U.S. Newspapers Decline to Publish 'Muhammad' Cartoons

Editor and Publisher ^ | 02/03/06 | Joe Strupp

[hollywood]

Ohio newspapers ran them a lot. Start with Canton, Columbus, and Cincinnati.

[Clintonfatigued]

Oh, please. Do a cost/benefit analysis of this. If the cartoons are published in U.S. newspapers, what has been accomplished? Does it really benefit the national interest to do so?

However, you are right about them always being inflamed by something or other. But there's no point in picking fights over things of no importance.

[melt]

Here's a slideshow. In reality, pretty mild stuff: http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/pictures/Jyllands-Posten-Cartoons/?imgIndex=1&autoShow=6

[bereanway]

Clifton recalled his time at the Charlotte [N.C.] Observer years ago, when the paper ran an image of a controversial piece of artwork, in which a crucifix was placed in a glass of urine. "You knew you would get an outpouring of anger," he recalled. "If I thought there were very good editorial reasons for running it, we'd run it. But I don't think there are."

Clifton is admitting what a hypocrite he is with the above statement. At the time he agreed to run an image of Serrano's so called art even though he knew they would get an "outpouring of anger". Now as editor of the Plain Dealer he just can't think of any good reasons for running it. Well, I can think of two reasons he won't run it:
1. Hypocrisy
2. Cowardice

[old and tired]

What was accomplished by running the Christ dipped in urine? These papers are cowards. They are afraid for their lives. They have nothing to fear from Christians and so insult them with impunity.

[kittymyrib]

This tells the jihadis that they have the US msm totally cowed, of course. Shame on our cowardly press!

[clintonh8r]

Anything that provokes a response that reveals the Muzzies' true nature is OK with me. All the tutt-tutting and chin-tugging by the American press is just a smokescreen to hide their cowardice.

[rampage8]

"""We described them," he said of such images. "Just like in the case of covering the hurricanes in New Orleans or terrorist attacks in Iraq. We will describe horrific scenes." ""

So let me get this straight... a cartoon is as horrific as a terrorist attack??? The post carries a cartoon of a US soldier missing all of his limbs, but that's tasteful and non-horrific? What a bunch of a-holes. And they wonder why the media in general is losing credibility.

[Clintonfatigued]

You're correct to condemn the blasphemous "art" from the early 1990's and Christian-bashing. And you're on the money about the newspapers being hypocritical on religious sensibilities.

But that still doesn't mean that publishing the cartoons is a good idea.

[prairiebreeze]

In addition to beings hypocrites of the lowest order, papers like the Wash ComPost are being fitted for these:

[LK44-40]

It is most disingenuous (to put it politely) of editors to assert that the images are not needed in their stories because they do not especially add anything.

I disagree.

The important "news" in the images themselves is that they are so mild, so INoffensive. A very significant part of the story now is that American print media -- so prideful in its fearless determination to tell all "without fear or favor" -- has been massively intimidated off its lofty perch. People need to see for themselves that this whole bruhaha has much the character of American "street culture" which is always justifying infantile rage on the basis of having been "dissed."

The people need to be able to judge for themselves whether these images are so profoundly offensive or whether bold editors are just running scared.

[bereanway]

Excellent Point

The cartoons are the story. Does anyone believe if they weren't dealing with such a PC and lethal group as the Mohammedans the cartoons wouldn't be published?

[bordergal]

Our ability to say what we want in our own country, without outside interference, is of great importance.

[purpleland]

"Not for the harm done..." as perceived by a DELUSIONAL TOTALITARIAN MURDEROUS CULT! Keep them Muslim fanatics busy protesting, raging and rampaging - their combustible energy creates an adjunct to Global Warming! Excerpt article Agende France-Press via Drudge Report headline today's date 02-03-06:

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But Egyptian ambassador to Denmark Mona Omar Attia told AFP after the meeting that protesters in the Muslim world would not be satisfied until Jyllands-Posten issued a "clear apology" for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.
"I think they [the protesters] need a clear apology from the newspaper," she said, adding that an earlier apology was not enough.

"They came out with a sorry for the harm to the feelings, but we want an apology for printing those pictures, not for the harm done," she said. The ambassador also said Rasmussen's efforts to defuse were "a very positive step forward, but from the newspaper's point of view, I think they (the protesters) need more." Denmark should appeal to the paper to apologize "for the national interest," she said. "It will take time for the people to forget that they were harmed by these pictures," she added.

Denmark had stepped up efforts to calm tensions before Muslims around the world headed to mosques for Friday prayers, amid fears that the sermons might further fuel the flames of discontent. Outside Copenhagen's mosque after Friday prayers, Muslims said they were exasperated by an unapologetic government which they claimed reflected a general Danish intolerance towards their religion.
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Amid fears, amid protests, amid exasperations ... The Danish government "...came out with a sorry for the harm to the feelings, but we want an apology for printing those pictures, not for the harm done," she [the Egyptian ambassador] said.

"Not for the harm done..." as perceived by a DELUSIONAL TOTALITARIAN MURDEROUS CULT!

[purpleland]

Remember this: If it were not for the INTERNET, we would not have this discourse, would not have this exchange of information and sources and opinions.

[cajungirl]

I kind of like it that we aren't publishing them,,it is a good thing to see the europeans take the heat for a while.
In fact, I am enjoying the hell out of watching the Muslims go nuts. At someone else.

[LK44-40]

Does anyone believe if they weren't dealing with such a PC and lethal group as the Mohammedans the cartoons wouldn't be published?

As others have noted in various threads, this editorial timorousness was nowhere in evidence when "Piss Christ" was all the hip buzz and was widely reproduced in print. (Seems like it might have even been a cover story for one of the weekly news mags???)

[muawiyah]

You can't cave in to these guys. The only reason any of them would be "offended" was if they were a guest in a Western country. If they were good little Moslems, they'd stayed at home where you can keep the wimmin locked up and hte pictures out of the newspapers.

We cannot tolerate "guests" to the West attempting to make all the rules for our behavior.

[LK44-40]

Remember this: If it were not for the INTERNET, we would not have this discourse, would not have this exchange of information and sources and opinions.

ePower to the people!

[DoNotDivide]

Piss be upon Satan and all his minions.

God, I pray for those lost to the one single absolute truth that I myself discounted for so many years.

May the evil one be BOUND and GAGGED and those that are deceived by his LIES be FREED.

In Jesus, the Son of God, in His name.

Amen. So help me.