Comments on: WTF?? Racist Shirt Sold in Georgia http://blogpile.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/wtf-racist-shirt-sold-in-georgia/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:38:17 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Cobb against Mulligan's http://blogpile.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/wtf-racist-shirt-sold-in-georgia/#comment-104 Cobb against Mulligan's Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:09:29 +0000 http://blogpile.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-104 I’ve started an online petition to oppose Mulligan’s and the owner’s hateful views. Please sign the petition, share it with friends, and let’s get this dump closed down: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/shutdownmulligans/ I’ve started an online petition to oppose Mulligan’s and the owner’s hateful views. Please sign the petition, share it with friends, and let’s get this dump closed down:

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]]> By: Ian http://blogpile.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/wtf-racist-shirt-sold-in-georgia/#comment-68 Ian Thu, 15 May 2008 07:18:33 +0000 http://blogpile.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-68 i think what you may find when you do some more research is that he did not create the shirts but is only selling them..... a few other interesting tidbits.... his bar named Mulligans is a bar that encourages patrons to be themselves and if being offensive is what you are then so be it...... it is our duty as Americans to uphold Mike Norman's right to being offensive (without breaking any laws) as unpopular speech needs to be protected and is what is meant to be protected by the first amendment of the constitution...... and frequenting a bar does not mean that you agree with the same view as the owner no matter what those views may be.... it may simply mean that you enjoy supporting your local economy by frequenting locally owned establishments..... perhaps you should be less quick to react and think things through in full before posting.... the other part to the shirt argument that goes hand in hand with protecting unpopular speech is that public figures are not able to fight libel or slander because they are public figures and are not unjustly harmed by things of this nature.... people have their own views we are all entitled to our own beliefs... and my belief is that you might make a better argument for peace and understanding if you were to stop being reactionary.... i think what you may find when you do some more research is that he did not create the shirts but is only selling them….. a few other interesting tidbits…. his bar named Mulligans is a bar that encourages patrons to be themselves and if being offensive is what you are then so be it…… it is our duty as Americans to uphold Mike Norman’s right to being offensive (without breaking any laws) as unpopular speech needs to be protected and is what is meant to be protected by the first amendment of the constitution…… and frequenting a bar does not mean that you agree with the same view as the owner no matter what those views may be…. it may simply mean that you enjoy supporting your local economy by frequenting locally owned establishments….. perhaps you should be less quick to react and think things through in full before posting…. the other part to the shirt argument that goes hand in hand with protecting unpopular speech is that public figures are not able to fight libel or slander because they are public figures and are not unjustly harmed by things of this nature…. people have their own views we are all entitled to our own beliefs… and my belief is that you might make a better argument for peace and understanding if you were to stop being reactionary….

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