you have to allow idiots to speak"
Posted on 10/18/2012 9:34:56 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
The Hollywood community has been mostly silent about the anti-Muslim filmmaker whose work the Obama administration blamed on the recent surge of Middle Eastern violence.
Bette Midler actually wanted the filmmaker charged with murder for his actions. Few of her peers stood up for the filmmaker and, by extension, an artist's right to free speech no matter how offensive said speech might be.
Now, arguably the biggest name in film, Oscar-winner George Clooney, is weighing in on the subject.
"Freedom of speech means you have to allow idiots to speak, and that’s the unfortunate thing." "This guy clearly wanted to create problems," he continued referring to Nakoula Basseley, the Egyptian immigrant who appears to have masterminded the making of Innocence of Muslims. Clooney added that he saw part of the YouTube video: "It made me mad and I’m not Muslim," he said. "It made me mad for the quality of film that it was, more than anything. But the simple truth is that in order to make [democracy] work, the idiots get to have their say, too. And that’s unfortunate."
Note: Clooney used the word "unfortunate" not once but twice in his answer
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“Freedom of speech means you have to allow idiots to speak, and that’s the unfortunate thing.”
George considers it unfortunate when he allows himself to apeak?
oops... speak
Can someone ask him if he knows the meaning of the word “irony”?
george is unfortunate.
These brave souls will champion the rights of faggots or whatever, until it gets close to home. Nary a confrontive peep about women’s rights in the islamic world.
I would suspect in another era you would among those willing to sally forth and reclaim the Holy Land.
We may yet have such an opportunity in our lifetime.
These brave souls will champion the rights of faggots or whatever, until it gets close to home. Nary a confrontive peep about women’s rights in the islamic world.
I would suspect in another era you would number among those willing to sally forth and reclaim the Holy Land.
We may yet have such an opportunity in our lifetime.
Yes, unfortunately, the First Amendment means that idiots like Clooney get a chance to speak.
>> Clooney: “Freedom of speech means you have to allow idiots to speak, and that’s the unfortunate thing.”
GFY, ya’ commie punk.
It isn’t just the first amendment that regressives have a problem with.
By their verbiage ye shall know them.
“unfortunate” is indeed the keyword of keywords here.
And don’t forget about 15 years ago, Bill Clinton used
the same word to describe the strictures he felt were on
him: We’ve got that thing called the Constitution”.
Everybody remember when Clooney took a similar courageous stand against Andres Serrano?
What does she say now, now that we know that the film had NOTHING to do with the murder of the Ambassador?
That way, the little worthless @sshole can be certain that NO ONE in his midst has the right to Free Speech.
The Looney Left
The Pissed Christ... fortunate
The Innocence of Muslims... very unfortunate
George Clooney and Eva Longoria are two examples of people thinking they are brilliant just because they and their silly fans can’t separate reality from make-believe.
So if some muslim lunatic chops off Clooney’s head to shut his yap, that is *fortunate*?
Hmmm...
George Clooney:
“Freedom of speech means you have to allow idiots to speak, and that’s the unfortunate thing.”
George, please don’t make it worse than it is. Please don’t denigrate yourself.
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