Posted on 05/06/2015 7:22:18 PM PDT by Steelfish
Fox News’s Greta Van Susteren Scolds Pamela Geller
By Erik Wemple May 6 Before embarking on a television career, Fox News host Greta Van Susteren worked as a highly successful trial attorney. She graduated from Georgetown Law, represented clients in federal and state venues and picked up her share of accolades along the way.
And last night she ditched her legal-eagle sophistication in a monologue criticizing activist Pamela Geller for putting the lives of police officers on the line at an event Sunday in Garland, Texas. “Everyone knew this event would unglue some who might become violent,” said Van Susteren.
In a story that has resurrected a fierce debate on the First Amendment, two gunmen on Sunday were killed by police after they descended on the Geller-organized event showcasing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack and U.S. officials are investigating any possible link. Geller is president of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI), a group that bills itself as a protector of U.S. constitutional freedoms but that the Southern Poverty Law Center calls an “active anti-Muslim group.” Muslims consider depictions of the prophet offensive. In January, terrorists carried out a massacre at the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo magazine, which had repeatedly satirized Muhammad.
So Van Susteren scolded Geller for holding the cartoon contest. “My message is simple — protect our police. Do not recklessly lure them into danger and that is what happened in Garland, Texas at the Mohammed cartoon contest,” she said. “Yes, of course, there’s a First Amendment right and it’s very important, but the exercise of that right includes using good judgment.”
In other words, watch what you say, or draw.
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The police exist to protect the people. Then they also exist to protect the people’s rights.
Greta gets it wrong.
No more watching O’Reilly, Van Ssuteren, Geraldo. All in the same boat.
Watch only Bret Baier, and Megan Kelly. Watching the rest is a waste of time.
Greta Van Susteren needs to listen to Megyn Kelly. I’m surprised at Greta.
Good for Megyn Kelly
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Scientologists and Jews don’t always hit it off.
Is she our Mother or WHAT?
What is really sad is people, like those mentioned, do not understand if not Pamela Geller...they’d find another reason. In fact, Pamela Geller did us a favor by demonstrating just how close to the edge we really are.
I live in Arizona, Pamela Geller may have saved my life and many others by luring the KILLERS into the cops web.
Greta, you didn't think this all the way through.
Greta, Muslims do not like dogs, and they do not like pork. So if you have either in your house, get rid of them. Do it right now. Otherwise, you are insulting Muslims. And they are sure to find out eventually.
Oh, and one more thing, Greta. Start wearing a hijab on your show. Because if you don't, it might incite someone to violence.
Great says protect our police? Uh, Greta dear.....can you say bass ackwards?
Gretta is a news personality, not morality policewoman. Not her job to dress down guests. Plus, she is just plain wrong.
Van Susteren is provoking me.
Gay weddings, pet stores selling dogs, Sunday church service, art festivals, beaches with woman wearing bikinis, music concerts, hog farms, Jewish centers, etc. All must cease because they provoke Muslims and put security personnal at risk according to Greta and her Oligarchal friends. Long live the UniParty !
Greta is a tool.
Add Martha MacCallum to the do not watch list....
If you are looking at the short term view it would be best served by not antagonizing the terrorists.
If you are looking at the long term view it would be best to call out the terrorists and deal with them before they get any further.
Everyone knew this event would unglue some who might become violent,” said Van Susteren....
Everyone knew.....ROOT...Everybody Knows....my LEAST favorite word combination in the english language!
Worship Services UNGLUE atheists....TOO BAD
I find it entertaining when Leftists trash FoxNews.
FoxNews is not rabidly Right wing.
Gretta, O’Reilley, Rivera..., these people are lost in space when it comes to conservatism.
Rivera takes it one step further with his race based support for those who barge into our nation and demand to be catered to.
Other talking heads get it wrong too. The round tables are often problematic. Those who ‘supposedly’ champion the Conservative cause often have no clue what that cause is.
They are Bush, Krystal, Rove type ‘Conservatives’, which means they aren’t Conservatives at all.
Oh well...
And that’s the way it is... (LOL)
Although Fox News isn’t anywhere as bad as the likes of CNN, MSNBC etc., Fox is still part of the problem. When push comes to shove, Fox cannot provide meaningful resistance to the fascists.
Fox tries to be the place where conservative viewers can pretend that their opinions count. A giant pacifier.
Greta the Scientologist defends another cult.
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