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Comedy Central Caves To Terrorism
Washington Times ^ | April 23, 2010 | Editorial staff

Posted on 04/23/2010 6:47:10 PM PDT by raptor22

If the war against Islamic extremism were left to Comedy Central, it would have been lost by now. The network's decision to censor last week's episode of "South Park" depicting Muhammad was an act of unilateral surrender in the face of violent jihadist threats.

"South Park" first depicted Muhammad in July 2001 in an episode in which representatives of major religions were envisioned as superheroes. No one objected. A second depiction in 2006 - intended as commentary on the 2005 controversy in which a Danish newspaper was threatened by Islamic radicals after running cartoons satirizing Muhammad - was censored. Last week's censorship was heavier still. "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone observed that this marked a cultural retreat. Censorship became "the new normal," he said. "We lost. Something that was OK is now not OK." His creative partner, Trey Parker, noted that if "everyone would have rallied together" after the first threats in Denmark, there never would have been a problem.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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KEYWORDS: comedycentral; jihadinamerica; liberalmedia; southpark; wot
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1 posted on 04/23/2010 6:47:10 PM PDT by raptor22
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To: raptor22

Muhammad is the first dirty word they have censored.


2 posted on 04/23/2010 6:49:55 PM PDT by NoLibZone (Now- EVERY US Tax payer is an abortion provider. We are the great satan.)
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To: raptor22

Looks like the war is already over... just waiting for Fuhrer Obama’s Surrender.. which I am Surprised hasn’t happened ALREADY!!!

Stock up on ammo.


3 posted on 04/23/2010 6:52:10 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (To anger a Conservative, Lie to them. To anger a Liberal, tell them the TRUTH!)
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To: raptor22

The whole world is held captive by a few terrorists, who would have thunk it.


4 posted on 04/23/2010 6:53:11 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: raptor22

So its ok to show Jesus downloading porn, but nothing can be done with muhammad.

Anyone the least bit surprised?


5 posted on 04/23/2010 6:53:16 PM PDT by icwhatudo ("laws requiring compulsory abortion could be sustained under the existing Constitution"Obama Adviser)
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To: gwilhelm56

Why aren’t we seeing a picket of Comedy Central yet? With placards screaming “COWARDS!” “APPEASERS!” Top that off with a boycott.


6 posted on 04/23/2010 6:53:54 PM PDT by coydog (Time to feed the pigs!)
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To: coydog

There ought to be.


7 posted on 04/23/2010 6:58:36 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
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To: raptor22

Cowards!

All the leftist bs about Christian exremists. Bashing Jesus is safe.
Islam? So much for satire.

Where’s Jon Stewart? Man up and show the unedited video or walk
from the network. Tea Party is a safe target.


8 posted on 04/23/2010 7:00:10 PM PDT by TigerBait
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To: NoLibZone

Hah, have you seen the RevolutionIslam site that put out the threat to trey and matt? Hacked, pure awesomeness.


9 posted on 04/23/2010 7:01:15 PM PDT by IamCenny
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To: raptor22

For Comedy Central to be so “cutting edge” for 8 years while playing comedian after comedian uttering the crudest and foulest jokes imaginable about George W. Bush... who knew they were such p*ssies.


10 posted on 04/23/2010 7:07:51 PM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the chariot wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: IamCenny

BOOM


11 posted on 04/23/2010 7:12:56 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (To anger a Conservative, Lie to them. To anger a Liberal, tell them the TRUTH!)
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To: doc1019

There are close to 1 billion muslims on the planet. If even 10% are extremists, do the math.


12 posted on 04/23/2010 7:22:02 PM PDT by Proud_USA_Republican ("The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.")
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To: raptor22

They ought to take their show to a network with some courage.


13 posted on 04/23/2010 7:23:02 PM PDT by altura
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To: raptor22

I just remembered something.

Hollywood and the networks used to do this for the Soviet Union, the USSR could get scripts rewritten, and for a long time they blocked that miniseries about them conquering America.

Some people don’t remember that “Red Dawn” was banned in some West German theatres, and how reviled it was by the American media, they couldn’t stop it, but they sure wanted to get it gone as quickly as possible.


14 posted on 04/23/2010 7:26:08 PM PDT by ansel12 (Romney-"I longed in many respects to actually be in Vietnam and be representing our country there")
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To: IamCenny

Nothing BETTER... except msm is trying to claim they hacked the wrong site.. don’t those idiots know...that under sharia, those whining libs are going to be the FIRST ONES BEHEADED.

No sign that shows the any wrong site was hacked... we should see the same thing on all MOOSLIM sites.


15 posted on 04/23/2010 7:35:01 PM PDT by gwilhelm56 (To anger a Conservative, Lie to them. To anger a Liberal, tell them the TRUTH!)
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To: NoLibZone
Pic of mudHamHead!


16 posted on 04/23/2010 7:36:46 PM PDT by rawcatslyentist (And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, John 1:14)
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To: raptor22

Isn’t this the same channel that sponsors shows that call the Tea Partiers “terrorists”?

I guess they don’t believe that - if they did, they’d stop calling us that....


17 posted on 04/23/2010 7:40:56 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Proud_USA_Republican

Considering that there are about 6 billion inhabitants on planet earth the math favors the non-Moslem. Consider also that there only few of these Muslims that are terrorists (less than 1% ) ... the math still favors my premise ... a few terrorists control the world.

Even if my math is wrong, one billion controlling five billion ... ?


18 posted on 04/23/2010 7:45:48 PM PDT by doc1019
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To: doc1019

The world is not held captive by terrorists — it is held captive by cowards.


19 posted on 04/23/2010 7:56:11 PM PDT by 353FMG (What can Islam possibly contribute to America other than its destruction?)
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To: Proud_USA_Republican

Consider also that most of the Moslem militants are in Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan. Contained, as it were, in the Middle East. From these third world countries they control the world. That leaves less than a few hundred roaming the world with treats that have the world scared to death.


20 posted on 04/23/2010 7:56:42 PM PDT by doc1019
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