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2010-05-12 / Opinion

Free speech is sometimes offensive speech

Suffolk lawmakers DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville) and Ricardo Montano (D-Brentwood), are attempting persuade their colleagues in the legislature to apply economic sanctions against the Smithtown Messenger, the weekly newspaper that ran what they and many others believe was a tasteless photo essay depicting President Barack Obama and the First Lady as characters from the TV sitcom &l

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