“As much as I hate the offensive things some nuts do in the name of free speech, I respect their right.”
Did you respect the right of Wikileaks to publish classified material?
A better analogy...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piss_Christ
Did Christians riot and threaten the “artist?” No.
Now, either Christians are better than Muslims or maybe America has made us more tolerant. Maybe both?
Wonder what would happen if the same thing was done to a Koran?