boycott
East Coast Company Cancels Training Class Scheduled For June
POSTED: 6:57 a.m. CDT April 9, 2003
UPDATED: 10:55 a.m. CDT April 10, 2003
MADISON, Wis. -- An east coast company is pulling business out of Madison because of alder Ken Golden's controversial resolution to give the Dixie Chicks a key to the city.
Ken Golden: The Point Is Freedom Of Speech
TALKBACK: What Do You Think?
Read Madison/Dixie Chicks Resolution
E-Mail City Council Members
Madisonians have been talking about Golden's resolution and so are people thousands of miles away. Folks caught wind of the issue online and now outsiders are letting Madisonians know what they think.
"Those idiots in Madison, Wis., are trying to do national policy again ... " alder Judy Compton said.
News 3 has learned that an east coast production company has pulled the plug on bringing 500 people to Madison for a training class this June. The production liaison writes, "Many of the cameramen, grips, etc., were former Vietnam vets and this ridiculous city council resolution really hit home."
But Golden said he didn't do anything wrong.
"Rather than criticize them in somber serious way, I ribbed them for God's sake," he said. "What's wrong with that?"
Last night, the national criticism turned the resolution into a substitute "freedom of speech resolution," which was passed. Alder Andy Olsen offered the substitute proposal, which simply said that Madison re-affirms that right of Americans to criticize the president.
"I stripped out all mention of that country ban, which has that has touched a number of nerves, make a core point we need to respect freedom of speech," Olsen said.
The resolution reads, "Whereas,a growing intolerance of free speech in the United States has led to a backlash against Americans expressing even mild criticism of the president, and the City of Madison has a strong tradition of encouraging free speech and dissent and has, in fact, congratulated itself by calling Madison the City of Tolerance ... it is not sufficient to say we support free speech, we must all support free speech by tolerating and engaging speech by those with whom we disagree ... "
The resolution also makes special mention of the French.
"Be it further resolved that the City of Madison welcomes all freedom-exercising Americans (or French people) to Madison," it reads.
It passed 12-5. ( Read Revised Resolution ):thefinger
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