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Saturdays I tend to use for soapboxing on things which may or may not be related to physics. Today I think it will be free speech. There's a Supreme Court case involving Hillary: The Movie in the context of McCain-Fiengold campaign finance law.
What sensory cues do we rely on during the perception of speech? Primarily, of course, speech perception involves auditory cues - we pay close attention to the sounds generated by the speaker.
With the whole controversy around Michael Savage being blocked from entering England because of his inflammatory comments I thought
It's very nice of Obama to have occasionally acknowledged the existence of freethinkers in his speeches, but it doesn't mean much when his administration endorses blasphemy laws.
CNN has posted the transcription, and I have it posted on my blog if anyone wants or needs it.
CNN is reporting the collapse of a Senator at the inaugural lunch. They have conflicting reports as to the identity of the Senator, but Robert Byrd is one name being mentioned. Another name just mentioned is Ted Kennedy.
It's a good speech. Eloquent. So many people are happy today and rightfully so. Let's see what follows.