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Enemies without, enemies within and the battle for free speech
The American Thinker ^ | September 17, 2012 | Scott Swett

Posted on 09/17/2012 10:07:08 AM PDT by The Shrew

As the fires burn across the Middle East, Barack Obama and his surrogates loudly insist that the wave of Islamic attacks on American interests, including the brutal murder of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, has all been caused by a YouTube video. As many observers have noted, this tactic is useful in deflecting attention from the administration's security failures, but it also serves a more sinister purpose: facilitating the suppression of political speech in America.

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


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 9112012libyaattack; christopherstevens; freespeech; government; interestingtimes; islam; libya; scottswett
Excellent article from one of Free Republic's own.

Please pass on to your lists.

TS

1 posted on 09/17/2012 10:07:19 AM PDT by The Shrew
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To: The Shrew; Interesting Times; Travis McGee; RaceBannon; zot; EveningStar
Please ping to your lists.

Regards,

TS

2 posted on 09/17/2012 10:09:58 AM PDT by The Shrew (www.wintersoldier.com; www.tstrs.com; The Truth Shall Set You Free!)
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To: The Shrew
0bama, we are all Nikoulas!

3 posted on 09/17/2012 10:16:42 AM PDT by TigersEye (dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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To: The Shrew

The Shrew ~ “As many observers have noted, this tactic is useful in deflecting attention from the administration’s security failures, but it also serves a more sinister purpose: facilitating the suppression of political speech in America.”

It is already happening , listen to what Hillary has to say to the muslim hoardes.
Notice that few , if any , media get Muslim voices from the man on the street in these foreign countries ; the reason , the media are all state owned !(just as our media are shills for the current administration).

Islam translates to “SUBMISSION”
That is what the media has already done, and what the administration wants us to do.

UN ambassador Rice’s comments should have been placed in the Sunday Funnies, not as a news shill. Her 5 appearances on the TV roundtables are laughably idiotic given the 6 days the State Department to find out the facts .

Prepare for more attacks on Free Speech ~ ... and voice your objections.


4 posted on 09/17/2012 10:43:36 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (Disclaimer - the opinions above merely reflect the writers restricted ability to observe reality)
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To: The Shrew
"...this tactic is useful in deflecting attention from the administration's security failures, but it also serves a more sinister purpose: facilitating the suppression of political"

Spain 1932, Germany 1928....once again the Obama Cabal and agitprop of the MSM are derailing American Free Speech...when it pertains to the child of Frank Marshall Davis or Baraka Obama Sr., Barack Obama whose mother divorced that man and later in 1965 married Lolo Soetoro Martodihardjo, Barack Obama's step father. The current occupant of the White House, an imposter is driven by his fantasies and his overt narcissism and above all his inadequacy's, known the world over making America appear weak and confused. Those who continue to apologize for Obama are our enemies; they have their own agendas and will do anything to keep this fraud in place as POTUS....Romney will win in the face of everything Obama and his army of unions and communists can hurl at the Right Thinking America.

5 posted on 09/17/2012 10:45:19 AM PDT by yoe
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To: The Shrew

Thanks for the ping. Yes, this is an excellent article, and I hope a lot of people see it.


6 posted on 09/17/2012 1:28:17 PM PDT by zot
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To: GreyFriar; SeraphimApprentice

Ping to an excellent article.


7 posted on 09/17/2012 1:30:12 PM PDT by zot
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To: zot

Thanks. Glad it was posted here. I check American Thinker every day. Paul Kengor also has articles on AT.


8 posted on 09/17/2012 1:36:17 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: The Shrew; RaceBannon; stowaway; jjm2111; Mrs.LoneGOPinCT; underbyte; badbackman; Bigfitz; ...

MAJOR PING!!


9 posted on 09/17/2012 4:01:28 PM PDT by RaceBannon (When Chuck Norris goes to bed, he checks under it for Clint Eastwood!)
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To: RaceBannon
Should Obama be returned to office, his increased "flexibility" -- that he infamously advertised to Russian leaders -- will very likely be used to silence dissent. This administration is already fighting in court to fully implement a new federal law under which American citizens can be arrested and detained indefinitely, even if their actions were protected by the First Amendment. -Scott Swett

BUMP for this excellent read. Thanks for the ping, RaceBannon...

10 posted on 09/17/2012 4:27:35 PM PDT by Always A Marine
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To: RaceBannon

Unfortunately the tens of millions of people that will vote for the usurper a second time around, are the ones that should be reading such articles. Obviously for the most part such will never see the light of day.


11 posted on 09/17/2012 4:50:35 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned.)
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To: The Shrew

This is an absolute failure of Obama’s foreign policy. His domestic policy is an abomination as well. How is this guy ahead in any poll?


12 posted on 09/17/2012 5:07:49 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Hopey changey Low emission unicorns and a crap sandwich)
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To: muir_redwoods

By the polls sampling about 30% more Democrats than Republicans or Independents.

If you are sampling say, 1000 people, and there are 5% independents, that leaves 95% to cut up in your sample. So you sample 50 independents, 650 Democrats & 350 Republicans-—or something like that.


13 posted on 09/17/2012 5:28:01 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: muir_redwoods

By the polls sampling about 30% more Democrats than Republicans or Independents.

If you are sampling say, 1000 people, and there are 5% independents, that leaves 95% to cut up in your sample. So you sample 50 independents, 650 Democrats & 350 Republicans-—or something like that.

I think that should be 50 / 618/ 332. that adds up to 1000.


14 posted on 09/17/2012 5:29:23 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: RaceBannon; The Shrew

Thanks for the ping; post. Very good article.


15 posted on 09/18/2012 5:57:09 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: The Shrew

bump


16 posted on 09/18/2012 6:16:26 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Charlie Daniels - Payback Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWwTJj_nosI)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
What almost nobody is paying any attention to is the HEMORRAGING of members from the breakaway Salt Lake sect of Mormonism. This is happening due to the internet exposing the deep dark secrets and lies of the cult which have been kept from their own members.

Both Harry Reid and Mitt Romney have sworn secret death oaths to avange the blood of Joseph Smith AND TO CONSECRATE ALL THEY HAVE AND EVER WILL HAVE TO SALT LAKE CITY.

The globalist/CIA instigated Arab Spring and Syria revolt that has led to the current trouble and challenge to our first amendment rights also has a Mormon connection. Former Mormon missionaries are HEAVILY entrenched at CIA and dominate the upper ranks. They come back from their missions in foreign countries and are the perfect recruits for this type of work. Panetta's #2 man when he was there was another mormon "High Preist".

The world's largest internet data mining center was just completed in Tooele Utah outside of Salt Lake....A little 2 billion dollar and 1000 job reward for "playing ball" ?

Romney in the white house + Reid over the Senate + CIA meddling + Globalist (Hillary and Co.) meddling + a phone call from Salt Lake = BYE BYE FIRST AMENDMENT.

Mark my words.

....And for the record, SENTINEL = Former Mormon High Priest.

Just 11 years ago if I told you the Fourth Amendment would be DEAD today you would have said I was nuts. Think about that next time you're being groped in an airport. They won't stop until the other nine are dead as well.

17 posted on 09/20/2012 2:44:30 PM PDT by SENTINEL (Romney is to Conservatism what Mormonism is to Christianity.)
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