Why do you call him an idiot pastor?
Because he has the guts to burn a Koran?
Maybe he’s an idiot because you are too chicken to stand up for Freedom of Speech, and he isn’t?
Maybe because you don’t know that Pastor Jones had NOTHING to do with the murder of US citizens.
Okay, now THIS raises a very valid point! One I hadn't seen before. My only motivation here is to treat each other, especially the old timers who've been obviously somewhat vetted for their sheer longevity, with some respect. Trolls get sorted out by their mouths pretty quickly. I've seen it happen many times over the years. Most of us have. I don't think there's much reason to be rude as many of you guys seem to be piling on for the comment. But I agree with the analysis above. The Pastor had the guts to speak up and to burn the Koran. Where is the outrage at the militants burning our flag? They kill Christians and Americans all the time. We do nothing but aplogize more for "offending them."
I also agree with the other poster's comment that an American General has no business calling any private citizen and ASKING him to self censor regardless of the cause. I used to work on a general's staff. Such behavior would have been unheard of in those days. But I do know from my experience, that at that level, general's often do stop the profession of "soldiering" and take up politics. I know because I served with Barry McCaffrey, who later became Clinton's "Drug Czar." I could write a book on HIM.