When a subject comes along that doesn’t fit with what a republican represents, what do they do? They take away the right of free speech. And, from all places, right there on capitol grounds! Am I shocked? No. Sickened? Yes, but not shocked.

IOL-North America:

Gore’s ‘Live Earth’ concert gets opposition

Washington - Republicans in Congress are trying to bar former vice-president Al Gore’s anti-global warming mega-concert from its planned venue on the steps of the US Capitol building.
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But some Republicans have balked over the cost of providing police for the event, while others insist that the concert is a partisan Democratic event and as such, not allowed on Capitol grounds.

One outspoken opponent of the concert is Senator James Inhofe, a longtime debunker of cataclysmic climate change, which he has derided as a “hoax”.

“Senator Inhofe objects to having any events on the Capitol grounds that are either highly partisan or politically controversial - and the proposed Gore concert is both,” said his spokesperson Marc Morano.

Inhofe and Gore locked horns last week at a standing room only Senate hearing on global warming.

Morano said formal moves to block the concert have been lodged by Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.