On the DC mall amid speakers like Russell Brand, Tulsi Gabbard, and Jimmy Dore, I'll be joining a defense of civil liberties. My prize assignment? The First Amendment
Matt: you could give a speech on the phone book and I would listen. Your commitment and earnestness will shine through. Fear not.. plenty of people feel as I do. Btw, what is a phone book?
I remember the Dove coming into SMC. The dove was supposed to bring first settlers to Maryland iirc.also remember taking sailing course for credit. Nearly capsized the boat. Sailing partner was not amused.
a phone book is phone directory for a town / city / county (depending on size ) that would list everyone in the area with a phone, name and number.
Haven’t seen one in eons so perhaps this too has gone the way of dinosaurs. You may have heard of YellowPages, that’d be similar just listing businesses in the area, and the pages would literally yellow.
And his nemesis in those hearings, Congresswoman Pleskett, of the Virgin Islands is back in a subcommittee investigating the weaponizing of the FBI and DOJ. She’s using the same tactics and talking points as she did against Matt and Michael at the Twitter Files hearings.
Matt, Moses pleaded with God that he was not an eloquent speaker, and God answered, " Who is it who gives human beings their mouths?" I tell ya who: the same God that gave us our natural rights. I'm glad you will be representing me at DC.
I know I don’t comment often, and for good reason. But looking at the lineup of distinguished free speech advocates whose words I’ve come to admire from afar over the years (written and podcasts - literally thousands of hours), this fills me with a tremendous amount of hope.
Can you get Professor Jonathan Turley (GW-Law) for this event? His new book, The Indispensable Right is the most eloquent and profound defense of free speech in a long time! I don't know if he would be comfortable sharing a stage with some of the louder and more colorful speakers listed, but he would be an AWESOME addition.
I will make every effort to be there! I live about four hours away, but an easy drive up 95. The date of this is on my dear dad’s birthday. He died two years ago, but would have walked over broken glass to be there, so I will do my best to attend in his honor. Thank you Matt. My respect for you is through the roof for taking a stand to defend free speech!
I myself am an introvert/writer type. But there came a time when I had to embrace public speaking for a while in order to establish myself on my profession. I learned that the key is knowing your subject matter inside and out, backwards and sideways. And know your audience so you do not speak too much over their heads. You will do fine because you have total mastery of the subject matter and you will have a friendly, receptive audience who is smart enough to follow what you are saying. I am excited for you! You are going to be fine and will take your rightful place among the other rock stars!
Good advice on speaking. Knowledge of your subject is key, as you said. Love of your subject Matter helps also. Let’s you and I go give a speech! You first……. 🥹
Matt, don’t know how prayerful you are; but a fearful public speaker that I was, I found it helpful to go into ladies room and say a silent prayer for use words and calm. It always worked.
The awareness of censorship should have reached everyone by now unless you believe mainstream media. Mainstream media keeps you uninformed and afraid. Here are some recent events regarding free speech and censorship:
Missouri vs Biden - Proved in court that the Biden administration (or whoever is running it) has silenced people that tell the truth about things the government is lying about. College professors, medical professionals, many experts in their field were banned from speaking on multiple topics that the government was lying about (Biden's corruption/mental state/ties to Ukraine and election, Covid virus information, vaccine, masks and the tax dollars that created it).
Mark Zuckerburg Statement - He just announced that the government coerced him to censor and ban people who they knew at the time were telling the truth and they used 'fact checkers' and community standards to do it.
Google has been declared a monopoly - A recent ruling declares that they have been manipulating search results to favor political candidates. Banning videos because they don't fit a list of criteria (not about safety, but protecting government and corporations).
RFK Jr was prohibited from becoming a candidate - A democrat was not able to debate Biden or Harris due to the censoring and refusal to replace a president that was not fit for office.
GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media) - An organization formed by major corporations to censor media to their advertising would not happen to coincide with stories that reflected badly on them. This resulted in a control of mainstream media by advertisers by threatening to pull ads if content wasn't removed. Elon Musk (X/Twitter) and Rumble started a lawsuit against GARM and they group was immediately shutdown to avoid the lawsuit.
Short and sweet, Matt. Keep it to 3 or less points with a short paragraph each. Don't yell, but speak louder than you normally would.
Slow, loud, short, and directly into the microphone. This is the unsolicited advice i've given as a soundguy for 20 years and watching crowds react to non public speakers for years. Especially an outside event.
Slow, loud, short and directly into the microphone.
Mic too low, too high, not pointing in the right direction? Take 10 seconds and make sure you can comfortably speak directly into the mic....
Go Matt, any big rally in defense of civil liberties must include you. "There goes my hero, watch him as he goes"... with zero apologies to the Foo Fighters.
I cannot be there, but my heart is with you. I wish dearly I could go. Fight the good fight, Matt, and if we figure out how to fight back, if you're ready to tell us what we should all be doing, or if any of these leaders find an answer for us, or a game plan, I will walk first in line to sign up and help.
Matt: you could give a speech on the phone book and I would listen. Your commitment and earnestness will shine through. Fear not.. plenty of people feel as I do. Btw, what is a phone book?
I’ll be there. Can’t wait to hear Tulsi speak in public. You get whole different measure of a person in public.
where do you roam
Southern Maryland. A place that should be its own state.
I grew up in Calvert! Left as soon as I graduated high school but so grateful to have been raised south of 50 where no one uses consonants :)
soft shells yum. hard shells?? us...
SMC, baby!
Went to school at SMC in the late 1970s. It was beautiful.
About the time the Governor’s Cup race was taking hold.
I remember the Dove coming into SMC. The dove was supposed to bring first settlers to Maryland iirc.also remember taking sailing course for credit. Nearly capsized the boat. Sailing partner was not amused.
As any oldie will tell you,
a phone book is phone directory for a town / city / county (depending on size ) that would list everyone in the area with a phone, name and number.
Haven’t seen one in eons so perhaps this too has gone the way of dinosaurs. You may have heard of YellowPages, that’d be similar just listing businesses in the area, and the pages would literally yellow.
You are welcome
yeah but can you rip one in half??? LOL
I remember.. I think
🤣
Love it!!!
Right???
And you spoke brilliantly at those crazy congressional hearings
YES he DID!
Absolutely
And his nemesis in those hearings, Congresswoman Pleskett, of the Virgin Islands is back in a subcommittee investigating the weaponizing of the FBI and DOJ. She’s using the same tactics and talking points as she did against Matt and Michael at the Twitter Files hearings.
Matt, Moses pleaded with God that he was not an eloquent speaker, and God answered, " Who is it who gives human beings their mouths?" I tell ya who: the same God that gave us our natural rights. I'm glad you will be representing me at DC.
Ditto!
You’re not my mom!
… but I wish my mom thought like this. 😇
Oh my god. I’m in high school again being told the Great Story of The Founding.
A boy can dream.
I know I don’t comment often, and for good reason. But looking at the lineup of distinguished free speech advocates whose words I’ve come to admire from afar over the years (written and podcasts - literally thousands of hours), this fills me with a tremendous amount of hope.
THIS is what so many of us have been looking/waiting for.
Is it really? You could set your sights a little higher than a failed presidential candidate and a comedian.
The sights are set on the assault against our inalienable rights, not in any particular person. And that’s pretty freakin high.
Can you get Professor Jonathan Turley (GW-Law) for this event? His new book, The Indispensable Right is the most eloquent and profound defense of free speech in a long time! I don't know if he would be comfortable sharing a stage with some of the louder and more colorful speakers listed, but he would be an AWESOME addition.
💯
I will make every effort to be there! I live about four hours away, but an easy drive up 95. The date of this is on my dear dad’s birthday. He died two years ago, but would have walked over broken glass to be there, so I will do my best to attend in his honor. Thank you Matt. My respect for you is through the roof for taking a stand to defend free speech!
I myself am an introvert/writer type. But there came a time when I had to embrace public speaking for a while in order to establish myself on my profession. I learned that the key is knowing your subject matter inside and out, backwards and sideways. And know your audience so you do not speak too much over their heads. You will do fine because you have total mastery of the subject matter and you will have a friendly, receptive audience who is smart enough to follow what you are saying. I am excited for you! You are going to be fine and will take your rightful place among the other rock stars!
Good advice on speaking. Knowledge of your subject is key, as you said. Love of your subject Matter helps also. Let’s you and I go give a speech! You first……. 🥹
Matt, don’t know how prayerful you are; but a fearful public speaker that I was, I found it helpful to go into ladies room and say a silent prayer for use words and calm. It always worked.
He is being humble. He's very good.
No, he isn’t.
just look up Alinsky. do that and you will be fine.. ( as if you dont know about Alinsky. LOL)
So basically the opposite of Kamala Harris!
The awareness of censorship should have reached everyone by now unless you believe mainstream media. Mainstream media keeps you uninformed and afraid. Here are some recent events regarding free speech and censorship:
Missouri vs Biden - Proved in court that the Biden administration (or whoever is running it) has silenced people that tell the truth about things the government is lying about. College professors, medical professionals, many experts in their field were banned from speaking on multiple topics that the government was lying about (Biden's corruption/mental state/ties to Ukraine and election, Covid virus information, vaccine, masks and the tax dollars that created it).
Mark Zuckerburg Statement - He just announced that the government coerced him to censor and ban people who they knew at the time were telling the truth and they used 'fact checkers' and community standards to do it.
Google has been declared a monopoly - A recent ruling declares that they have been manipulating search results to favor political candidates. Banning videos because they don't fit a list of criteria (not about safety, but protecting government and corporations).
RFK Jr was prohibited from becoming a candidate - A democrat was not able to debate Biden or Harris due to the censoring and refusal to replace a president that was not fit for office.
GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media) - An organization formed by major corporations to censor media to their advertising would not happen to coincide with stories that reflected badly on them. This resulted in a control of mainstream media by advertisers by threatening to pull ads if content wasn't removed. Elon Musk (X/Twitter) and Rumble started a lawsuit against GARM and they group was immediately shutdown to avoid the lawsuit.
Zuck is still using fact checkers & threatening people.
He is also outright censoring people. Palestine Youth Movement at Columbia U is not allowed on META.
But who am I to stand in the way for CEO worship?
I hate GARM!
Ah, yes. Elon Musk, the great defender of speech!
Bot or plant
You speak the gospel!
Short and sweet, Matt. Keep it to 3 or less points with a short paragraph each. Don't yell, but speak louder than you normally would.
Slow, loud, short, and directly into the microphone. This is the unsolicited advice i've given as a soundguy for 20 years and watching crowds react to non public speakers for years. Especially an outside event.
Slow, loud, short and directly into the microphone.
Mic too low, too high, not pointing in the right direction? Take 10 seconds and make sure you can comfortably speak directly into the mic....
Love the Racket,
Kurl
Thank you - good advice!
Good advice!
Excellent
Matt, you are the best man for the job.
Trump could seize the high ground and take control of this election if his entire campaign focused on free speech and anti-censorship.
Awesome! Can't wait to watch!
Is it gonna be on Rumble or YT?
Looking at that lineup, I'd say Rumble.
Go Matt, any big rally in defense of civil liberties must include you. "There goes my hero, watch him as he goes"... with zero apologies to the Foo Fighters.
I cannot be there, but my heart is with you. I wish dearly I could go. Fight the good fight, Matt, and if we figure out how to fight back, if you're ready to tell us what we should all be doing, or if any of these leaders find an answer for us, or a game plan, I will walk first in line to sign up and help.
Count me in too!
I won't miss it! I live in Northern VA, so shame on me if I don't go.
Take pictures for us!
Matt - I have a lot of respect and appreciation for what you are doing.
Thank you.
What we need is REAL speech, with REAL substance...rather than optics and rhetoric. Say your piece Matt....we will listen.