Posted on 05/05/2015 9:53:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
New York Times foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi on Sunday tweeted:
Rukmini Callimachi ✔@rcallimachi Free speech aside, why would anyone do something as provocative as hosting a "Muhammad drawing contest"?
The tweet came off of the news that police had killed two gunmen at a Garland, Tex., event showcasing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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In his treatment of the issue, the Daily Shows Jon Stewart couldnt resist throwing in some qualifiers regarding the First Amendment implications of the episode. AFDI, he noted, had given away $10,000 to the best entry in a Draw Muhammad cartoon contest.
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AFDI is a First Amendment group the same way people from Philly are sports fans. Ostensibly, they like sports, but really theyre just looking for an excuse to punch a stranger and pour beer on someones baby.
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So how come liberals celebrate Lenny Bruce and Larry Flynt?
Oh believe me, I blanketed them in with the “enemies of our nation” line, consciously.
And thanks for mentioning them, because that’s just what they are.
I realize you don’t see it in the party leadership, but there are quite a few of them still registered there.
It’s the ones who don’t vote for people like Bush, McCain, or Romney.
Well that’s how I see them, if they’re supporting the Left in the U. S.
Because they agree with them. Based on the lukewarm “not okay” statement from the The Daily Shill, he’s transitioning toward agreeing with Islam, or possibly already does but hasn’t transitioned to being public about it.
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