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Post Scripts ^ | 05/06/2009 | Jack Lee

Posted on 05/06/2009 10:00:01 AM PDT by Jack L. Lee

by Jack Lee

"I may not agree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it" -Voltaire This famous quote is the basis for what is often heralded as our most fundamental inalienable right, and why so many Americans were offended when England's Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith (shown right), banned radio talk show host Michael Savage from travel to the misty isles.

Savage is well known for his provocative in your face style, frequently done as a sort of verbal assault on liberals, illegals and Islamic extremism. But, he has never advocated violence toward anyone. Sure, he's called those in his cross hairs, islamofacists, morons, race baiters, criminals and fools. He's mocked them relentlessly, but he has never crossed the line to threaten the welfare of anyone as far as I know.

Jacqui Smith's decision to ban Savage from travel to the UK will lump him in with known terrorists who have not only advocated violence, but have done it. Her actions give rise to hypocrisy as Islamic extremists within England frequently protest and advocate the overthrow of UK's government in favor of Sharia law as they call for the death of America.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banned; michaelsavage

1 posted on 05/06/2009 10:00:02 AM PDT by Jack L. Lee
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To: Jack L. Lee

Speech will be controlled by Firefly and his cronies in the People’s Republic of Obamastan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtWaOI2sHsY


2 posted on 05/06/2009 10:05:23 AM PDT by TBP
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To: Jack L. Lee

Unfortunately, in Libworld, Dr. Savage is a criminal. His crime? He has committed truth.

Whether or not you are a fan of Michael Savage, this is very dangerous.


3 posted on 05/06/2009 10:06:27 AM PDT by TBP
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To: Jack L. Lee

Who the heck wants to go to Muslim-occupied UK anyway?


4 posted on 05/06/2009 10:12:39 AM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: Jack L. Lee

And so it begins.....


5 posted on 05/06/2009 10:13:27 AM PDT by TruthConquers (Delendae sunt publici scholae)
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To: Jack L. Lee

Voltaire never said it. And it looks like in Great Britain, Savage won’t either.


6 posted on 05/06/2009 10:14:17 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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Too bad England didn’t take the stand years ago to ban the influx of immigrants from the Middle East, particularly Pakistan.

Now they have the distinction of having one of the Gitmo group living there- shipped there by NObama- and living in taxpayer paid for housing, with a taxpayer paid for welfare check.

Doncha think that Michael Savage is the least of their problems?????


7 posted on 05/06/2009 10:22:58 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Jack L. Lee
...Voltaire This famous quote is the basis...

With all due respect, Voltaire is certainly not the one who grants such rights.

8 posted on 05/06/2009 10:23:10 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Billthedrill
Voltaire never said it. And it looks like in Great Britain, Savage won’t either.

Indeed, wasn't it Voltaire who claimed that he would destroy Christianity, and that in 100 years no copy of the Christian bible would exist except those collected as historical oddities?

9 posted on 05/06/2009 10:25:48 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: Jack L. Lee

This is not just an attack on Savage.

Have you forgotten already what the DHS has said about our returning service men and women. What about us Christians or the sweet gal who dared speak up that she believed that marriage should be between a man and a woman!!

Get real people, this is simply an attack on OUR RIGHT TO SPEAK!!!!!

P....d Off, you bet


10 posted on 05/06/2009 10:46:06 AM PDT by BornToBeAmerican (We the people, ..... never)
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To: clee1
Who the heck wants to go to Muslim-occupied UK anyway?

Over 3 million U.S. citizens every year - and no sign of that slacking much. Will probably even increase this year - or so British tourism agencies are predicting - because of the fall of the £ against the $.

11 posted on 05/06/2009 10:46:41 AM PDT by Winniesboy
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Ordinarily, this would be a good opportunity for both the president and the secretary of state to stand up for American citizens and condemn the stupid proclamation by the even stupider Smith.

But don’t hold your breath.


12 posted on 05/06/2009 11:05:50 AM PDT by DPMD (~)
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To: Winniesboy

Then the suckers can go.

I don’t reward socialists with my hard-earned $$$ whenever I can avoid it.


13 posted on 05/06/2009 11:48:13 AM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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To: Jack L. Lee

England has been lost, my friends, and we are next. For the Brits, it was Muslims throttling them with PC. For us, a Fascist dictator grabbing our country a bite at a time and stuffing them down his Satanic throat as fast as he can swallow while the legislators and court snatch our freedoms one by one and hand them to the homosexuals, pedaphiles, and Mexican invaders.


14 posted on 05/06/2009 2:14:38 PM PDT by RoadTest (For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus - I Tim 2:5)
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