Free Speech Exercised, Tested At UK's Constitution Day | WUKY

So I was doing a bit of digging on Robert "With Jews We Lose" Ransdell and found this gem. Only issue, I'm not sure what aspect of this entire incident is the stupidest - Ransdell's racist rant or the "initial" response from UK Rural Journalism director Al Cross.

The right of free speech was tested however with the appearance of U-S Senate write-in candidate Robert Ransdell who used his allotted time to deliver a racist rant about the "Jewish-owned and controlled media," as well as to "stress the need for this nation's white majority to recognize that they have ethnic interests," before having his microphone cut off by the sound crew.

The horrified high school teachers then hustled their students to their respective buses, prompting this rejoinder from UK Rural Journalism director Al Cross.

"You've just witnessed in this hall a laboratory experiment about the extent and nature of free speech. I think most of you found the remarks of the write-in candidate deeply offensive, however in this country people do have the right to speak, even if their views are offensive. Now organizations can have their own rules about how much access they are going to give people like that but they do have a right to speak," Cross said.

And yes, there are First Amendment issues involved which I may address later on.


Free Speech Exercised, Tested At UK's Constitution Day | WUKY