Yet, in May 2007, he delivered a speech criticizing Craddick's refusal to recognize any motion to remove Craddick from his leadership post.

In 1969 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he gave a widely cited speech criticizing the Vietnam War and the arms race.

Gilles Poux, the town's Communist mayor, followed with a speech criticizing the government for the riots.

He also helped write a speech criticizing the Holy Office, the predecessor to his future home, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Minton led the effort to counter Hearst and delivered a speech criticizing his support of the Republican Party.

For the first time, Minton gave speeches criticizing the court for overriding the will of Congress.

The situation was further inflamed by the arrest of a man for making a speech criticizing the forthcoming enthronement ceremony of Emperor Akihito.

Unlike in some other European countries there are no limits on speech criticizing or denigrating government, public officials or state symbols.

In the United States, by contrast, libel laws place the burden of proof on the plaintiff and provide special protection for speech criticizing public figures.

On June 19, 2007, Bloomberg left the Republican Party, filing as an independent after a speech criticizing the current political climate in Washington.