The New York Times today (6/12) has an interesting article about the First Amendment and the right to be offensive.
Here is a link to the story: Unlike Others, U.S. Defends Freedom to Offend in Speech
And, just in case you have problems reading the whole story that way, here is a link to a j-class blog that takes you through DIGG: http://gmujournalism.blogspot.com/2008/06/unlike-others-us-defends-freedom-to.html
Oh, and if you are interested in a Supreme Court case that helped settle this matter, read or listen to Hustler v. Falwell at www.Oyez.org.
Here is the summary of what the Hustler case was all about: Does the First Amendment’s freedom of speech protection extend to the making of patently offensive statements about public figures, resulting perhaps in their suffering emotional distress?