Freedom, responsibility and political doublespeak

Stephen Gordon at Hammer of Truth writes that the cost of free speech just went up $292,500.

He quotes the President:

“In our free society,” President Bush said today, “parents have the final responsibility over the television shows that their children watch, or the websites they visit, or the music they listen to. That’s a responsibility of moms and dads all across the country, to make sure their children are listening to or watching the right kind of programming.”

Hmm. Something sounds wrong here. If parents are responsible, then why does government need to be involved? That doesn’t make sense.

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