GW Bush booed at Nationals' opener

[Oakland Red]

Nice job by the fans letting W know what they think of his sorry a**.

President Bush Booed At Baseball Game - Politics on The Huffington Post

[dmek25]

just like anyone else. you don't do a good job, hence the booing. but i did find it a bit disrespectful

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by dmek25

just like anyone else. you don't do a good job, hence the booing. but i did find it a bit disrespectful

I agree. I don't think I would ever boo a president no matter what I thought of him or his actions.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I agree. I don't think I would ever boo a president no matter what I thought of him or his actions.

Agreed. That goes for bad conservative presidents and bad liberal ones too. I certainly see the "other side" of things though.

[Hog1]

Like him, don't like him, he's the President.................he (and any other Pres) deserves more respect

[12thMan]

I thought it was very disrespectful to boo the President. Seriously. I don't care what your politics are, there are some lines you just don't cross.

[MTK]

He deserves to be booed everywhere he goes. Who cares what his job title is. I'm sure he's heard far worse.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

He deserves to be booed everywhere he goes. Who cares what his job title is. I'm sure he's heard far worse.

Amen.

[KLHJ2]

I agree that it was disrespectful, I would never do that.

On the flip side of the coin they do have the right of free speech. If they choose to use that right in a immature and disrespectful manner, so be it.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by angryssg

I agree that it was disrespectful, I would never do that.

On the flip side of the coin they do have the right of free speech. If they choose to use that right in a immature and disrespectful manner, so be it.

Okay, not to split Constitutional hairs here but the whole free speech thing just drives me up a wall sometimes.

I believe that tenet was intended to be interpreted through the lens of common sense and more importantly, common courtesy.

When those two basic and common moral values are violated, is there then any redeemable value in free speech?

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by angryssg

I agree that it was disrespectful, I would never do that.

On the flip side of the coin they do have the right of free speech. If they choose to use that right in a immature and disrespectful manner, so be it.

Agreed
You can't force people to exercise taste, and manners.
Because you can, does not mean you should.

[12thMan]

I guess what I'm trying to say is there's a stark difference between exercising free speech and being down right mean and nasty.

[KLHJ2]

Define common sense and common courtesy. Everyone has their own ideas of what they entail.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by angryssg

Define common sense and common courtesy. Everyone has their own ideas of what they entail.

I don't think so, Angryssg; I disagree.

I think we agree more on what's considered to be courteous than not. To an extent I think you're right, but when you throw the word "common" in there, I think we're talking about what's generally and widely accepted as courteous.

For instance, even here, the Mods won't let people say what the want to other members all in the name of free speech, will they? Why is that?

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I don't think so, Angryssg; I disagree.

I think we agree more on what's considered to be courteous than not. To an extent I think you're right, but when you throw the word "common" in there, I think we're talking about what's generally and widely accepted as courteous.

For instance, even here, the Mods won't let people say what the want to other members all in the name of free speech, will they? Why is that?

Do you always take the grocery cart back to the store or at least put it in the cart stall once you have finished putting your goods in your car? Better yet, do you put stray ones away? Do you pick up a piece of trash that you see lying in the middle of the street or sidewalk, or do you just ignore it because you didn't put it there.

To me it is common sense and common courtesy to do these things, but others may not think so.