Yeah...Except that hundreds of people haven't gone out of their way to hear a stupid fuck like rdean speak.In a perfect world, sure.
I agree with you in theory, and that's the way I strive to be. (You might have noticed I don't generally include personal attacks in my posts here).
But, as I'm sure you know, we don't live in a "perfect world".
To continue my metaphor to this board, I'm sure you've noticed that an equal number of people from both sides of the aisle can't seem to post more than a sentence without getting personal and rude.
The fact of the matter is - as much as I personally dislike rudeness, "freedom of speech" includes the freedom to be an asshole - and there are no shortage of assholes in this country.
What exactly are you trying to say? I'm not completely understanding where you're going with this.
Are the protesters who interrupted Santorum assholes? Yes. We agree on that.
Are they "violating" anyone's "rights"? No.