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White House Slams French Cartoons, Amid Election-Time Threats From Islamists (2012)
Daily Caller ^ | 09/19/2012 | Neil Munro

Posted on 01/07/2015 11:14:08 AM PST by Rusty0604

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney on Wednesday criticized the “judgment” of a French satirical magazine for publishing cartoons that are critical of the Islamist political movement, amid the routine threat of attacks by Islamists during President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign.

“We are aware that a French magazine published cartoons featuring a figure resembling the prophet Muhammad, and obviously we have questions about the judgment of publishing something like this,” Carney told reporters during a midday press briefing at the White House.

“We know these images will be deeply offensive to many and have the potential be be inflammatory,” Carney said in a prepared statement.

The White House’s criticism of a French magazine’s editorial choices comes as a wave of Islamist attacks threatened to upset the president’s election campaign, during which has has claimed that his policies have reduced conflict with Islamic countries.

Amid the turmoil, the administration has defended its Islamist-outreach strategy by blaming the YouTube video for recent attacks, including the lethal Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.

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1 posted on 01/07/2015 11:14:08 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

Someone tell me this is satire.


2 posted on 01/07/2015 11:15:04 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: Jewbacca

No, selective concern. Nothing new here. They’re OK with dumping on Christians though.


3 posted on 01/07/2015 11:16:25 AM PST by 556x45
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To: Rusty0604
So it's okay for the US government to subsidize art like "Piss Christ", but the Obama administration thinks Mohammed is off limits for satire?

The stupid, it burns.

4 posted on 01/07/2015 11:17:43 AM PST by vrwc1
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To: Rusty0604

The Sultan was personally offended by the cartoons and well he should be. It’s in his Book.


5 posted on 01/07/2015 11:20:04 AM PST by arthurus
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To: Rusty0604

The White House and the pack of enemy islamists therein were the most insulted.


6 posted on 01/07/2015 11:20:33 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Rusty0604
The media hides the connection of Islam and Obama to these terrorist attacks. the media hides that Obama incited these murders

If the President were a Republican like Sarah Palin the media would say she had blood on her hands

The media blamed Palin for that psycho shooting Giffords the congress idiot even though palin had nothing to do with it.

7 posted on 01/07/2015 11:22:57 AM PST by Democrat_media (The media is the problem. reporters are just democrat political activists posing as reporters)
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To: 556x45

Is that website still around where people could submit their own pictures of Muhammad?


8 posted on 01/07/2015 11:23:00 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

So, please don’t offend the Muslim or he is justified in murdering you is there logic?


9 posted on 01/07/2015 11:27:22 AM PST by Beowulf9
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To: Rusty0604
the islamist POLITICAL movement ?

C'mon, folks ... we are being SO used !

'they' are no longer hiding anything and though we've been saying this for years, 'they' feel comfortable in using the correct identifying words

why ?

because we're done as a nation and it's not too far away from a more aggressive warfare against Americans.

Remember ... the brave and patriotic warrior and intellectual are the first to be cleansed.

10 posted on 01/07/2015 11:33:12 AM PST by knarf
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To: Jewbacca
"Someone tell me this is satire."

You can bet Obama had nothing to say a few years a go when Christians objected to tax-funded art that was offensive to Christians. And I remember my local paper (The Seattle Times) telling those Christians to lighten up and shut up.
11 posted on 01/07/2015 11:46:06 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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12 posted on 01/07/2015 11:53:40 AM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: Rusty0604

My hatred for this accursed administration grows deeper every day.


13 posted on 01/07/2015 12:18:34 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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To: pallmallman

“My hatred for this accursed administration grows deeper every day.” In addition, I despise the Democrat Party who made Obama’s presidency possible and the Senate Judiciary, including Tom Coburn, who never vetted Obama but made McCain the distraction.

I despise the Supreme Court, the Justice Dept. under Holder, a home-grown terrorist who helped hold a Naval buiding as a student, federal judges who submitted to Obama, and Congress who refuses to find a way to get rid of Obama for violations of the Constitution.

I despise the low-IQ voters who think only of themselves and let the nation go to Hell.

The danger is becoming angry to the point of depression and ruining life with family and friends. The Lord Jesus reigns supreme regardless of what this nation becomes and soon he will return for judgment on evil ones, so we know how everything ends, but we must be faithful to do what we can.


14 posted on 01/07/2015 12:36:46 PM PST by charlie72
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To: Rusty0604

This image mysteriously disappeared from my photobucket acct.
So, I just found another one. ;o)

UMadMo?

15 posted on 01/07/2015 1:32:47 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Rusty0604

THIS is what happens when cowards cower. When they won’t call a spade a spade.
By refusing to stand up to the real evil, they invite worse evil in.
The west is being led by girly-men and women, and the islamic terrorist is laughing his way to jihad.


16 posted on 01/07/2015 1:37:51 PM PST by vpintheak (Keep calm and Rain Steel!)
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To: charlie72

“The danger is becoming angry to the point of depression and ruining life with family and friends.”

You got that right. What gets depressing to me is I feel helpless to stop the madness.


17 posted on 01/07/2015 1:45:02 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Liberty Valance
Mobomblehead.


18 posted on 01/07/2015 9:16:03 PM PST by clearcarbon
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To: charlie72

You are so right...Amen..


19 posted on 01/09/2015 2:37:22 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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To: charlie72

Amen Brother!!! I couldn’t have said it any better myself!!!


20 posted on 02/05/2015 3:25:37 PM PST by pallmallman (Q)
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