Bong Hits 4 Jesus

In 2002, then high school senior Joseph Frederick unfurled a 14-foot banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" during a school field trip to watch the Olympic torch pass through Juneau, Alaska. TV cameras soon picked up the story, especially after his principal at the time, Deborah Morse, ripped down the banner and suspended Joseph Frederick for 10 days. Frederick sued regarding his freedom of speech, and the case exploded into the mainstream media.

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found in favor of Frederick, ruling that school officials may not "punish and censor non-disruptive" speech by students at school-sponsored events. But then former Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr got involved and asked the courts to re-evaluate the decision.

In June 2007, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the school administrators and decided that schools are allowed to prohibit students from promoting illegal drug use.

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Crooks and Liars » The LA Times writes a puff piece on Kenneth Starr: UPDATED with “Bong Hits 4 Jesus”

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From: www.skewz.com

Well, here is my attempt to explain to him. Doubt I’ll get a response but if we become pen-pals, I’ll let you know. Dear Mr. Newton: Your piece on Kenneth Starr causes me to feel a compulsion to write to you. I seriously hope to understand what would lead you to the conclusions you draw. I find myself actually hoping that you are not a reporter but a political operative fluffing Mr. Starr’s record in preparation for some new political path. The alternative, that you are actually a reporter so lacking in the basic skills of logic, reasoning and discrimination as to believe your writings to be cogent, seems so much scarier to me. Mr. Starr’s past actions reveal him to be a skillful manipulator and ruthless warrior for his own agenda but you find that his ability to maintain a sweet f

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