“Freedom of speech is fine but by God you don’t do it publicly”

“Freedom of speech is fine but by God you don’t do it publicly”

by digby

So, singer John Legend made a patriotic plea for the Israeli government to treat the United States’ Secretary of State with more respect:

So sick watching our Secretary of State have to grovel so hard to tell Israel how much he loves them while Israeli cabinet shits on him
— John Legend (@johnlegend) July 30, 2014

Here’s the patriotic right’s answer:

Shut up and play the piano. https://t.co/12ZzQPFPr7
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 30, 2014

What a lovely guy.  It reminds me of the good old days, only then they took the opposite tack and told people to shut up if they criticized the government.  Why, if I didn’t know better, I’d think they were partisan hacks who want to shut up anyone who doesn’t agree with them.

By the way, in case you didn’t know it, this popular right wing meme was created by Cercei Lannister (aka Laura Ingraham) in her book called “Shut Up and Sing: How Elites from Hollywood, Politics, and the UN Are Subverting America” which predated the Dixie Chicks controversy.  The people issuing the death threats got it from her toxic screed. As did Podhoretz.

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